Geoff Bond Reviews

Geoff Bond

6 Reviews
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University of California -San Diego - La Jolla, CA

Men's Crew/Rowing Head Coach
Division: NCAA DI
Conference: Independent

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Caring
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Motivational
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Knowledgeable
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Honest
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Men's Crew/Rowing Head Coach

Most passionate coach I’ve ever met

Date: March 2, 2023
By Athlete
5.0
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5
Caring
5
Motivational
5
Knowledgeable
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Honest
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Honest Knowledgeable Motivational Creates A Great Team Culture Passionate About Coaching
Rowed at Cal for Bond. Great coach, made boats go fast. Contributed speed to a lot of national champions. Nobody is more excited to wake up and coach more than this man. You can tell he wakes up, spends all day thinking about rowing, lineups, athletes, etc then goes to bed. Lives and breathes this sport with a passion unlike anyone else I’ve seen. Seriously inspires you to want to absolutely push yourself to maximum exertion. Will take every possible step to squeeze out as much speed as possible. Understanding, calm and cool outside of practice. Knows how to create speed in a boat, and a fun and positive culture outside. Leaves it all on the water.
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Men's Crew/Rowing Head Coach

Most passionate coach I’ve ever met

Overall
5
Caring
5
Motivational
5
Knowledgeable
5
Honest
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Date: March 2, 2023
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Honest Knowledgeable Motivational Creates A Great Team Culture Passionate About Coaching
Rowed at Cal for Bond. Great coach, made boats go fast. Contributed speed to a lot of national champions. Nobody is more excited to wake up and coach more than this man. You can tell he wakes up, spends all day thinking about rowing, lineups, athletes, etc then goes to bed. Lives and breathes this sport with a passion unlike anyone else I’ve seen. Seriously inspires you to want to absolutely push yourself to maximum exertion. Will take every possible step to squeeze out as much speed as possible. Understanding, calm and cool outside of practice. Knows how to create speed in a boat, and a fun and positive culture outside. Leaves it all on the water.
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Men's Crew/Rowing Head Coach

Great coach of a bygone era

Date: December 13, 2022
By Athlete
4.4
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Overall
4
Caring
3
Motivational
5
Knowledgeable
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Honest
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Unique experience to be coached by this man. His intensity and enigmatic character can only be described as one of a kind. Yes he can be scary. Some may describe as “mean”, but don’t let him hear that or you’ll be doing pieces until you’re regurgitating off port side. As a millennial cal rower, I appreciated this and I did feel as though he cared about his athletes despite his often surly demeanor - which was taken in good humor considering the elite nature of our team and goal for an IRA gold (which we accomplished btw). Perhaps a coach of a bygone era but still effective in making boats go fast and, for many, turning boys into men.
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Men's Crew/Rowing Head Coach

Great coach of a bygone era

Overall
4
Caring
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Motivational
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Knowledgeable
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Honest
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Date: December 13, 2022
By Athlete
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Honest Intense Knowledgeable Believes In You
Unique experience to be coached by this man. His intensity and enigmatic character can only be described as one of a kind. Yes he can be scary. Some may describe as “mean”, but don’t let him hear that or you’ll be doing pieces until you’re regurgitating off port side. As a millennial cal rower, I appreciated this and I did feel as though he cared about his athletes despite his often surly demeanor - which was taken in good humor considering the elite nature of our team and goal for an IRA gold (which we accomplished btw). Perhaps a coach of a bygone era but still effective in making boats go fast and, for many, turning boys into men.
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Men's Crew/Rowing Head Coach

Knows his stuff.

Date: December 9, 2022
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5.0
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5
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5
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Knowledgeable
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Honest
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This man knows exactly how to take any program from whatever stage it is in to winning races. Put him in a high level program, and see them raise the standard and win more. Put him in a bottom tier program, watch them quickly rise through the ranks. Wish I could do another four years with him.
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Men's Crew/Rowing Head Coach

Knows his stuff.

Overall
5
Caring
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Motivational
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Knowledgeable
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Honest
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Date: December 9, 2022
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This man knows exactly how to take any program from whatever stage it is in to winning races. Put him in a high level program, and see them raise the standard and win more. Put him in a bottom tier program, watch them quickly rise through the ranks. Wish I could do another four years with him.
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Men's Crew/Rowing Head Coach

Great coach

Date: December 8, 2022
By Athlete
5.0
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5
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Lucky to have rowed under Geoff for 4 years. In my opinion, he was the epitome of a great coach. Made it very clear what it took to be GREAT and would give you every possible tool to become GREAT. Always available 24/7 to help athletes with absolutely anything, athletics or unrelated. Not only made us faster, but made us into better leaders, people, and athletes. Created a tight nit family who I still talk to all the time. Miss the glory days.
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Men's Crew/Rowing Head Coach

Great coach

Overall
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Caring
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Motivational
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Knowledgeable
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Honest
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Date: December 8, 2022
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Knowledgeable Fitness Is Important Great Leader Passionate About Coaching Respectful To Players
Lucky to have rowed under Geoff for 4 years. In my opinion, he was the epitome of a great coach. Made it very clear what it took to be GREAT and would give you every possible tool to become GREAT. Always available 24/7 to help athletes with absolutely anything, athletics or unrelated. Not only made us faster, but made us into better leaders, people, and athletes. Created a tight nit family who I still talk to all the time. Miss the glory days.
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Men's Crew/Rowing Head Coach

Incredibly caring and knowledgeable coach.

Date: March 14, 2022
By Athlete
5.0
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5
Caring
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Knowledgeable
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Rowing under Geoff was the best thing that's happened to me. I learned leadership skills, and pushed myself to achieve goals I never thought myself capable of. He is extremely knowledgeable about rowing, stemming from his 20 years working under and rowing for Gladstone. Extremely passionate too. Brought in amazing recruits, transformed our culture from that of a club team to that of a top tier IRA team. Very caring and available, always checking in with athletes, being flexible with practice schedules, etc. Extremely professional, kind, and caring. My teammates and I agree that he is a rare coach who makes it obvious that he cares and wants nothing but the best for his athletes.
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Men's Crew/Rowing Head Coach

Incredibly caring and knowledgeable coach.

Overall
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Motivational
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Knowledgeable
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Date: March 14, 2022
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Knowledgeable Believes In You Positive Person Respectful To Players Understanding
Rowing under Geoff was the best thing that's happened to me. I learned leadership skills, and pushed myself to achieve goals I never thought myself capable of. He is extremely knowledgeable about rowing, stemming from his 20 years working under and rowing for Gladstone. Extremely passionate too. Brought in amazing recruits, transformed our culture from that of a club team to that of a top tier IRA team. Very caring and available, always checking in with athletes, being flexible with practice schedules, etc. Extremely professional, kind, and caring. My teammates and I agree that he is a rare coach who makes it obvious that he cares and wants nothing but the best for his athletes.
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Men's Crew/Rowing Head Coach

Date: May 29, 2020
By Verified Athlete
4.8
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5
Caring
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Motivational
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Knowledgeable
5
Honest
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Men's Crew/Rowing Head Coach

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Honest
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Date: May 29, 2020
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