Alison Silverio

15 Reviews
Overall Recommendation
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University of Notre Dame - Notre Dame, IN

Women's Tennis Head Coach
Division: NCAA DI
Conference: Atlantic Coast | ACC

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Women's Tennis Head Coach

Our daughter played for three years under Coach Silverio - a decision she never regretted!

Date: March 25, 2024
By Parent
5.0
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Coach Silverio coached our daughter for three years. She had an excellent experience as a player, and we, as parents, also had a wonderful experience. Coach Silverio had a vision for elevating the team to high levels. She excelled at communicating that vision to her team and to getting them to believe in themselves and their ability to achieve the vision. Our daughter loved her years of college tenns and learned a lot from her time playing under Alison: how to be a good teammate and that being part of a team means finding the greater good and not just focusing on oneself - not easy after years of playing junior tennis! Coach S has a strong work ethic and expects the same from her players - which shouldn't be anything new or unexpected for high-level tennis players. I always knew that if our daughter had a problem and went to Coach S for advice, she would receive excellent advice. I truly believe that Alison focused on developing the whole person and not just the player, and I really appreciated that. She was a great role model for our daughter. Listen, college tennis isn't easy. It's a transition to go from junior tennis to playing on a team where the overall goal is for the team to win (keyword: team). It's easy to feel frustrated if your kid doesn't make the lineup consistently or if you think they should play a certain position and they don't. The coach's job, ultimately, is to create a team that wins the match, and that typically means there are some parents and players who aren't 100% happy. In our case, the bottom line is that our daughter was recruited by a number of excellent universities and programs and ultimately chose her college because of Coach Silverio. It was a decision that she never regretted.
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Women's Tennis Head Coach

Our daughter played for three years under Coach Silverio - a decision she never regretted!

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Coach Silverio coached our daughter for three years. She had an excellent experience as a player, and we, as parents, also had a wonderful experience. Coach Silverio had a vision for elevating the team to high levels. She excelled at communicating that vision to her team and to getting them to believe in themselves and their ability to achieve the vision. Our daughter loved her years of college tenns and learned a lot from her time playing under Alison: how to be a good teammate and that being part of a team means finding the greater good and not just focusing on oneself - not easy after years of playing junior tennis! Coach S has a strong work ethic and expects the same from her players - which shouldn't be anything new or unexpected for high-level tennis players. I always knew that if our daughter had a problem and went to Coach S for advice, she would receive excellent advice. I truly believe that Alison focused on developing the whole person and not just the player, and I really appreciated that. She was a great role model for our daughter. Listen, college tennis isn't easy. It's a transition to go from junior tennis to playing on a team where the overall goal is for the team to win (keyword: team). It's easy to feel frustrated if your kid doesn't make the lineup consistently or if you think they should play a certain position and they don't. The coach's job, ultimately, is to create a team that wins the match, and that typically means there are some parents and players who aren't 100% happy. In our case, the bottom line is that our daughter was recruited by a number of excellent universities and programs and ultimately chose her college because of Coach Silverio. It was a decision that she never regretted.
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A Great Coach and an Even Better Mentor

Date: March 24, 2024
By Athlete
5.0
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I am not sure who is writing these bad reviews, but she is an amazing coach. I had the chance to play and work for her and she is 100% dedicated to her players development on and off the court. She has a high standard and pushes her players to meet them and develop as people. She is caring, fun, and knows how to develop a successful team culture. I am lucky that I had the chance to have her as a coach and mentor throughout my collegiate career and improved a ton on the court
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A Great Coach and an Even Better Mentor

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I am not sure who is writing these bad reviews, but she is an amazing coach. I had the chance to play and work for her and she is 100% dedicated to her players development on and off the court. She has a high standard and pushes her players to meet them and develop as people. She is caring, fun, and knows how to develop a successful team culture. I am lucky that I had the chance to have her as a coach and mentor throughout my collegiate career and improved a ton on the court
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Not a good person or coach.

Date: February 15, 2024
By Parent
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This coach is a horrible communicator and unpleasant to be around. Doesn’t develop players. Horrible team culture.
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Not a good person or coach.

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Date: February 15, 2024
By Parent
This coach is a horrible communicator and unpleasant to be around. Doesn’t develop players. Horrible team culture.
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RUN!! -DON"T WALK-STAY AWAY FROM THIS COACH AND PROGRAM!!!

