Coach
noun
A person who trains a person or team in sport.
The swim team's coach was providing guidance to each member of the team.
Often appears as...
- team coach
- head coach
noun
A large, comfortable bus used for long journeys.
They took a coach to travel from New York to Washington.
Often appears as...
- coach trip
- coach driver
verb
To train or teach (someone) in a particular subject or skill.
She was coached by her father on how to play chess.
Often appears as...
- coach someone
- coach in
noun
A person who gives private lessons, usually in a school subject or performing art.
He hired a math coach to help him improve his grades.
Often appears as...
- private coach
- academic coach
noun
A railway carriage used for carrying passengers.
He had a ticket for a second-class coach on the overnight train.
Often appears as...
- second-class coach
- coach class
noun
A person who trains a person or team in sport.
The swim team's coach was providing guidance to each member of the team.
Often appears as...
- team coach
- head coach
noun
A large, comfortable bus used for long journeys.
They took a coach to travel from New York to Washington.
Often appears as...
- coach trip
- coach driver
verb
To train or teach (someone) in a particular subject or skill.
She was coached by her father on how to play chess.
Often appears as...
- coach someone
- coach in
noun
A person who gives private lessons, usually in a school subject or performing art.
He hired a math coach to help him improve his grades.
Often appears as...
- private coach
- academic coach
noun
A railway carriage used for carrying passengers.
He had a ticket for a second-class coach on the overnight train.
Often appears as...
- second-class coach
- coach class
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Pro Tip 1/2Sporting Context
Use 'coach' to refer to someone in a sports environment providing training and strategies.
Their football coach devised new tactics.
Pro Tip 2/2Leadership Role
In sports, a 'coach' often holds a position of respect and authority.
The players looked up to their coach for motivation.
Pro Tip 1/2Sporting Context
Use 'coach' to refer to someone in a sports environment providing training and strategies.
Their football coach devised new tactics.
Pro Tip 2/2Leadership Role
In sports, a 'coach' often holds a position of respect and authority.
The players looked up to their coach for motivation.
Pro Tip 1/2Sporting Context
Use 'coach' to refer to someone in a sports environment providing training and strategies.
Their football coach devised new tactics.
Pro Tip 2/2Leadership Role
In sports, a 'coach' often holds a position of respect and authority.
The players looked up to their coach for motivation.
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David Birch: A new way...
I should stop saying it like that. For some random reason I can't imagine, something about cheerleaders turned up in my in-box. And I read this story about cheerleaders, and it's a fascinating story. This happened a couple of years ago in the US. There were some cheerleaders in a team at a high school in the US, and they said mean things about their cheerleading coach,
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The difference between...
So I was a stickler for that. I believed in that. I believe in time; very important. I believe you should be on time, but I felt at practice, for example -- we start on time, we close on time. The youngsters didn't have to feel that we were going to keep them over. When I speak at coaching clinics, I often tell young coaches -- and at coaching clinics, more or less,
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True success - John...
get to the airport to forget so I was a stickler for that I believed in that I believe in time very important I believe you should be on time but I felt a practice for example we start on time we close on time the youngsters didn't have to feel that we're going to keep them over when I speak in coaching clinics I
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The Math Behind...
So not only that, we have given advice that has changed strategies that have helped teams win very important games, and it's very exciting because you have coaches who've been in the league for 30 years that are willing to take advice from a machine. And it's very exciting, it's much more than the pick-and-roll.
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What does the pancreas...
Beneath your ribs, you'll find, among other things, the pancreas, an organ that works a lot like a personal health coach. This organ controls your sugar levels and produces a special juice that releases the nutrients from your food to help keep you in the best possible shape.
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Upgrading management...
were used to technology acting like a coach and helping us who in this room hasn't used a mapping application to coach you on how to go anywhere new the first few times we rely on health trackers to help us achieve our fitness goals or in my case gently nudging me to
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How to speak so that...
that we prefer voices which are rich, smooth, warm, like hot chocolate. Well if that's not you, that's not the end of the world, because you can train. Go and get a voice coach. And there are amazing things you can do with breathing, with posture, and with exercises
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How playing sports...
Meanwhile, your self-esteem and confidence can get a big boost. There are a few reasons for that. One is found in training. Just by working and working at skills, especially with a good coach, you reinforce a growth mindset within yourself.
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Open Wide! A Capuchin...
to learn about rock pools anyway they are well boring fine let's go then i can't take the constant crabbiness these are our future now that is a scary thought isn't it right getting to lying you lot so i can count you back onto the coach
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See How Skateboarding Is...
there are coaches that are coaching I'll let say it mustn't do that somebody doesn't like it okay and teach me to respect someone like you respect you yeah
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David Birch: A new way...
