"Coach Long was an excellent coach for me. I am realizing now, a few years out, that she wasn't just pushing us to be our best selves on the court; she was also preparing us for real life after college. She is a coach who always expects more of you and is very direct with what she wants and doesn't want. In the recruiting process, she was very honest about how her coaching style was, so I knew what to expect. She has many years of experience to back up her wealth of knowledge about the game, but you could see each of the 4 years she was tweaking things and trying new things to reach the team we had that year and create the culture needed. This includes mentally and physically. Her athletes mean a lot to her, and she puts the effort into to athletes to excel not only on the court but also in the classroom. She also held meetings often to go over performance on and off the court, and that is where I feel like she really prepared us for real life, as I got used to critically evaluating my performance and getting better at what to expect come performance review time in the workplace. I couldn't recommend her more to student-athletes who want to grow on and off the court."