Players Allege Abuse Against GCU Soccer Coach

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Derek Leader, the head women’s soccer coach at Grand Canyon University, has been accused of mental and physical abuse by a number of his players.

According to the Arizona Republic, Leader used inappropriate language to insult his players, and would implement excessive exercise routines as a means of punishment. The paper details a 2016 case in which the team was made to go directly from a team bus to an outdoor track following a loss to run laps and do lunges in 100-degree heat. Players said that that was the beginning of a “toxic environment.”

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