I should stop saying it like that. For some random reason I can't imagine, something about cheerleaders turned up in my in-box. And I read this story about cheerleaders, and it's a fascinating story. This happened a couple of years ago in the US. There were some cheerleaders in a team at a high school in the US, and they said mean things about their cheerleading coach,
Video examples
The difference between...
So I was a stickler for that. I believed in that. I believe in time; very important. I believe you should be on time, but I felt at practice, for example -- we start on time, we close on time. The youngsters didn't have to feel that we were going to keep them over. When I speak at coaching clinics, I often tell young coaches -- and at coaching clinics, more or less,
Video examples
True success - John...
get to the airport to forget so I was a stickler for that I believed in that I believe in time very important I believe you should be on time but I felt a practice for example we start on time we close on time the youngsters didn't have to feel that we're going to keep them over when I speak in coaching clinics I
Video examples
The Math Behind...
So not only that, we have given advice that has changed strategies that have helped teams win very important games, and it's very exciting because you have coaches who've been in the league for 30 years that are willing to take advice from a machine. And it's very exciting, it's much more than the pick-and-roll.
Video examples
What does the pancreas...
Beneath your ribs, you'll find, among other things, the pancreas, an organ that works a lot like a personal health coach. This organ controls your sugar levels and produces a special juice that releases the nutrients from your food to help keep you in the best possible shape.
Video examples
Upgrading management...
were used to technology acting like a coach and helping us who in this room hasn't used a mapping application to coach you on how to go anywhere new the first few times we rely on health trackers to help us achieve our fitness goals or in my case gently nudging me to
Video examples
How to speak so that...
that we prefer voices which are rich, smooth, warm, like hot chocolate. Well if that's not you, that's not the end of the world, because you can train. Go and get a voice coach. And there are amazing things you can do with breathing, with posture, and with exercises
Video examples
How playing sports...
Meanwhile, your self-esteem and confidence can get a big boost. There are a few reasons for that. One is found in training. Just by working and working at skills, especially with a good coach, you reinforce a growth mindset within yourself.
Video examples
Open Wide! A Capuchin...
to learn about rock pools anyway they are well boring fine let's go then i can't take the constant crabbiness these are our future now that is a scary thought isn't it right getting to lying you lot so i can count you back onto the coach
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See How Skateboarding Is...
there are coaches that are coaching I'll let say it mustn't do that somebody doesn't like it okay and teach me to respect someone like you respect you yeah
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John Madden
American Entertainer
Knowing his coach likes him is more important to a player than anything else. To me, it was important to be able to chew out a player for screwing up and for him to accept it because he knew I liked him anyway.
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Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
American Boxer
When I was in the ring at the Olympics, it was my father's words that I was hearing, not the coaches'. 'I never listened to what the coaches said. I would call my father and he would give me advice from prison.
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Alex Ferguson
Scottish Coach
One of the things I always thought about as a young coach was finding solutions to things that happened, but the most important thing I always referred to was never giving in.
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Lou Holtz
American Coach
A lifetime contract for a coach means if you're ahead in the third quarter and moving the ball, they can't fire you.
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Toni Kroos
German Athlete
A friendly relationship with the coach is important for each player.
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Luka Modric
Croatian Athlete
I want to be able to help the coach and team as much as I can.
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Frank Rijkaard
Dutch Athlete
Mourinho is a great coach, and I respect the way he works.
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Antonio Conte
Italian Coach
It's not important, the relationship between the coaches.
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Frank Vogel
American Clergyman
I think every coach brings their own personality.
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Diego Maradona
Argentinian Athlete
I'd give my life to be the national team coach.
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John Madden
American Entertainer
Knowing his coach likes him is more important to a player than anything else. To me, it was important to be able to chew out a player for screwing up and for him to accept it because he knew I liked him anyway.
Quote examples
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
American Boxer
When I was in the ring at the Olympics, it was my father's words that I was hearing, not the coaches'. 'I never listened to what the coaches said. I would call my father and he would give me advice from prison.
Quote examples
Alex Ferguson
Scottish Coach
One of the things I always thought about as a young coach was finding solutions to things that happened, but the most important thing I always referred to was never giving in.
Quote examples
Lou Holtz
American Coach
A lifetime contract for a coach means if you're ahead in the third quarter and moving the ball, they can't fire you.
Quote examples
Toni Kroos
German Athlete
A friendly relationship with the coach is important for each player.
Quote examples
Luka Modric
Croatian Athlete
I want to be able to help the coach and team as much as I can.
Quote examples
Frank Rijkaard
Dutch Athlete
Mourinho is a great coach, and I respect the way he works.
Quote examples
Antonio Conte
Italian Coach
It's not important, the relationship between the coaches.
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Frank Vogel
American Clergyman
I think every coach brings their own personality.
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Diego Maradona
Argentinian Athlete
I'd give my life to be the national team coach.
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