Andrew Valmon

43 Reviews
Overall Recommendation
60%
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University of Maryland (College Park) - College Park, MD

Men's Track & Field Head Coach, Coed Cross Country/Track & Field Head Coach
Division: NCAA DI
Conference: Big Ten

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Coed Cross Country/Track & Field Head Coach

Date: January 5, 2019
By Verified Athlete
2.6
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4
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Coach Valmon was an incredible athlete. Personally, I do not believe that a great athlete always makes a great coach. In my opinion, V was inaccessible at times and a poor communicator. The favorites game was definitely played and it showed. You were valued on your highs but on your lows, you barely existed. I wish this box was longer to say more.
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2.6
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Coed Cross Country/Track & Field Head Coach

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3
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Date: January 5, 2019
By Verified Athlete
Coach Valmon was an incredible athlete. Personally, I do not believe that a great athlete always makes a great coach. In my opinion, V was inaccessible at times and a poor communicator. The favorites game was definitely played and it showed. You were valued on your highs but on your lows, you barely existed. I wish this box was longer to say more.
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Coed Cross Country/Track & Field Head Coach

Date: June 12, 2018
By Verified Athlete
2.8
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Coach Valmon means well but at times his focus on putting certain athletes in the best position to do well hinders the team on a much higher magnitude than I think he notices. He can be a bit intimidating to approach after hearing what he has done to others. Overall, to me he is a nice person to me.
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2.8
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Coed Cross Country/Track & Field Head Coach

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Date: June 12, 2018
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Coach Valmon means well but at times his focus on putting certain athletes in the best position to do well hinders the team on a much higher magnitude than I think he notices. He can be a bit intimidating to approach after hearing what he has done to others. Overall, to me he is a nice person to me.
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Coed Cross Country/Track & Field Head Coach

Date: June 12, 2018
By Verified Athlete
2.2
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Spends little time developing athletes that don't come in already at the top of their event. As such, he plays the recruiting game pretty hard which limits his already inaccessible schedule. I can't say much about his coaching style as I wasn't in his event group, but you only need to see the past decade of lackluster results to shape an opinion.
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Coed Cross Country/Track & Field Head Coach

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Date: June 12, 2018
By Verified Athlete
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Spends little time developing athletes that don't come in already at the top of their event. As such, he plays the recruiting game pretty hard which limits his already inaccessible schedule. I can't say much about his coaching style as I wasn't in his event group, but you only need to see the past decade of lackluster results to shape an opinion.
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Coed Cross Country/Track & Field Head Coach

Date: June 12, 2018
By Verified Athlete
2.0
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Coach V can be a very encouraging. I do agree that it is sometimes hard to reach or get definite responses or tailored workouts/help for your event area. I did appreciate that he came to cross country practices often even after the sprinters started their fall training. Overall nice guy but can be a little out of touch with certain athletes
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Coed Cross Country/Track & Field Head Coach

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Date: June 12, 2018
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Coach V can be a very encouraging. I do agree that it is sometimes hard to reach or get definite responses or tailored workouts/help for your event area. I did appreciate that he came to cross country practices often even after the sprinters started their fall training. Overall nice guy but can be a little out of touch with certain athletes
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