Belle Koclanes

5 Reviews
Overall Recommendation
80%
positive

Dartmouth College - Hanover, NH

Women's Basketball Head Coach
Division: NCAA DI
Conference: Ivy League

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Overall
3.8
Caring
4.4
Motivational
3.6
Knowledgeable
4.2
Honest
3.4
Overall
Caring
Motivational
Knowledgeable
Honest
3.8
4.4
3.6
4.2
3.4

Women's Basketball Head Coach

Should not be a head coach

Date: January 16, 2023
By Verified Athlete
1.8
Average Rating
Recommended
No
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Overall
2
Caring
3
Motivational
1
Knowledgeable
2
Honest
1
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Caring
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Honest
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3
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1
Coach Belle has a good heart but consistently put her personal issues onto her players. When she got stressed about our record she would try to guilt trip us by saying she had a family to support. While I sympathize with her, that is not the player's responsibility. The program she described during recruitment and the program I came into were completely different. She wanted "open and honest" communication but anytime I communicated something that didn't completely align with her point of view she shut me down. She really tried her best but she is not fit to be a head coach yet in my opinion. She also was unable to understand the academic demands of an Ivy League school. She didn't believe in midterms and called them just normal tests. Last time I checked, a test that's 25% of your grade halfway through the term is in fact a midterm. She did not respect our time. She gave us a flow chart at the beginning of the year that listed the proper channels of communication players had to go through. There was no direct line to our head coach, so many players were under the impression we had to make an appointment with her if we wanted to chat. She later became upset that we weren’t coming in to see her when we were all just following the guidelines she put forth. MANY players quit the team during her tenure at Dartmouth. She is a good person but not a good coach.
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1.8
Average Rating
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Women's Basketball Head Coach

Should not be a head coach

Overall
2
Caring
3
Motivational
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Knowledgeable
2
Honest
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Date: January 16, 2023
By Verified Athlete
Coach Belle has a good heart but consistently put her personal issues onto her players. When she got stressed about our record she would try to guilt trip us by saying she had a family to support. While I sympathize with her, that is not the player's responsibility. The program she described during recruitment and the program I came into were completely different. She wanted "open and honest" communication but anytime I communicated something that didn't completely align with her point of view she shut me down. She really tried her best but she is not fit to be a head coach yet in my opinion. She also was unable to understand the academic demands of an Ivy League school. She didn't believe in midterms and called them just normal tests. Last time I checked, a test that's 25% of your grade halfway through the term is in fact a midterm. She did not respect our time. She gave us a flow chart at the beginning of the year that listed the proper channels of communication players had to go through. There was no direct line to our head coach, so many players were under the impression we had to make an appointment with her if we wanted to chat. She later became upset that we weren’t coming in to see her when we were all just following the guidelines she put forth. MANY players quit the team during her tenure at Dartmouth. She is a good person but not a good coach.
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Women's Basketball Head Coach

Date: September 25, 2020
By Verified Athlete
5.0
Average Rating
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Yes
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Overall
5
Caring
5
Motivational
5
Knowledgeable
5
Honest
5
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Coach Belle is one of the kindest, most caring human beings I know. She values her players as so much more than athletes, and wants them to be just as successful off the court as on it.
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Women's Basketball Head Coach

Overall
5
Caring
5
Motivational
5
Knowledgeable
5
Honest
5
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Date: September 25, 2020
By Verified Athlete
Coach Belle is one of the kindest, most caring human beings I know. She values her players as so much more than athletes, and wants them to be just as successful off the court as on it.
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Women's Basketball Head Coach

Date: January 31, 2017
By Verified Athlete
4.2
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Yes
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Overall
4
Caring
5
Motivational
4
Knowledgeable
5
Honest
3
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5
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4.2
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Women's Basketball Head Coach

Overall
4
Caring
5
Motivational
4
Knowledgeable
5
Honest
3
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5
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Date: January 31, 2017
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Women's Basketball Head Coach

Date: January 31, 2017
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4.2
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Yes
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Overall
4
Caring
4
Motivational
4
Knowledgeable
5
Honest
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Women's Basketball Head Coach

Overall
4
Caring
4
Motivational
4
Knowledgeable
5
Honest
4
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Honest
4
4
4
5
4
Date: January 31, 2017
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Women's Basketball Head Coach

Date: January 31, 2017
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4.2
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Yes
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Overall
4
Caring
5
Motivational
4
Knowledgeable
4
Honest
4
Overall
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5
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4.2
Average Rating
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Women's Basketball Head Coach

Overall
4
Caring
5
Motivational
4
Knowledgeable
4
Honest
4
Overall
Caring
Motivational
Knowledgeable
Honest
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5
4
4
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Date: January 31, 2017
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