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Women's LacrosseKathy Taylor

Former Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

Colgate University

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Like what she does, could be better overall.

Women's LacrosseKathy Taylor

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Colgate University

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Women's LacrosseKathy Taylor

Former Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

Colgate University

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My daughter is currently on the team. If your daughter is committed to play for KT please have her ask the current players if they are happy playing for her. I would be shocked if you get one athlete to say they are. The culture created by this coach is toxic. She will suck your daughters love for the game out of her. Lets look at KT record...it is horrible for someone trying to build a program. In her first year (3-4) = 43%, second year (5-6) =46%, third year (6-12) =33% & fourth year (4-11) =27%. Thats 35% winning percentage over four seasons. Makes zero in game adjustments, KT formulates a game plan and stands there watching it not work. Her roster was so depleted this year from women quitting the team she had an attacker that has never played goalie suit up and get between the pipes. I don't think that has ever happened at a D1 program and KT & the Colgate AD should be embarrassed that it did. Let's not forget the BU game this year where KT did zero pregame on game day and went out to the sidelines 20 minutes before first draw and was a spectator on the sideline basically gave up on the team in a game that turns out to be the one that cost them a playoff spot. I feel sorry for the assistant coaches I am sure they are treated as poorly as the athletes. I really do not know how much longer Colgate can keep her as the HC. If my daughter did not love Colgate she would transfer out. My advice to anyone committed to play at Colgate for KT explore any option you have to go elsewhere.

Women's LacrosseKathy Taylor

Former Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

Colgate University

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Does not value mental health of athletes. Will run athletes into the ground.

Women's LacrosseKathy Taylor

Former Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

Colgate University

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Colgate and Kathy Taylor had this well orchestrated public relation statement prepared for sometime. This allows Colgate not to have any admission with the allegations and it makes it “appear” that Colgate wanted her back but she stepped away! All a ploy ! No school would ever pick up Kathy Taylor! Wishing the program positive growth and the alumni can be proud of this team again and start perhaps donating to the program AGAIN !

Women's LacrosseKathy Taylor

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Colgate University

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I am a student athlete that played for Coach Taylor I can say first hand I witnessed all the allegations against her. Thrilled is an understatement she is gone she didn’t resign she had this mapped out “any easier transition “ Colgate doesn’t have to fire her or admit wrong doing on her part! What a travesty!”political move” we athletes all saw it maybe a small fraction bought into her but the majority disliked her! We were terrible we all considered our season a joke! She was a joke! Colgate done institution but you wronged us! Scholar athletes deserve better!

Women's LacrosseKathy Taylor

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Colgate University

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Let’s start with the truths ! -Kathy Taylor stating she had 2 years left on her contract is a farce, Colgate letting her “save face” and appear she has stepped down. -Colgate University shame on you, putting this heinous coach over the students. - Athletic Directors statement is a joke, let’s discuss what has “actually happened” she abused these young players and Colgate allowed it! Praising her record and overall contributions to the lacrosse world is an absolute INSULT! Don’t send your child to Colgate !

Women's LacrosseKathy Taylor

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Colgate University

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This coach will finish her 5th year 3-13. The 3 wins were from the bottom of the patriot league. One easy game against American, and two 1 goal wins. Not one win against a winning team. So this great coach is not able to win one non conference game and was able to squeak out 3 wins the whole season and still make the playoffs. If your daughter is on this team this is what is going through her head and her teammates…. Great we get to play Army and finish the season getting crushed at home. Then we get to go to West Point for the first round of the playoffs to get crushed again. Coach will not be able to have any answers for what Army will be doing and all of our friends are back at school having fun. 23% win percentage over the last 2 years. Send your daughter to Colgate so she will lose more games in one season than her HS team lost in her 4 years on Varsity. Coach is living on her old reputation.

Women's LacrosseKathy Taylor

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Colgate University

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Another epic fail for Colgate Women’s Lacrosse, embarrassing is an understatement!

