"I love coach Dan so much. I’ve been in this sport for 7 years and he is genuinely the best coach I’ve ever had and I’ve had many many coaches in my life in sports as well as in this sport. He is beyond knowledgeable in this sport and is always sharing the physics and mechanics behind everything that he does to make the boat itself better for us athletes. He is an amazing communicator and is able to adapt to a variety of communication that is needed on the team while still remaining honest and up front with us. He makes the sport fun and makes putting in the hard work, even on the rough days, fun and positive. He continues to stay logical with us and our abilities in our conference and over in D1 rowing. He loves to make practice fun by making jokes but also knows how to emphasize the importance of hard work and fully explaining how we can get to our goals for the season. He makes sure to listen to every athlete in his boats and their opinions regarding how practice went, how the boat chemistry is, and he is great at communicating with coxswains about practice, what he needs from us, how line ups feel, etc. He has a lot of trust in us and we have a lot of trust in him. He is always 100% there for us and always gives us the confidence boosts even if we don’t need it. He is always pushing us past our limits in the best way possible and is always making sure to recognize not only the things we need improve on but also recognizes our accomplishments too. I could go on about how great of a coach he is all day but he’s just amazing and has moved this program up so much already in the few months he’s been at KU. "