Harvard University
NCAA DI • NULL
Date: May 19, 2023
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Kelly Evans is by far the worst coach I have ever had. She is tyrannical, manipulative, and toxic. She never sticks to her word; in fact, her MO is to just deny that a conversation even happened. She has huge mean girl energy and pits girls against each other. She ignores data, plays favorites, and builds slow lineups. She has no technical rowing background, and she can’t create an effective training plan to save her life. When you offer feedback, suggestions, or any kind of advice, she feels threatened - and makes you pay for it. She isolates athletes who dare to speak up for themselves and their teammates and publicly shames them. This must be because she knows, deep down, that she is extremely unqualified for her job. And yet, she has no desire to grow for the sake of the team. I don’t really think she cares about the women’s team, anyway. She treats her job like a fun hobby she gets to do with her best friends and husband and doesn’t think, or really even care, about the impact that her decisions and behavior have on her athletes’ lives. She has broken so many remarkable athletes in her wake, and it is sad. She is sad. Hopefully she is on the way out so the next generation can stand a chance.