Steve Potsklan Reviews

Steve Potsklan

32 Reviews
Overall Recommendation
9%
negative

Fordham University - Bronx, NY

Coed Swimming & Diving Head Coach, Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach
Division: NCAA DI - FCS
Conference: Patriot League

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Overall
1.8
Caring
2.1
Motivational
1.7
Knowledgeable
1.9
Honest
1.9
Overall
Caring
Motivational
Knowledgeable
Honest
1.8
2.1
1.7
1.9
1.9
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contact-phone718-817-4256

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1.9 out of 5
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Coed Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Awful, Terrible, The Worst

Date: December 1, 2022
By Athlete
1.0
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1
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Absolutely worse coach ever. Made me lose passion for a sport i’ve been doing for 15 years in a matter of days with his program.
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Coed Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Awful, Terrible, The Worst

Overall
1
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Date: December 1, 2022
By Athlete
Absolutely worse coach ever. Made me lose passion for a sport i’ve been doing for 15 years in a matter of days with his program.
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Coed Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Dishonest

Date: September 22, 2022
By Parent
1.6
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No
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2
Caring
1
Motivational
2
Knowledgeable
2
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1
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Lied to swimmers. Poor communication. Bad leadership. Surprised that a quality school like Fordham keeps this guy around.
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Coed Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Dishonest

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2
Caring
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Date: September 22, 2022
By Parent
Lied to swimmers. Poor communication. Bad leadership. Surprised that a quality school like Fordham keeps this guy around.
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Coed Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Horrible coach and worse person

Date: August 1, 2022
By Parent
1.0
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1
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Poor Communication
Disrespectful and ignorant. One of the worst coaches in college and it’s crazy to think he’s been at Fordham for so long. No respect for anyone and his swimmers clearly don’t respect him.
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Coed Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Horrible coach and worse person

Overall
1
Caring
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Motivational
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Knowledgeable
1
Honest
1
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Date: August 1, 2022
By Parent
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Poor Communication
Disrespectful and ignorant. One of the worst coaches in college and it’s crazy to think he’s been at Fordham for so long. No respect for anyone and his swimmers clearly don’t respect him.
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Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Date: July 23, 2020
By Verified Athlete
1.2
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No
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Overall
1
Caring
2
Motivational
1
Knowledgeable
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Honest
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Steve is an outdated coach who does not know how to be honest with people or treat people with respect. He has not kept his knowledge of the sport up with modern times and does not understand how to make swimmers faster. Most swimmers do not improve on his team. Steve is also a liar to boot, he makes promises he can't keep and does not communicate.
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Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Overall
1
Caring
2
Motivational
1
Knowledgeable
1
Honest
1
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Date: July 23, 2020
By Verified Athlete
Steve is an outdated coach who does not know how to be honest with people or treat people with respect. He has not kept his knowledge of the sport up with modern times and does not understand how to make swimmers faster. Most swimmers do not improve on his team. Steve is also a liar to boot, he makes promises he can't keep and does not communicate.
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Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Date: July 19, 2020
By Verified Athlete
4.0
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Yes
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Overall
4
Caring
4
Motivational
4
Knowledgeable
5
Honest
3
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Accessible Cool Direct Intense
Steve is a good guy who knows a lot about swimming. He’s a good coach, just very different in his style.
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4.0
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Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Overall
4
Caring
4
Motivational
4
Knowledgeable
5
Honest
3
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Date: July 19, 2020
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Steve is a good guy who knows a lot about swimming. He’s a good coach, just very different in his style.
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Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Date: July 18, 2020
By Verified Athlete
3.2
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No
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Overall
3
Caring
3
Motivational
3
Knowledgeable
3
Honest
4
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Accessible Cool Direct
Thankfully, Coach doesn’t make D1 athletics unbearable/too difficult as many schools do.
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3.2
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Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Overall
3
Caring
3
Motivational
3
Knowledgeable
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4
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Date: July 18, 2020
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Thankfully, Coach doesn’t make D1 athletics unbearable/too difficult as many schools do.
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Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Date: July 17, 2020
By Verified Athlete
1.2
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No
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Overall
1
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1
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Intense
He has no idea how to actually train swimmers who don’t benefit from what are basically all sprint workouts. He also has no idea how to put together a conference team, or train people for a third event so almost everyone ends up swimming the 50 at co Terence.
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Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Overall
1
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2
Motivational
1
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Date: July 17, 2020
By Verified Athlete
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Intense
He has no idea how to actually train swimmers who don’t benefit from what are basically all sprint workouts. He also has no idea how to put together a conference team, or train people for a third event so almost everyone ends up swimming the 50 at co Terence.
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Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Date: July 14, 2020
By Verified Athlete
1.2
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1
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1
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Steve is a good guy who beats around the bush. His clarity with athletes is not there and his effort is clearly lower than his previous years.
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Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Overall
1
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2
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Date: July 14, 2020
By Verified Athlete
Steve is a good guy who beats around the bush. His clarity with athletes is not there and his effort is clearly lower than his previous years.
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Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Date: October 23, 2019
By Verified Athlete
1.8
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2
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He doesn't seem to care about anything and gives little effort. He will tell us at practice to "go faster" and when his swimmers ask for advice and how, he responds with "find a way". He's a coach. He needs to give us tips and help us. He is disrespectful and closed minded. He is hard to talk to about things. He is horrible with communication
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1.8
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Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Overall
2
Caring
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Motivational
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Date: October 23, 2019
By Verified Athlete
He doesn't seem to care about anything and gives little effort. He will tell us at practice to "go faster" and when his swimmers ask for advice and how, he responds with "find a way". He's a coach. He needs to give us tips and help us. He is disrespectful and closed minded. He is hard to talk to about things. He is horrible with communication
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Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Date: April 17, 2019
By Verified Athlete
2.2
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No
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Overall
2
Caring
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Motivational
2
Knowledgeable
3
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He claims to be very knowledgeable of the sport, but this knowledge is only conveyed to his favorites. He is difficult to communicate with, and he is too passive. He does not keep his team accountable and the continuously poor results from the men's team proves this. He needs to change if things are to improve, but it's clear he won't do that
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2.2
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Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Overall
2
Caring
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Motivational
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Date: April 17, 2019
By Verified Athlete
He claims to be very knowledgeable of the sport, but this knowledge is only conveyed to his favorites. He is difficult to communicate with, and he is too passive. He does not keep his team accountable and the continuously poor results from the men's team proves this. He needs to change if things are to improve, but it's clear he won't do that
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