Nicole Degenhardt Reviews

Nicole Degenhardt is one of the most unprofessional, narcissistic, manipulative coaches I have ever met. This only was Nicole unprofessional, but the university as a whole is a problem. The athletic department has no supported its student athletes after many complaints of this coach, as well as her coaching staff. Not only has the ruined my mental health, but she has ruined so many others mental well being as well. Nicole was so focused on winning that she put the wellbeing of her athletes on the back burner. There have been so many instances when student athletes have had mental health issues, physical injuries, and their overall state, and she pretends to care, but does nothing to change. Nicole has belittled me personally and other players based on the size of their body. I understand as athletes we need to be physically in shape, but there is a difference in motivating someone, versus telling them to "eat a steak" or that they aren't a certain body size. Mental health is also a joke to this coach. Not only have i been diagnosed with mental disorders since coming to gcu, so many other athletes have as well. I could go on and on about all of the negative things about this coach, but it is not even worth my time anymore. If you take this one piece of advice, do not play for Nicole.

Terrible Coach!!!! Very bad attitude she only cares about advancing her own career. Don’t send your athlete to GCU or any college with this coach!

I had an awful experience with this coach during my time at GCU. She belittled her athletes to the point that 9 people quit after fall semester my freshman year. There was no care in the world for mental health. The team culture was awful in itself because she had favorites who turned into her spies and got more time and respect on the field because of that. I lost my love for the game, until I transferred and was able to remember why I even played in the first place. One memory that sticks out for me in particular was one of the girls on the teams grandmother died, and she was unable to attend the funeral because “she had softball obligations.” If anyone were to check her APR score of how many athletes go in and out of that program, they may start to question her lack of knowledge in mental health and how she treats her players. Overall to me she acted more as if she was still a 20 year old on the team than a coach. Awful experience and thankful I got out when I did.