Women's LacrosseKathy Taylor

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Colgate University

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The biggest mistake you daughter could make would be to commit to play lacrosse for KT. The sport your daughter loves and has spent countless hours perfecting will turn into a sport your daughter hates in little over a year. Current starters that should have transferred out at the end of last year are now just playing out the season hoping that it would end tomorrow. This is how it will go for most of the freshman class if you decide to stay with Colgate and KT. Freshman year your daughter will be put on a pedestal and praised as the saviors of the program. Fall ball will come around and all of the new players will get a majority of the playing time with praise and admiration. The parents and players will be happy. This for most will be the last time they will say that. From that point on if your daughter is producing on the field, you will have at least one good season until your daughter has an injury. Kids know this and play hurt with said injury not disclosing it. While this is going on KT is busy trying to flush the toilet on the sophomores and upper-class to see who she can get to quit so she has more $ to offer her next class coming in. Year two for your daughter the whole cycle starts all over. New freshman will get all of the playing time and the shining stars will be forced into the lineup. KT will stick with this lineup to prove to everyone what a great recruiter she is. If your daughter was a producer as a freshman and remains a starter the competition will now put their best defender on her and shut her down. KT is not smart enough to as a coach to recognize this and will do absolutely nothing to help get your daughter open. She will stay with her magnificent offense of pass the ball around for 70 seconds with each player trying to go 1v1. When that doesn't work a desperation shot is taken as the shot clock expires, essentially an unrecorded turnover. 2024 1-10 (maybe 1 more win in their future) 2023 4-11 2022 6-12 2021 5-6 2020 3-4 (covid) Zero coaching, horrible winning percentage, only 2 four-year recruits of hers graduating. By the time your daughter reaches her junior and senior year you will realize she is stuck at Colgate playing for KT miserable and hating her decision to play there. Don't take my word for it have your daughter ask juniors and seniors. decommit while you can! Freshman athletes hit the transfer portal and run as fast as you can. Juniors and seniors get the AD on speed dial and start campaigning to have KT fired. don't get trapped like many have. Colgate is a wonderful school that your daughter will not want to leave after you finish your sophomore year. DON'T GET STUCK IN THE CESSPOOL THAT KT HAS CREATED!

Women's LacrosseKathy Taylor

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Colgate University

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Coach Taylor is a failure! She might have”changed” since the abuse allegations but in actuality she is still the same Coach. She wanted to change the culture and program so badly that she simply damaged herself and her reputation, as the saying goes “your reputation is all you have” and she has failed, These young impressionable young athletes all know her motive; tear them down, thinking they will play harder! But that tactic doesn’t work anymore! Exit the program, give these young women a positive experience. Your time is UP! Future commits reach out don’t go to COLGATE if Kathy Taylor is there!

Women's LacrosseKathy Taylor

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Colgate University

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This team has been systematically broken down year on year under Kathy Taylor. To the point that they are now incapable of beating a decent D3 team. Kathy Taylor might have been a very good D2 coach but whatever magic she had is long gone. (which was likely easily recruited great talent in the upstate New York market at a lower academic school masking mediocre coaching- but I digress). More specifically, Taylor makes zero in game and halftime adjustments. This Coach will see a train approaching literally from 2 miles away and continue to walk right into its path. Virtually every game in 2024 the opponent outshoots Colgate 3 to 1. The defense plays a soft man to man coverage leading to inordinate amounts of free shooting space calls and after going down by 4 or 5 goals they then try to increase man to man pressure leading to numerous passes to cutters scoring or just one on one breakdowns leading to 10 point or more losses. The offense is simply scared to make a mistake and are in the bottom 5 percent in the country in shots attempted , goals made, one of the absolute worst in D1 in turnovers and one of the worst in the country in draw controls. Kathy Taylor is the head coach and solely accountable for the outcomes of this program. Whether your are in the tiny fraction of parents who like her or not and no matter how one feels about former and current players allegations of abuse by her, coaches are ultimately judged on wins and losses. And don’t give me “well there are other things more important than wins and loses”, because these kids were all academic high performers coming into college and would achieve off the field in any environment. Team GPA has been consistent and high well before Coach Taylor was hired. In sum, Kathy Taylor you should do the proper thing and step aside for the program to move forward and the ladies who remain to have any chance of salvaging a true student athlete experience. Sometimes true leadership requires selfless sacrifice. Colgate, if Kathy Taylor does not resign, which she likely should have already, you have a professional responsibility to immediately relieve her of her duties for those 20 plus student athletes who prematurely left the program under her leadership and the 20+ current players (at least half of which loathe the day they decided to play under this coach).

