Marcelo Leonardi

16 Reviews
Overall Recommendation
13%
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University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) - Ann Arbor, MI

Women's Water Polo Head Coach
Division: NCAA DI
Conference: Collegiate Water Polo Assn

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2.6
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Women's Water Polo Head Coach

This man haunts me and ruined water polo for me

Date: April 21, 2023
By Athlete
2.0
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I have been graduated 6 years and I still be havin’ the occasional nightmare of this man.
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Women's Water Polo Head Coach

This man haunts me and ruined water polo for me

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Date: April 21, 2023
By Athlete
I have been graduated 6 years and I still be havin’ the occasional nightmare of this man.
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Women's Water Polo Head Coach

If you want to feel worthless, play for marcelo

Date: April 20, 2023
By Athlete
1.4
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Possibly the most manipulative person I have ever come across. There were 13 freshman one year and only 3 graduated without quitting. He creates a scary team culture where he pits people against each other. He once said that I had too small of hands to play (he recruited me) I have over a dozen stories of him going out of his way to put people down and intentionally degrade them. He knows the sport but would never recommend anyone to ever play for him. The biggest regret I have from college is not quitting sooner once I witnessed his fake disingenuous nature. He took away everything I loved about the sport. Goes out of his way to make people feel bad about themselves. Would never recommend to anyone
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Women's Water Polo Head Coach

If you want to feel worthless, play for marcelo

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Date: April 20, 2023
By Athlete
Possibly the most manipulative person I have ever come across. There were 13 freshman one year and only 3 graduated without quitting. He creates a scary team culture where he pits people against each other. He once said that I had too small of hands to play (he recruited me) I have over a dozen stories of him going out of his way to put people down and intentionally degrade them. He knows the sport but would never recommend anyone to ever play for him. The biggest regret I have from college is not quitting sooner once I witnessed his fake disingenuous nature. He took away everything I loved about the sport. Goes out of his way to make people feel bad about themselves. Would never recommend to anyone
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Women's Water Polo Head Coach

He should be banned from coaching anyone!

Date: August 18, 2022
By Parent
1.0
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Our daughter's biggest concern about playing water polo for Marcello was she wouldn't get a lot of play time. She was recruited by many other Division One schools and offered a full ride with them, but she chose MI because he sold her on it. She learned the first week she had made a mistake. All he did was mentally abuse her making her feel inadequate and out of place with the rest of the team. We put our girls into athletics to improve their self-esteem, but all Marcello did was destroy our daughter's. He has no business coaching anyone.
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He should be banned from coaching anyone!

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Date: August 18, 2022
By Parent
Our daughter's biggest concern about playing water polo for Marcello was she wouldn't get a lot of play time. She was recruited by many other Division One schools and offered a full ride with them, but she chose MI because he sold her on it. She learned the first week she had made a mistake. All he did was mentally abuse her making her feel inadequate and out of place with the rest of the team. We put our girls into athletics to improve their self-esteem, but all Marcello did was destroy our daughter's. He has no business coaching anyone.
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Women's Water Polo Head Coach

Abusive and Manipulative

Date: August 18, 2022
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1.0
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His is a terrible coach! He is a manipulative, abusive liar. He always shamed his players about their skills and ability, and their body. He told his players that they would never be good enough, and they were either too fat or too skinny. He was so abusive and the worst coach ever. Should’ve been fired years ago!
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Abusive and Manipulative

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Date: August 18, 2022
By Athlete
His is a terrible coach! He is a manipulative, abusive liar. He always shamed his players about their skills and ability, and their body. He told his players that they would never be good enough, and they were either too fat or too skinny. He was so abusive and the worst coach ever. Should’ve been fired years ago!
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Women's Water Polo Head Coach

My team got me through it

Date: April 5, 2022
By Verified Athlete
2.2
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Manipulative person that gets defensive when criticised. Also creates a bad team culture through pitting players against one another and talking negatively about players to others on team.
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My team got me through it

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Date: April 5, 2022
By Verified Athlete
Manipulative person that gets defensive when criticised. Also creates a bad team culture through pitting players against one another and talking negatively about players to others on team.
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Women's Water Polo Head Coach

A flaw of the program

Date: April 4, 2022
By Verified Athlete
2.6
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Marcelo is one of the worst coaches in the NCAA for water polo. He is manipulative and lacks empathy. Very few to no girls on the team like him. He is very knowledgeable about water polo and prepares his players well for games. On the other hand, because of his foolish tactics, his team will never be a true contender for a national championship.
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2.6
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A flaw of the program

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Marcelo is one of the worst coaches in the NCAA for water polo. He is manipulative and lacks empathy. Very few to no girls on the team like him. He is very knowledgeable about water polo and prepares his players well for games. On the other hand, because of his foolish tactics, his team will never be a true contender for a national championship.
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Women's Water Polo Head Coach

Date: July 31, 2020
By Verified Athlete
2.8
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He knows a lot about but the game but struggles with motivating indivduals
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2.8
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Date: July 31, 2020
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He knows a lot about but the game but struggles with motivating indivduals
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Women's Water Polo Head Coach

Date: July 24, 2020
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4.0
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He's very straight-forward, blunt, and sometimes lacks a filter. This can be a pro cause he won't BS you and will give it to you straight but can be a con cause his words can definitely sting sometimes. But if you have a thick skin and don't take some of his comments too seriously, he'll teach you a LOT and definitely make you a better player.
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Date: July 24, 2020
By Verified Athlete
He's very straight-forward, blunt, and sometimes lacks a filter. This can be a pro cause he won't BS you and will give it to you straight but can be a con cause his words can definitely sting sometimes. But if you have a thick skin and don't take some of his comments too seriously, he'll teach you a LOT and definitely make you a better player.
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Women's Water Polo Head Coach

Date: July 24, 2020
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2.8
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Knows water polo very well, not a well rounded human being.
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2.8
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Date: July 24, 2020
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Knows water polo very well, not a well rounded human being.
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Date: July 24, 2020
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3.0
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Date: July 24, 2020
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Women's Water Polo Head Coach

Date: July 17, 2020
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3.6
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Date: July 17, 2020
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Women's Water Polo Head Coach

Date: July 14, 2020
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3.0
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Manipulative Makes you feel less important than others on the team Lacks empathy
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Date: July 14, 2020
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Manipulative Makes you feel less important than others on the team Lacks empathy
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Women's Water Polo Head Coach

Date: February 25, 2019
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2.6
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Date: February 25, 2019
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Date: February 25, 2019
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3.0
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Date: February 25, 2019
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Women's Water Polo Head Coach

Date: November 1, 2017
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2.4
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plays mind games and has trouble realizing what motivates each athlete
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Date: November 1, 2017
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plays mind games and has trouble realizing what motivates each athlete
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Women's Water Polo Head Coach

Date: November 1, 2017
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4.2
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Date: November 1, 2017
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