Ron Plourde

65 Reviews
Overall Recommendation
43%
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Skidmore College - Saratoga Springs, NY

Men's Baseball Head Coach
Division: NCAA DIII
Conference: Liberty League

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Men's Baseball Head Coach

Great Guy Who Knows His Stuff

Date: March 30, 2023
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4.0
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Great Guy Who Knows His Stuff

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Men's Baseball Head Coach

Self-absorbed

Date: October 21, 2022
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1.0
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He was the worst coach I played for in all of the sports I played in my life- he does play favorites as mentioned by someone else- he doesn't care for all of his players- didn't feel cared for or looked out for by him in any means- if I could do it over, knowing he would be my coach, I would not have attended Skidmore.
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Self-absorbed

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Date: October 21, 2022
By Athlete
He was the worst coach I played for in all of the sports I played in my life- he does play favorites as mentioned by someone else- he doesn't care for all of his players- didn't feel cared for or looked out for by him in any means- if I could do it over, knowing he would be my coach, I would not have attended Skidmore.
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Men's Baseball Head Coach

Date: April 21, 2021
By Verified Athlete
2.6
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3
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Coach Plourde is guilty of playing favorites which causes resentment from one half of the team and adulation from the other half. He makes judgments about players before he meets them and his subconscious really drives his decision making. Other than that I really enjoyed my time at Skidmore and the culture is great.
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Date: April 21, 2021
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Coach Plourde is guilty of playing favorites which causes resentment from one half of the team and adulation from the other half. He makes judgments about players before he meets them and his subconscious really drives his decision making. Other than that I really enjoyed my time at Skidmore and the culture is great.
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Men's Baseball Head Coach

Date: April 15, 2021
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3.2
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3.2
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Date: April 15, 2021
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Men's Baseball Head Coach

Date: March 25, 2021
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4.2
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4
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4.2
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4
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Date: March 25, 2021
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Men's Baseball Head Coach

Date: March 25, 2021
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4.2
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4.2
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Date: March 25, 2021
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Date: March 25, 2021
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3.2
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3.2
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Date: March 25, 2021
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Men's Baseball Head Coach

Date: July 24, 2020
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5.0
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Coach Plourde was great. As a freshman, we weren’t a successful team whatsoever, by senior year we were competing, and loving each and every game. Coach pushed us to be our best, and I’ll never forget my time playing for him.
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Date: July 24, 2020
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Coach Plourde was great. As a freshman, we weren’t a successful team whatsoever, by senior year we were competing, and loving each and every game. Coach pushed us to be our best, and I’ll never forget my time playing for him.
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Men's Baseball Head Coach

Date: July 24, 2020
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3.0
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He’s open and honest. Sometimes doesn’t promote the most competitive atmosphere, but he cares a lot about the success of the team.
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Date: July 24, 2020
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He’s open and honest. Sometimes doesn’t promote the most competitive atmosphere, but he cares a lot about the success of the team.
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Men's Baseball Head Coach

Date: July 24, 2020
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3.2
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Date: July 24, 2020
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Date: July 24, 2020
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4.8
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Coach Plourde is a great guy, knows how to push his players, but is also understanding.
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Date: July 24, 2020
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Coach Plourde is a great guy, knows how to push his players, but is also understanding.
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Men's Baseball Head Coach

Date: July 20, 2020
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3.8
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3.8
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Date: July 20, 2020
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Men's Baseball Head Coach

Date: July 19, 2020
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1.4
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Date: July 19, 2020
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Men's Baseball Head Coach

Date: July 17, 2020
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3.8
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Date: July 17, 2020
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Men's Baseball Head Coach

Date: July 15, 2020
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4.4
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Date: July 15, 2020
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Date: July 15, 2020
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4.2
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Coach Plourde cares about you as a human being first and foremost. Yes, he wants to win ballgames but he also wants you to leave Skidmore a better person than you were when you entered, and that’s the essence of D3 sports. He’s created a culture of love, work ethic, and radiant energy that strengthens us as a team.
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Date: July 15, 2020
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Coach Plourde cares about you as a human being first and foremost. Yes, he wants to win ballgames but he also wants you to leave Skidmore a better person than you were when you entered, and that’s the essence of D3 sports. He’s created a culture of love, work ethic, and radiant energy that strengthens us as a team.
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Men's Baseball Head Coach

Date: July 14, 2020
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1.0
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Date: July 14, 2020
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Men's Baseball Head Coach

Date: June 30, 2019
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3.4
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3.4
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Date: June 30, 2019
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Men's Baseball Head Coach

Date: March 4, 2019
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4.0
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Coach has changed a ton over the past 4 years. He is now able to relate to his players much better and he has created a family-like culture. Our level of intensity and work ethic has also sky-rocketed over the past few seasons (also thanks to assistant Coach Mick).
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Date: March 4, 2019
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Coach has changed a ton over the past 4 years. He is now able to relate to his players much better and he has created a family-like culture. Our level of intensity and work ethic has also sky-rocketed over the past few seasons (also thanks to assistant Coach Mick).
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Men's Baseball Head Coach

Date: April 20, 2018
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2.8
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Date: April 20, 2018
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Date: April 20, 2018
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4.0
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Date: April 20, 2018
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Date: April 20, 2018
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Date: April 20, 2018
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Date: June 23, 2017
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1.6
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Date: June 23, 2017
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Date: June 23, 2017
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Date: June 23, 2017
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Date: June 23, 2017
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2.4
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He is a nice guy and easy enough to talk to, but his baseball IQ is horrendous and simply does not know how to motivate a team to their potential
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Date: June 23, 2017
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He is a nice guy and easy enough to talk to, but his baseball IQ is horrendous and simply does not know how to motivate a team to their potential
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