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Steve Potsklan
Coed Swimming & Diving Head Coach
at Fordham University
• Bronx, NY
• NCAA DI - FCS
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach
at Fordham University
• Bronx, NY
• NCAA DI

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Coed Swimming & Diving
Coed Swimming & Diving Head Coach
Fordham University • 4-year or above, Private not-for-profit • Bronx, NY
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NCAA DI - FCS • GVC | Golden Valley
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Women's Swimming & Diving
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach
Fordham University • 4-year or above, Private not-for-profit • Bronx, NY
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NCAA DI • A-10 | Atlantic 10 Conference
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Coed Swimming & Diving
Steve Potsklan
Coed Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

NCAA DI - FCS • Golden Valley | GVC

Awful, Terrible, The Worst

Date: December 1, 2022

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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."
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Coed Swimming & Diving
Steve Potsklan
Coed Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

NCAA DI - FCS • Golden Valley | GVC

Dishonest

Date: September 22, 2022

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1.6
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"Lied to swimmers. Poor communication. Bad leadership. Surprised that a quality school like Fordham keeps this guy around. "
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Steve Potsklan
Coed Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

NCAA DI - FCS • Golden Valley | GVC

Horrible Coach And Worse Person

Date: August 1, 2022

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"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. "
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Steve Potsklan
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

NCAA DI • Atlantic 10 Conference | A-10

Date: July 23, 2020

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1.2
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"Steve is an outdated coach who does not know how to be honest with people or treat people with respect.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."
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Steve Potsklan
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

NCAA DI • Atlantic 10 Conference | A-10

Date: July 17, 2020

By Verified Athlete
1.2
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"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."
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Steve Potsklan
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

NCAA DI • Atlantic 10 Conference | A-10

Date: July 14, 2020

By Verified Athlete
1.2
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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."
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Steve Potsklan
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

NCAA DI • Atlantic 10 Conference | A-10

Date: October 23, 2019

By Verified Athlete
1.8
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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"
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Steve Potsklan
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

NCAA DI • Atlantic 10 Conference | A-10

Date: March 27, 2017

By Verified Athlete
1.4
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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. "
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Steve Potsklan
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

NCAA DI • Atlantic 10 Conference | A-10

Date: March 26, 2017

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1.2
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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. "
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Steve Potsklan
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

NCAA DI • Atlantic 10 Conference | A-10

Date: March 26, 2017

By Verified Athlete
1.2
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Steve Potsklan
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

NCAA DI • Atlantic 10 Conference | A-10

Date: March 24, 2017

By Verified Athlete
1.2
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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."
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Steve Potsklan
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

NCAA DI • Atlantic 10 Conference | A-10

Date: February 19, 2017

By Verified Athlete
1.0
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"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."
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Steve Potsklan
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

NCAA DI • Atlantic 10 Conference | A-10

Date: February 19, 2017

By Verified Athlete
1.0
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"The worst coach on he planet. You will learn nothing and have no respect for him "
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Steve Potsklan
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

NCAA DI • Atlantic 10 Conference | A-10

Date: February 19, 2017

By Verified Athlete
1.2
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Steve Potsklan
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

NCAA DI • Atlantic 10 Conference | A-10

Date: February 18, 2017

By Verified Athlete
1.2
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Steve Potsklan
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

NCAA DI • Atlantic 10 Conference | A-10

Date: February 17, 2017

By Verified Athlete
1.0
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"Smartly is not a word"
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Steve Potsklan
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

NCAA DI • Atlantic 10 Conference | A-10

Date: February 17, 2017

By Verified Athlete
1.8
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"Lacks the passion that one would expect from a Division 1 swim coach"
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Steve Potsklan
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

NCAA DI • Atlantic 10 Conference | A-10

Date: February 17, 2017

By Verified Athlete
1.0
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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. "
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Steve Potsklan
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

NCAA DI • Atlantic 10 Conference | A-10

Date: February 16, 2017

By Verified Athlete
1.0
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Steve Potsklan
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Fordham University

NCAA DI • Atlantic 10 Conference | A-10

Date: February 10, 2017

By Verified Athlete
1.8
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"Steve is not transparent at all. It's impossible to get a straight answer from the guy. Also, he's just mean to people over things they can't control. "
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