Neil Sinclair

29 Reviews
Overall Recommendation
21%
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Middlebury College - Middlebury, VT

Men's Ice Hockey Head Coach, Women's Golf Assistant Coach
Division: NCAA DIII
Conference: New England Small College Athletic | NESCAC

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Men's Ice Hockey Head Coach

Off to another Disaster of a Season - Fire Sinclair

Date: December 31, 2022
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Why is this guy still coach. He has destroyed the program. Enough. Team is awful AGAIN !!! Stop the madness!!!
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Off to another Disaster of a Season - Fire Sinclair

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Date: December 31, 2022
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Why is this guy still coach. He has destroyed the program. Enough. Team is awful AGAIN !!! Stop the madness!!!
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Fire Sinclair --- He is a train wreck!

Date: December 17, 2022
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1.0
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Sinclair is lost. Middlebury replacing Beaney with this fool signaled that the WOKE school administration wanted to bring the once proud program down 10 notches. He is truly a terrible coach. Teams are no longer competitive. He has never ever built or developed a team. I would be conerned if he was the coach of a mite team. he is that bad. He is just what the administration wanted. A guy with a nice pair of kahkis and a blue sportjacke that will not rock the boat. He should have been fired years ago .... The program will continue to spiral downward with him around ... but .., if that was the plan - it is working great. It is a shame this guy was handed the keys to a once great program. Sad. He is horrible - (first hand experience)!!!
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Men's Ice Hockey Head Coach

Fire Sinclair --- He is a train wreck!

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Date: December 17, 2022
By Athlete
Sinclair is lost. Middlebury replacing Beaney with this fool signaled that the WOKE school administration wanted to bring the once proud program down 10 notches. He is truly a terrible coach. Teams are no longer competitive. He has never ever built or developed a team. I would be conerned if he was the coach of a mite team. he is that bad. He is just what the administration wanted. A guy with a nice pair of kahkis and a blue sportjacke that will not rock the boat. He should have been fired years ago .... The program will continue to spiral downward with him around ... but .., if that was the plan - it is working great. It is a shame this guy was handed the keys to a once great program. Sad. He is horrible - (first hand experience)!!!
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Men's Ice Hockey Head Coach

Terrible coach

Date: October 12, 2022
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Awful coach, can’t relate to players at all and doesn’t communicate well. It’s a shame that such a prestigious program like Midd was willing to take on someone like this to lead their program. Look at the stats and talk to recent alumni; you’d be hard pressed to find anyone that has anything positive to say about this guy.
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Men's Ice Hockey Head Coach

Terrible coach

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Date: October 12, 2022
By Athlete
Awful coach, can’t relate to players at all and doesn’t communicate well. It’s a shame that such a prestigious program like Midd was willing to take on someone like this to lead their program. Look at the stats and talk to recent alumni; you’d be hard pressed to find anyone that has anything positive to say about this guy.
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Men's Ice Hockey Head Coach

Avoid at all costs

Date: June 5, 2022
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Terrible hockey joke. Doesn’t know how to run a high end program, let alone any program in general. Stats speak for themselves, he’s never won his entire coaching career. Shouldn’t be coaching college hockey, embarrassing he still has a job. No parent should trust him with their kid and no kid should want to battle under him. Avoid at all costs.
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Avoid at all costs

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Date: June 5, 2022
By Athlete
Terrible hockey joke. Doesn’t know how to run a high end program, let alone any program in general. Stats speak for themselves, he’s never won his entire coaching career. Shouldn’t be coaching college hockey, embarrassing he still has a job. No parent should trust him with their kid and no kid should want to battle under him. Avoid at all costs.
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Men's Ice Hockey Head Coach

Worst Coach in College Hockey

Date: May 27, 2022
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I would absolutely avoid playing for Neil Sinclair at all costs. The worst coach I have ever played for. Embarrassing that he is still coaching at Middlebury, let alone in college hockey. Even more embarrassing he got a contract extension. Tells you a lot about Middlebury. His record at Middlebury is appalling. Made me hate the sport, never want to play it again because of him. He’s a hypocrite and two-faced. Doesn’t actually care about his players. If I am a player or parent and Middlebury is interested, I’d tell them no thank you and move on. Absolutely joke of a program ran by a joke of a head coach.
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Worst Coach in College Hockey

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Date: May 27, 2022
By Athlete
I would absolutely avoid playing for Neil Sinclair at all costs. The worst coach I have ever played for. Embarrassing that he is still coaching at Middlebury, let alone in college hockey. Even more embarrassing he got a contract extension. Tells you a lot about Middlebury. His record at Middlebury is appalling. Made me hate the sport, never want to play it again because of him. He’s a hypocrite and two-faced. Doesn’t actually care about his players. If I am a player or parent and Middlebury is interested, I’d tell them no thank you and move on. Absolutely joke of a program ran by a joke of a head coach.
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Has only finished above .500 twice