Women's LacrosseKathy Taylor

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Colgate University

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Colgate University supports this constant abusive behavior over and over. Coach Taylor may have a handful of foolish followers, but the truth is she creates a toxic environment plays mental games with our daughters during each practice and during game time decisions! Don’t send your daughter to Colgate! Speak to the other athletes she is a SHAM, scam artist and clearly a legend in her own mind!! Don’t go to COLGATE

Women's LacrosseKathy Taylor

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Colgate University

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Horrible program. Horrible coaching. Team is miserable. Freshman transfer while you can before it's too late. The only happy sophomore from last year's squad is the kid that transferred to Vanderbilt!

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Colgate University

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As a parent and a Women's lacrosse fan it amazes me how KT keeps doing the same thing over and over and over with no results and thinks it is going to work. Good coaching teaches and demands discipline and implements a system that helps the team be better at maintaining possession. Winning teams usually double the number of turnovers in their shot total. Teams are taking triple their turnovers in shots against Colgate. Colgate 28 shots to 37 turnovers in two games says it all. Can't win games when you are not taking shots and don't have possession of the ball. It was the same last year, hopefully something changes. Transfer portal is looking like a real option for many.

Women's LacrosseKathy Taylor

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Colgate University

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Colgate has allowed Coach Taylor to continue to be a terrible leader the program is broken no money asking for fund raising by parents for “away”travel . She will tear down your daughter. Do your homework ask questions !!

Women's LacrosseKathy Taylor

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Colgate University

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If your daughter is being recruited by Kathy Taylor please ask any of the players on the team if Kathy Taylor has had a positive impact on them in any way. You will be lucky if any of them could think of one thing to say.

Women's LacrosseKathy Taylor

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Colgate University

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I am a parent of a former player- key facts about Coach Taylor- 1) she is a narcissist 2) her main plot is to manipulate her players, ultimate puppet master! 3) evil ugly person 4) views her team in a pyramid form , if you in her eyes are on the bottom you are not WORTHY! Stay away!! Call email Instagram other players! Find out what is the real truth about this TOXIC program!

Women's LacrosseKathy Taylor

Former Women's Lacrosse Head Coach

Colgate University

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If your daughter has JUST committed or is considering committing, for the mental and physical wellbeing of your daughter ask questions about this program,seek out and ask WHY the athletes are quitting?!!! Your daughter will suffer she manipulates them , they start to question their worth. A smart coach will grow with her team, give them tough love as well as strong leadership . Her assistants sadly don’t have any say and therefore can’t influence Coach Taylor to be a better coach and person. There are many great Patriot League lacrosse programs seek others!

Women's LacrosseKathy Taylor

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Colgate University

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If your daughter is being recruited by Coach Taylor do your daughter a favor and look elsewhere! As a parent you should be looking for a coach that will have your daughter's best interest in mind. You will definitely not get that at Colgate. I do not see how the University will extend her contract so with any luck your daughter will end up playing for a different coach. I wish my daughter never heard of coach Taylor... If I could turn back the clock, I would have begged her to accept one of the other offers. For the record KT did not ask the attacker to play goalie. The attacker (that never played goal before) volunteered to play goalie for her TEAMMATES not for the coach.