"I would say she cares somewhat about us as people but doesn't care for everyone the same. She has a hard time keeping up with the volleyball today and how to teach us (instructs in a way that doesn't make sense). She is a good person I think but makes questionable decisions when it comes to dealing with her players. Very indirect and inconclusive. I don't believe many players would stay if they weren't here for the school that Duke is."

"Joining this team was my biggest and only regret in life. The team culture is incredibly toxic, mainly due to the head coach. She is tone deaf, lacking in compassion, socially inept, and could care less about the teams mental health or academic success. All three of her assistant coaches quit and they were all that was left of the glue holding the team together. If you are considering getting recruited to the Duke Womens Rowing team, I ask you to genuinely reconsider your options. This is not a team you want to join. Your love for the sport with diminish and your mental and physical health will as well. Examples: the coach continuously lied about my development/boating/position on the team, called me by the incorrect name countless times, never asked about my personal life or experiences on the team or at the school, and never showed emotion other than anger or stress. Her way of motivating the team after a hard day of pieces was saying “You're all slow and this team is not a top 10 team” and that was it. When I found myself in the hospital one weekend with severe tonsilitis and mono, I returned to the team practice and she said, “Heard you had a fun weekend in the hospital!” with an evil smile and no follow up questions asking how I was. In fact, she made me return to practice a day after being discharged. "

"As someone who was once an 18-year old, ecstatic to be a member of the Duke FH team, I can comfortably say that I would never want to do it again. Although Duke University is a fabulous institution that opened a multitude of doors for me, I would not want to play for Pam again. Throughout my recruiting process, I did not interact much with Pam, however, I had full confidence that she’d coach me to the best of my ability and truly show me that she believed in me. As previous reviews mention, Pam is one to show favoritism toward certain people and disregard the remainder of the roster. Throughout my Duke FH career, I felt as if I wasn’t playing “my game” because I was so focused on pleasing the coaching staff, as I knew the repercussions that I would face if I didn’t. Obviously, Pam is a very seasoned coach, however, she is not up-to-speed in regard to the ways in which the sport has progressively developed over the past few years. Therefore, it is very difficult to receive necessary feedback that will translate into a “championship-winning” team. Off the field, Pam is a very nice woman. However, it is very clear that she does not show genuine compassion/interest in her players’ personal lives outside of field hockey. In my opinion, open communication and personal support contribute to success on the field. Ultimately, she doesn’t know how to cultivate a true, unified family. "

"Pam Bustin was a solid coach back in the day but as hockey continues to grow she does not. Not only is she no longer a qualified coach for a top tier DI program, she is not qualified to be a leader for impressionable women. "

"Do not recommend. At first glance it looks like she cares a lot and is knowledgeable but this is not true. She does not care about her players beyond field hockey and Hardly motivates you if she doesn’t like you. "

"Not sure how’s he’s the coach at such a prestigious university "

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"I would not recommend anyone playing under this coach. She is extremely out-of-date in her volleyball technique and knowledge. She is stuck in her ways and not open to new ideas. Picks favorites and bases playing time off of athleticism and politics. Overall, you will not grow as a player or person under her. She should not be a volleyball coach."

"I would not recommend any young girl to play under her. From my experience, she chose favorites beforehand and would not give all the athletes a fair chance at playing. Her communication is poor and was very indirect. She did not handle athletes with strong personalities well and loved the "teachers pet" kind of personalities. "

"Coach Lanham (and the coaching staff) preach "being a good person" above being a good wrestler, they do not practice what they preach. They were very difficult to communicate with and resorted to shouting angrily, often. To summarize, I felt extremely used by the program by the time I had finished. Many of my teammates felt the exact same way. "

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"Absolutely terrible - Would not want anyone else to have to go through what I did when I played under her. Always beats around the bush & is never straight up, does not know anything about the game, picks favorites off of skewed judgements and false perception of reality, and worst of all is discriminatory. Never had a worse excuse for a "coach""

"Not professional. Disorganized. Not knowledgeable. Overall doesn't foster a great team spirit."

"My coach is the sole reason I have lost my love for the game of soccer. I am counting down the days to where I am no longer a part of the program."

"To be completely honest my experience with my coach has been nothing short of a nightmare. Time after time I have to gather an immense amount of emotional strength in order to just get up and go to practice. I at times lost my love for the game, and had to see professional help from sports psychologists on numerous occasions in an effort to find my drive for the beautiful game."