Erik Burstein Reviews

Erik Burstein

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Kutztown University of Pennsylvania - Kutztown, PA

Women's Soccer Head Coach
Division: NCAA DII
Conference: Pennsylvania State Athletic | PSAC

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Do NOT let your Daughter be coached by him!!!

Date: October 12, 2023
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Manipulator, completely dishonest, mentally abusive! Very knowledgeable of the game and will completely lie to you!
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Date: October 12, 2023
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Manipulator, completely dishonest, mentally abusive! Very knowledgeable of the game and will completely lie to you!
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Do not continue your career at KU

Date: September 23, 2023
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I played for Erik all four years and I would not recommend him to anyone. He was manipulative and mentally abusive to all of his players.
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Do not continue your career at KU

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Date: September 23, 2023
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I played for Erik all four years and I would not recommend him to anyone. He was manipulative and mentally abusive to all of his players.
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Do NOT let your daughter be coached by him. Protect her!

Date: March 24, 2023
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Erik is a Salesperson. When recruiting he tells you what you want to hear. He is NOT honest. He berates you in front of the team. The girls support each other, but Erik puts the girls against each other. Degrading and demoralizing. Highly recommend you do NOT let your daughter be mentally abused by this guy. Other Division II coaches talk about his military style warm ups, which are just for show. Look to see how many girls leave the program year after year. He has been reported to the NCAA and to the Athletic Department. Many complaints, but no action by KU! It has been going on for years!
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Do NOT let your daughter be coached by him. Protect her!

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Date: March 24, 2023
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Erik is a Salesperson. When recruiting he tells you what you want to hear. He is NOT honest. He berates you in front of the team. The girls support each other, but Erik puts the girls against each other. Degrading and demoralizing. Highly recommend you do NOT let your daughter be mentally abused by this guy. Other Division II coaches talk about his military style warm ups, which are just for show. Look to see how many girls leave the program year after year. He has been reported to the NCAA and to the Athletic Department. Many complaints, but no action by KU! It has been going on for years!
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Do you research before going here. Heard nothing but bad things!

Date: March 22, 2023
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Heard nothing but awful things about this Coach.
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Do you research before going here. Heard nothing but bad things!

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Date: March 22, 2023
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Heard nothing but awful things about this Coach.
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Accountability for the future generation

Date: October 17, 2022
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I could only select two of the tags to describe him because he is both unfittable and unworthy to be described in a positive way. If Erik is anything, he is a liar, manipulator, unhelpful, unfair, and a remarkable salesman! If it were not for the girls, I wouldn't have been able to survive all four years with this coach. I've played soccer for 18 years and he is by far the worst coach I ever played for. He will make his personal problems YOUR problems he will demoralize you of all self confidence. If you don't want to be mentally and emotionally abused, do yourself a favor and make a hard left when you see the name Erik Burstein.
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Date: October 17, 2022
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I could only select two of the tags to describe him because he is both unfittable and unworthy to be described in a positive way. If Erik is anything, he is a liar, manipulator, unhelpful, unfair, and a remarkable salesman! If it were not for the girls, I wouldn't have been able to survive all four years with this coach. I've played soccer for 18 years and he is by far the worst coach I ever played for. He will make his personal problems YOUR problems he will demoralize you of all self confidence. If you don't want to be mentally and emotionally abused, do yourself a favor and make a hard left when you see the name Erik Burstein.
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Hold Erik accountable.

Date: October 12, 2022
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My daughter played soccer since she was three years old- she loved the sport and continued to play through high school and club. As many student athletes, her dream was to become a college athlete- Sadly , Erik Burstein stole that dream and her love of the sport- Although SEVERAL reports have been made over the past 10 years - he continues to coach. Erik talks about accountable and unfortunately he is not held accountable for his actions! He is verbally abusive and condescending to All women!! Hopefully, the responses from this evaluation will open the eyes of those above Erik!! DO NOT COMMIT TO KU as Long as Erik Burstein is coaching.
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Hold Erik accountable.