Date: November 19, 2023
By Parent
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I have a daughter that is Top 30 in the country, she is a Junior in High School this year. She is being recruited by Alison, horrible experience. This woman is a flat out liar and terrible person. I wish someone would have warned us about this coach and the Women's Tennis Program at Notre Dame. Stay away from this program!
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RUN!! -DON"T WALK-STAY AWAY FROM THIS COACH AND PROGRAM!!!

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Date: November 19, 2023
By Parent
I have a daughter that is Top 30 in the country, she is a Junior in High School this year. She is being recruited by Alison, horrible experience. This woman is a flat out liar and terrible person. I wish someone would have warned us about this coach and the Women's Tennis Program at Notre Dame. Stay away from this program!
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Stay away from this coach!

Date: October 24, 2023
By Parent
1.0
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Would not trust this women to take care of your daughter during an important time in their life. Horrible team environment and dosen't care about the individual. Stay away!
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Stay away from this coach!

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Date: October 24, 2023
By Parent
Would not trust this women to take care of your daughter during an important time in their life. Horrible team environment and dosen't care about the individual. Stay away!
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The literal worst!!!!!!!!

Date: October 6, 2023
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only cares about herself and an embarrassment to Notre Dame. I’d never in a million years let my kid be coached by this bitch
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The literal worst!!!!!!!!

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Date: October 6, 2023
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only cares about herself and an embarrassment to Notre Dame. I’d never in a million years let my kid be coached by this bitch
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Awful Human Being and Coach

Date: October 6, 2023
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Crazy and an embarrassment of a coach
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Awful Human Being and Coach

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Date: October 6, 2023
By Other
Crazy and an embarrassment of a coach
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Horrible person- awful team culture

Date: October 6, 2023
By Parent
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Horrible. This coach is a total loser. Does not care about players or school work at all. She is dishonest and had a horrible personality! Stay away!
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Horrible person- awful team culture

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Date: October 6, 2023
By Parent
Horrible. This coach is a total loser. Does not care about players or school work at all. She is dishonest and had a horrible personality! Stay away!
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Mean and uncaring coaching style.

Date: October 1, 2023
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1.0
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The absolute worst coach ever. Stay away from her. Team culture is not good. Not fun. Would never want to play for someone like her again.
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Mean and uncaring coaching style.

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Date: October 1, 2023
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The absolute worst coach ever. Stay away from her. Team culture is not good. Not fun. Would never want to play for someone like her again.
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This coach is an embarrassment to the university!

Date: October 1, 2023
By Parent
1.0
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My experience with this coach was horrible. She is unfriendly and not fun to be around. Treats players bad and does not care about them personally at all. Very bad overall experience. She will not last long at this school. Nobody likes her. She plays favorites and will not speak to players after they lose. Acts like they aren't trying hard enough.
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This coach is an embarrassment to the university!

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Date: October 1, 2023
By Parent
My experience with this coach was horrible. She is unfriendly and not fun to be around. Treats players bad and does not care about them personally at all. Very bad overall experience. She will not last long at this school. Nobody likes her. She plays favorites and will not speak to players after they lose. Acts like they aren't trying hard enough.
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Stay away from this coach!

Date: October 1, 2023
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This coach is not only unfriendly but not knowledgeable about tennis. She is painful to talk to and dishonest with players. She's rude to players and does not promote a fun team atmosphere. The culture she has created at Notre Dame is toxic; she pits players against one another. She does not care about academics at all. None of the players like her or her style. She has a lot of weird personality traits and is generally not fun to be around. She has a very unusual relationship with her parents who are at every home match!
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Stay away from this coach!

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Date: October 1, 2023
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This coach is not only unfriendly but not knowledgeable about tennis. She is painful to talk to and dishonest with players. She's rude to players and does not promote a fun team atmosphere. The culture she has created at Notre Dame is toxic; she pits players against one another. She does not care about academics at all. None of the players like her or her style. She has a lot of weird personality traits and is generally not fun to be around. She has a very unusual relationship with her parents who are at every home match!
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She shouldn’t be the coach at Notre Dame. Predecessor was much better.

Date: October 1, 2023
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1.2
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Not compassionate or caring. Teams historically underperform.
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She shouldn’t be the coach at Notre Dame. Predecessor was much better.

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Date: October 1, 2023
By Parent
Not compassionate or caring. Teams historically underperform.
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Date: February 26, 2019
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5.0
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Date: February 26, 2019
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Date: February 26, 2019
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5.0
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Date: February 26, 2019
By Verified Athlete
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Date: February 26, 2019
By Verified Athlete
4.8
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A great coach who cares about the program and her players
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Date: February 26, 2019
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A great coach who cares about the program and her players
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