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Men's Swimming & DivingKerry Smith

Men's Swimming & Diving Head Coach / Swimming

La Salle University

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Motivational

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Knowledgeable

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Honest

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She will destroy your self esteem. She will turn a blind eye to issues that destroy the mental well being of her athletes. She is manipulative and unfair. Her morals are questionable. Assistant coaches don’t stay. I watched her treat another athlete unfairly on several occasions, it was despicable but we as athletes felt helpless to help. He was treated differently based on his ethnicity. We all saw it. He was alienated and he never had a chance. She’s been reported and nothing is done.

Men's Swimming & DivingKerry Smith

Men's Swimming & Diving Head Coach / Swimming

La Salle University

1.4

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Caring

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Motivational

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Knowledgeable

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Honest

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DisorganizedPoor Communication

I think that as a head coach she let her emotions get in the way of what was important. She cared way too much about being liked instead of teaching and guiding her swimmers on the sport. I lost a lot of drive for the sport while she was in charge. She has many personal issues to work through before being in charge of 40-50 young adults. 6 girls and 2 coaches left the program while I was on the team. She does not represent Lasalle swim and dives core. She created a horrible environment. I suggest that she take a break from coaching all together. She was quite honestly the worst coach I’ve ever had.

Men's Swimming & DivingKerry Smith

Men's Swimming & Diving Head Coach / Swimming

La Salle University

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Motivational

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Knowledgeable

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Honest

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DisorganizedPoor Communication

Kerry Smith continues to ruin athletes experience at La Salle University. She disorganized, unfair, and cannot communicate. She continues to lie and do anything to make her look better instead of caring about what the team needs. She hurts the team culture and struggles to know and respect the boundaries of her swimmers. I do not recommend any team that she’s a head coach for.

Men's Swimming & DivingKerry Smith

Men's Swimming & Diving Head Coach / Swimming

La Salle University

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Caring

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Motivational

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Knowledgeable

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Honest

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Disorganized

The most unorganized and unprofessional coach I have ever seen. If you’re thinking about coming to La Salle don’t as long as she is here

Men's Swimming & DivingKerry Smith

Men's Swimming & Diving Head Coach / Swimming

La Salle University

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Caring

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Motivational

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Knowledgeable

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Honest

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CoolKnowledgeableKnows The GamePoor CommunicationUnderstanding

Kerry will respect you if you respect her. She is an understanding person who wants you to do well inside and outside of the pool, academically and mentally. No "garbage-yardage", instead she focuses on details... She wants to connect with her athletes on a personal level and makes time on the pool deck worthwhile. A big sports fan that gets very intense when watching any sport really, but primarily swimming. The only flaw is that she can be a bit disorganised and lacks communication skills at some times. Kerry is ambitious and sets aims to take LSUSD to the next level. It is a shame that those swimmers that were on the team when she first got the position at La Salle rejected her instantly. The main reason to why the new swimmers committed to La Salle was Kerry. Not only do the swimmers appreciate her but she supports athletes from other teams aswell.

Men's Swimming & DivingKerry Smith

Men's Swimming & Diving Head Coach / Swimming

La Salle University

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Caring

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Motivational

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Knowledgeable

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Honest

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DisorganizedPoor Communication

Coach Kerry Smith has successfully ruined the sport of swimming for me. Not only is she disrespectful to her athletes, she does not care about academics, athlete mental health, team mentality, positivity, or the values that LaSalle represents as a community. She fakes caring, she will fool you with the tricks, lies, and the pre-written speeches. Nothing Kerry could do or say could redeem the way in which she destroyed my collegiate D1 swimming experience. To add to this, when she was confronted about it, she gaslight myself, my family, and the athletic dept.