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Date: October 12, 2022
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My daughter played soccer since she was three years old- she loved the sport and continued to play through high school and club. As many student athletes, her dream was to become a college athlete- Sadly , Erik Burstein stole that dream and her love of the sport- Although SEVERAL reports have been made over the past 10 years - he continues to coach. Erik talks about accountable and unfortunately he is not held accountable for his actions! He is verbally abusive and condescending to All women!! Hopefully, the responses from this evaluation will open the eyes of those above Erik!! DO NOT COMMIT TO KU as Long as Erik Burstein is coaching.
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Do not play here.

Date: October 11, 2022
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abuser, manipulator, and an awful person.
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Do not play here.

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Date: October 11, 2022
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abuser, manipulator, and an awful person.
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Abusive

Date: October 11, 2022
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Erik had tons of complaints and was under investigation multiple times because of his behavior. How does he still coach at Kutztown? It’s pathetic and embarrassing to the school that they are aware of what’s going on and are not taking any action.
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Date: October 11, 2022
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Erik had tons of complaints and was under investigation multiple times because of his behavior. How does he still coach at Kutztown? It’s pathetic and embarrassing to the school that they are aware of what’s going on and are not taking any action.
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Unprofessional, Bully, Intimidator

Date: October 11, 2022
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Playing soccer at Kutztown was one of the worst experiences of my life. Erik is unprofessional, a terrible leader, and a bully. It doesn’t matter if you are the best or worst player on the team, he will use his authority to intimidate you and make you doubt your ability as a player. He will come up with lies about your ability to justify starting another player (ex I’m starting Jane today in your position since your touch was off at practice yesterday). His erratic behavior is enough to make any player mentally unstable. He is a great salesman, so you won’t see his true colors until you become a part of the team. Do yourself a favor and chose any other college in the U.S.
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Unprofessional, Bully, Intimidator

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Date: October 11, 2022
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Playing soccer at Kutztown was one of the worst experiences of my life. Erik is unprofessional, a terrible leader, and a bully. It doesn’t matter if you are the best or worst player on the team, he will use his authority to intimidate you and make you doubt your ability as a player. He will come up with lies about your ability to justify starting another player (ex I’m starting Jane today in your position since your touch was off at practice yesterday). His erratic behavior is enough to make any player mentally unstable. He is a great salesman, so you won’t see his true colors until you become a part of the team. Do yourself a favor and chose any other college in the U.S.
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Immature and rude

Date: October 11, 2022
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He was not a likeable coach was very nasty and insulting to the players also ruined the love of the game
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Immature and rude

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Date: October 11, 2022
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He was not a likeable coach was very nasty and insulting to the players also ruined the love of the game
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Four Years With The Devil

Date: October 11, 2022
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It was gut wrenching to give Erik even 1 star in any of those categories. As I looked at the tags that best describe Erik, I simply cannot select any because of how terrible of a coach he was throughout my years playing soccer at Kutztown. He brings in a ton of freshmen with promises he cannot keep, and then after their freshmen year, he forgets they exist and moves on to the next class of freshmen. Lack of communication and motivation only hurts the team because he thinks his job is safe and he can do whatever he wants. I wouldn’t recommend Erik to coach a fish on how to swim. Overall, my experience with Erik was horrible and he is the exact opposite of what a true leader and coach should be. I’m here telling my story so the next group of women he fools into playing for him know that he is nothing but the devil.
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Four Years With The Devil

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Date: October 11, 2022
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It was gut wrenching to give Erik even 1 star in any of those categories. As I looked at the tags that best describe Erik, I simply cannot select any because of how terrible of a coach he was throughout my years playing soccer at Kutztown. He brings in a ton of freshmen with promises he cannot keep, and then after their freshmen year, he forgets they exist and moves on to the next class of freshmen. Lack of communication and motivation only hurts the team because he thinks his job is safe and he can do whatever he wants. I wouldn’t recommend Erik to coach a fish on how to swim. Overall, my experience with Erik was horrible and he is the exact opposite of what a true leader and coach should be. I’m here telling my story so the next group of women he fools into playing for him know that he is nothing but the devil.
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How is he still a coach?!

Date: October 11, 2022
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I don’t know how he is still a coach. He treats his players horrible and has numerous complaints filed against him.
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How is he still a coach?!

