Greg Hughes

7 Reviews
Overall Recommendation
71%
positive

Princeton University - Princeton, NJ

Men's Crew/Rowing Head Coach / Rowing / Heavyweight
Division: NCAA DI
Conference: Ivy League

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Overall
4.3
Caring
4.4
Motivational
4.6
Knowledgeable
4.1
Honest
3.9
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Caring
Motivational
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4.4
4.6
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3.9

Men's Crew/Rowing Head Coach / Rowing / Heavyweight

A lot of experience but doesn’t use it in his coaching

Date: June 22, 2022
By Athlete
2.4
Average Rating
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Overall
2
Caring
3
Motivational
4
Knowledgeable
1
Honest
2
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A coach with a lot of experience and many connections within US rowing. Very organized and has a working program that will make you fitter but lacks in the actual coaching department. Rather than hearing from him how he wants his rowers to row and dialing in the specific technical aspects of the stroke, he will frequently pose rhetorical questions like “how are we going to find the front-end”, and “how do we maintain pressure throughout the stroke”. This approach might work for other teams but definitely not for a college team that brings in talented rowers from all over the world with different approaches to the stroke. Until he unifies his crews around one approach to the stroke he will have to settle with disjointed crews of world-class rowers and missing out on grand finals at the IRAs.
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2.4
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Men's Crew/Rowing Head Coach / Rowing / Heavyweight

A lot of experience but doesn’t use it in his coaching

Overall
2
Caring
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Motivational
4
Knowledgeable
1
Honest
2
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A coach with a lot of experience and many connections within US rowing. Very organized and has a working program that will make you fitter but lacks in the actual coaching department. Rather than hearing from him how he wants his rowers to row and dialing in the specific technical aspects of the stroke, he will frequently pose rhetorical questions like “how are we going to find the front-end”, and “how do we maintain pressure throughout the stroke”. This approach might work for other teams but definitely not for a college team that brings in talented rowers from all over the world with different approaches to the stroke. Until he unifies his crews around one approach to the stroke he will have to settle with disjointed crews of world-class rowers and missing out on grand finals at the IRAs.
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Men's Crew/Rowing Head Coach / Rowing / Heavyweight

Date: October 30, 2018
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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Awesome!
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5.0
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Men's Crew/Rowing Head Coach / Rowing / Heavyweight

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Knowledgeable
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Date: October 30, 2018
By Verified Athlete
Awesome!
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Men's Crew/Rowing Head Coach / Rowing / Heavyweight

Date: October 27, 2017
By Verified Athlete
4.2
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Yes
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Overall
4
Caring
5
Motivational
5
Knowledgeable
4
Honest
3
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4.2
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Men's Crew/Rowing Head Coach / Rowing / Heavyweight

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4
Caring
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Knowledgeable
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Honest
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Date: October 27, 2017
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Men's Crew/Rowing Head Coach / Rowing / Heavyweight

Date: February 15, 2017
By Verified Athlete
5.0
Average Rating
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Yes
positive
Overall
5
Caring
5
Motivational
5
Knowledgeable
5
Honest
5
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Had amazing gains and improvements after being coached by Coach Hughes. Not only did I achieve personal best on the erg, but he made it really cool everyday at practice. He made enjoy rowing.
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5.0
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Men's Crew/Rowing Head Coach / Rowing / Heavyweight

Overall
5
Caring
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Date: February 15, 2017
By Verified Athlete
Had amazing gains and improvements after being coached by Coach Hughes. Not only did I achieve personal best on the erg, but he made it really cool everyday at practice. He made enjoy rowing.
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Men's Crew/Rowing Head Coach / Rowing / Heavyweight

Date: December 29, 2016
By Verified Athlete
4.8
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Yes
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Overall
5
Caring
5
Motivational
5
Knowledgeable
5
Honest
4
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4.8
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Men's Crew/Rowing Head Coach / Rowing / Heavyweight

Overall
5
Caring
5
Motivational
5
Knowledgeable
5
Honest
4
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5
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Date: December 29, 2016
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Men's Crew/Rowing Head Coach / Rowing / Heavyweight

Date: September 2, 2015
By Verified Athlete
4.6
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Yes
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5
Caring
4
Motivational
5
Knowledgeable
5
Honest
4
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4.6
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Men's Crew/Rowing Head Coach / Rowing / Heavyweight

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5
Caring
4
Motivational
5
Knowledgeable
5
Honest
4
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4
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4
Date: September 2, 2015
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Men's Crew/Rowing Head Coach / Rowing / Heavyweight

Date: September 2, 2015
By Verified Athlete
3.8
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No
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Overall
4
Caring
4
Motivational
3
Knowledgeable
4
Honest
4
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3.8
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Men's Crew/Rowing Head Coach / Rowing / Heavyweight

Overall
4
Caring
4
Motivational
3
Knowledgeable
4
Honest
4
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Honest
4
4
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4
Date: September 2, 2015
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