Date: May 25, 2022
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I would avoid him at all costs. More kids have quit under this coach than graduated as college hockey players. Preaches accountability but has none himself. He made me hate hockey.
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Has only finished above .500 twice

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Date: May 25, 2022
By Athlete
I would avoid him at all costs. More kids have quit under this coach than graduated as college hockey players. Preaches accountability but has none himself. He made me hate hockey.
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Men's Ice Hockey Head Coach

One of the worst college hockey coaches out there

Date: January 3, 2022
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1.6
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Laughable that this guy is still a coach. Terrible communication and is the furthest from being accountable. You never know where you stand with this guy and he loves to blame his losing seasons on guys that don't play. It would be one thing if he was knowledgeable about the game, but he had some of the worst hockey IQ in college hockey; I wouldn't want him coaching a high school team. Even the more recent Middlebury grads agreed and were livid he got the job.
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One of the worst college hockey coaches out there

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Date: January 3, 2022
By Athlete
Laughable that this guy is still a coach. Terrible communication and is the furthest from being accountable. You never know where you stand with this guy and he loves to blame his losing seasons on guys that don't play. It would be one thing if he was knowledgeable about the game, but he had some of the worst hockey IQ in college hockey; I wouldn't want him coaching a high school team. Even the more recent Middlebury grads agreed and were livid he got the job.
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Women's Golf Assistant Coach

Date: February 18, 2019
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1.2
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This guy is not a coach, he is a moron. Do not play for this idiot. How he got this job is beyond comprehension. it is an absolute disgrace that this man remains behind the bench. The student athletes, the community and the student body deserve better.
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Date: February 18, 2019
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This guy is not a coach, he is a moron. Do not play for this idiot. How he got this job is beyond comprehension. it is an absolute disgrace that this man remains behind the bench. The student athletes, the community and the student body deserve better.
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Women's Golf Assistant Coach

Date: April 20, 2018
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1.8
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Date: April 20, 2018
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Date: April 20, 2018
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3.0
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Date: April 20, 2018
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Women's Golf Assistant Coach

Date: August 14, 2016
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4.6
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After his first year at Middlebury College, Coach Sinclair did a fabulous job of getting to know his players and making the best use to lead the team to the conference semi finals. Very easy to walk into his office and talk about hockey, academics, or about anything.
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Date: August 14, 2016
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After his first year at Middlebury College, Coach Sinclair did a fabulous job of getting to know his players and making the best use to lead the team to the conference semi finals. Very easy to walk into his office and talk about hockey, academics, or about anything.
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Women's Golf Assistant Coach

Date: September 3, 2015
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3.6
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Date: September 3, 2015
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Date: September 3, 2015
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Date: September 3, 2015
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Date: September 3, 2015
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Date: September 3, 2015
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Date: September 3, 2015
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Date: September 3, 2015
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Date: September 3, 2015
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Date: September 3, 2015
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Date: September 3, 2015
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Date: September 3, 2015
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Date: September 3, 2015
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Date: September 3, 2015
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Date: September 3, 2015
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Date: September 3, 2015
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Date: September 3, 2015
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This guy is an absolute joke as a coach. Means well and is a good person, but is the farthest thing from a coach. He couldn't coach a kindergarten soccer team. He pulled the goalie with 3 min left in a tie game... enough said.
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Date: September 3, 2015
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This guy is an absolute joke as a coach. Means well and is a good person, but is the farthest thing from a coach. He couldn't coach a kindergarten soccer team. He pulled the goalie with 3 min left in a tie game... enough said.
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Date: September 3, 2015
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Date: September 3, 2015
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Date: September 3, 2015
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Date: September 3, 2015
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Date: September 3, 2015
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Date: September 3, 2015
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Date: September 3, 2015
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2
Knowledgeable
4
Honest
3
Overall
Caring
Motivational
Knowledgeable
Honest
3
4
2
4
3
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3.2
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Recommended
No
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Women's Golf Assistant Coach

Overall
3
Caring
4
Motivational
2
Knowledgeable
4
Honest
3
Overall
Caring
Motivational
Knowledgeable
Honest
3
4
2
4
3
Date: September 3, 2015
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Women's Golf Assistant Coach

Date: September 3, 2015
By Verified Athlete
4.2
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Recommended
Yes
positive
Overall
4
Caring
5
Motivational
4
Knowledgeable
5
Honest
3
Overall
Caring
Motivational
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Honest
4
5
4
5
3
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Recommended
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Women's Golf Assistant Coach

Overall
4
Caring
5
Motivational
4
Knowledgeable
5
Honest
3
Overall
Caring
Motivational
Knowledgeable
Honest
4
5
4
5
3
Date: September 3, 2015
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