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Date: October 11, 2022
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I don’t know how he is still a coach. He treats his players horrible and has numerous complaints filed against him.
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DO NOT PLAY HERE

Date: October 11, 2022
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I played soccer all my life and Erik hands down was the worst coach I ever had. Do your research before committing here. The letter he sends to you saying how bad he wants you because of your tremendous talent is the same letter he’s sending to 20 of his other recruits for your class. He brings in at least 15-20 girls each year, then half of them quit. Most of the time more then half. This should tell you all you need to know. Erik sucks as a person and a coach.
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Date: October 11, 2022
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I played soccer all my life and Erik hands down was the worst coach I ever had. Do your research before committing here. The letter he sends to you saying how bad he wants you because of your tremendous talent is the same letter he’s sending to 20 of his other recruits for your class. He brings in at least 15-20 girls each year, then half of them quit. Most of the time more then half. This should tell you all you need to know. Erik sucks as a person and a coach.
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AWFUL.

Date: October 11, 2022
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DO NOT PLAY HERE! Erik is mentally abusive toward young women. He is a liar and a manipulator. He feeds off of the control factor of young women, it is trusty disgusting. I don’t know how Erik has not been fired yet. No body likes Erik, and everyone on campus has nothing but negative things to say about him. He was officially diagnosed with a mental illness, and openly tells his players about this. Erik Burstein should be fired and never be able to work with young women.
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Date: October 11, 2022
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DO NOT PLAY HERE! Erik is mentally abusive toward young women. He is a liar and a manipulator. He feeds off of the control factor of young women, it is trusty disgusting. I don’t know how Erik has not been fired yet. No body likes Erik, and everyone on campus has nothing but negative things to say about him. He was officially diagnosed with a mental illness, and openly tells his players about this. Erik Burstein should be fired and never be able to work with young women.
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He ruined my college soccer experience.

Date: October 11, 2022
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This coach is very unfair. I’ve played soccer my whole life and he’s one of the worst coaches I’ve ever had. He picks favorites and it’s very apparent. He doesn’t communicate well. He will say one thing to your face but he will be thinking the complete opposite. His actions as a coach do not match his words. He plays games mentally. He ruined my college soccer experience and I know of many others who feel the same way.
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He ruined my college soccer experience.

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Date: October 11, 2022
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This coach is very unfair. I’ve played soccer my whole life and he’s one of the worst coaches I’ve ever had. He picks favorites and it’s very apparent. He doesn’t communicate well. He will say one thing to your face but he will be thinking the complete opposite. His actions as a coach do not match his words. He plays games mentally. He ruined my college soccer experience and I know of many others who feel the same way.
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MENTALLY ABUSIVE

Date: October 11, 2022
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Erik was the worst coach I had ever played for. I had played for Kutztown all 4 years and Erik Burstein ruined my experience. He is mentally abusive towards all of his players. The turnover rate for this program is insane. We had at least 5-10 girls quit each YEAR because of Erik. I’m not picking any of the above words to describe him, he does not fit a single one. He does not care about his players at all and treats them horribly. He is an awful human being and hands down gave me the worst college experience as an athlete. It is truly sad what he does to these young women.
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MENTALLY ABUSIVE

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Date: October 11, 2022
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Erik was the worst coach I had ever played for. I had played for Kutztown all 4 years and Erik Burstein ruined my experience. He is mentally abusive towards all of his players. The turnover rate for this program is insane. We had at least 5-10 girls quit each YEAR because of Erik. I’m not picking any of the above words to describe him, he does not fit a single one. He does not care about his players at all and treats them horribly. He is an awful human being and hands down gave me the worst college experience as an athlete. It is truly sad what he does to these young women.
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Awful

Date: October 11, 2022
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I can not even pick 5 above. Absolutely the worst coach to exist. Extremely manipulating, an absolute control freak, and ruins any type of enjoyment in the sport.
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Date: October 11, 2022
By Other
I can not even pick 5 above. Absolutely the worst coach to exist. Extremely manipulating, an absolute control freak, and ruins any type of enjoyment in the sport.
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