California State University (Chico)
NCAA DII • CCAA
Date: April 28, 2025
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Coach Shamblin created an environment that often felt discouraging and unwelcoming. Instead of building players up, her approach made it hard to stay confident and motivated. She clearly played favorites, showing strong support for some while ignoring others, bending the rules for a few but holding the rest to harsher standards. In meetings, she would break players down emotionally to a vulnerable state, then use it against them by blaming their personal struggles rather than taking accountability for her own behavior. Communication was often negative and left many feeling unheard, invisible, and isolated. The atmosphere she fostered took away from the love many of us had for the game. A coach’s job is to develop and believe in every athlete — not tear them down and pick and choose who matters.