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Coed Swimming & DivingSteve Potsklan

Coed Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

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Knowledgeable

2.0

Honest

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Lied to swimmers. Poor communication. Bad leadership. Surprised that a quality school like Fordham keeps this guy around.

Women's Swimming & DivingSteve Potsklan

Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

4.0

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4.0

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4.0

Motivational

4.0

Knowledgeable

5.0

Honest

3.0

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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.

Women's Swimming & DivingSteve Potsklan

Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

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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.

Women's Swimming & DivingSteve Potsklan

Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

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Motivational

1.0

Knowledgeable

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Honest

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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.

Coed Swimming & DivingSteve Potsklan

Coed Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

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Motivational

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Knowledgeable

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Honest

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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.

Coed Swimming & DivingSteve Potsklan

Coed Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

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Honest

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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.

Women's Swimming & DivingSteve Potsklan

Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

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1.0

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Motivational

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Knowledgeable

1.0

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.

Women's Swimming & DivingSteve Potsklan

Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

3.2

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3.0

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Motivational

3.0

Knowledgeable

3.0

Honest

4.0

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Thankfully, Coach doesn’t make D1 athletics unbearable/too difficult as many schools do.

Women's Swimming & DivingSteve Potsklan

Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

1.8

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2.0

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Motivational

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Knowledgeable

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Honest

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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

Women's Swimming & DivingSteve Potsklan

Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

2.2

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2.0

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Knowledgeable

3.0

Honest

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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

Women's Swimming & DivingSteve Potsklan

Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

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Knowledgeable

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Honest

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Steve is an outdated coach that refuses to change with the times. His methods are repetitive and relatively ineffective. If you are not on Steve's list of favorites, he hates you and will make it know he doesn't like you.

Women's Swimming & DivingSteve Potsklan

Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

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Motivational

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Knowledgeable

1.0

Honest

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Steve is an excellent recruiter, but he is a horrible coach. He makes his swimmers feel small and unimportant. He pretends to be invested but it is clear he truly does not care. He only pays attention to swimmers on scholarships and ignores the rest of the team.

Women's Swimming & DivingSteve Potsklan

Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

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2.0

Caring

2.0

Motivational

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Knowledgeable

3.0

Honest

2.0

Steve is a nice guy, but not a good coach. Does not motivate the team and gives off the impression that he does not care about the team. It is very difficult to get a straight answer from him and at times it is hard to get along with him. Either he needs to make a U-turn in terms of his coaching or he needs to be fired.

Women's Swimming & DivingSteve Potsklan

Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

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Motivational

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Knowledgeable

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Honest

1.0

Lacks basic communication skills, unnecessarily rude about things out of your control, don't expect to be coached unless you're on a full ride.

Women's Swimming & DivingSteve Potsklan

Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

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Knowledgeable

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Honest

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The worst coach on he planet. You will learn nothing and have no respect for him

Women's Swimming & DivingSteve Potsklan

Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

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Knowledgeable

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Honest

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Smartly is not a word

Women's Swimming & DivingSteve Potsklan

Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

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Caring

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Motivational

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Knowledgeable

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Honest

2.0

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Lacks the passion that one would expect from a Division 1 swim coach

Women's Swimming & DivingSteve Potsklan

Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

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Caring

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Knowledgeable

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Honest

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If you're looking for a coach who won't talk to you, Steve's the right couch for you. You'd be lucky if he mumbles a couple words to you after your races. His program is run on favoritism, rather than swimmers' actual times. He is probably the least motivational coach I've met and his practices are a joke. Dishonest and unaccountable.

Women's Swimming & DivingSteve Potsklan

Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

1.2

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Knowledgeable

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Honest

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Coach Potsklan is a nice guy. However, his coaching abilities need dramatic improvement. His greatest coaching flaw is his inability to adapt to the ever-evolving sport. The improvement in the team this year is due to an attitude change from within the team, and had very little to do with Coach Potsklan. I do not recommend swimming his program.