https://www.collegecrosse.com/2017/...fires-womens-lacrosse-head-coach-kellie-young
nasty stories about the womens lacrosse coach
"While Young helped lead the Cardinals to great success on the field, she did not fair as well off the field. Indeed, the program has been rocked by allegations of abuse for several years, and a large number of player departures over the last 14 months. Two players left the program this past weekend, four players left the program back on October 24th, and nearly a dozen other players left the team after the conclusion of the 2017 season. Additionally, a former player (Madeline Beck) filed a lawsuit against Young and the school back in August of 2016....
In interviews with The Courier-Journal, six current or former U of L women's lacrosse players from the past two seasons, and a group of parents, described coach Kellie Young as an abusive taskmaster who directed the program amid a culture of fear.
Among the players' allegations against Young — including some that would violate the university's Code of Conduct for employees — players said that she:
• Made a player with a torn anterior cruciate ligament do 250 push-ups as punishment in an airport terminal.
• Kicked a player off the team during a road trip, leaving her behind at the stadium when the team bus returned to the hotel.
• Told two teammates to sign a contract saying they would no longer speak to each other.
• Called players a series of vulgar names and used similarly vulgar terms to refer to their parents.
nasty stories about the womens lacrosse coach
"While Young helped lead the Cardinals to great success on the field, she did not fair as well off the field. Indeed, the program has been rocked by allegations of abuse for several years, and a large number of player departures over the last 14 months. Two players left the program this past weekend, four players left the program back on October 24th, and nearly a dozen other players left the team after the conclusion of the 2017 season. Additionally, a former player (Madeline Beck) filed a lawsuit against Young and the school back in August of 2016....
In interviews with The Courier-Journal, six current or former U of L women's lacrosse players from the past two seasons, and a group of parents, described coach Kellie Young as an abusive taskmaster who directed the program amid a culture of fear.
Among the players' allegations against Young — including some that would violate the university's Code of Conduct for employees — players said that she:
• Made a player with a torn anterior cruciate ligament do 250 push-ups as punishment in an airport terminal.
• Kicked a player off the team during a road trip, leaving her behind at the stadium when the team bus returned to the hotel.
• Told two teammates to sign a contract saying they would no longer speak to each other.
• Called players a series of vulgar names and used similarly vulgar terms to refer to their parents.
