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coaching

coaching

184 2.5
Helping someone improve skills in sports or at work as a professional
  • noun
  • /ˈkoʊtʃɪŋ/
: coaching
  • The coaching sessions helped the players improve their skills and teamwork.
  • consultation and coaching
  • coaching behavior
  • coaching model

I teach coaches how to sell coaching and get coaching clients.

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Examples

  • Coaches should be aware that the preferred coaching behaviors of athletes influence both athletic performance and motivation.

    Academic text (2011)
  • So look, I think coaching's the hardest job in the world.

  • And you know, I learned early that the game of coaching is not hard.

  • The pressure of coaching got to him.

  • We're talking about me doing some coaching.

  • I teach coaches how to sell coaching and get coaching clients.

  • Are you guys still in a formal coaching athlete relationship?

  • In my own work, I use a project design model that incorporates student voice, coaching, and clear outcomes.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Player preferences for coaching behavior can affect both their attitudes toward their sports experiences and team performance.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The heavy burden of being responsible for both teaching and coaching has the potential to result in burnout.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

life coaching
vscoaching
22 4.8

Help that lets people set and reach personal or work goals

is focused on sports and business roles rather than personal life goals
coaching job
vscoaching
8 2.8

A paid job training and leading sports players or teams

is the broader professional activity rather than only a paid position
business coaching
vscoaching
2 3.4

Help for a person or team to improve their work in a company

is the general professional role across sports and other fields not only business

Compounds

22 4.8

Help that lets people set and reach personal or work goals

8 2.8

A paid job training and leading sports players or teams

Help for a person or team to improve their work in a company

How Prepared

training
∞ 1.5
grooming
3 4.1
coaching
184 2.5
orientation
55 3.2
introduction
52 2.1

Surface Forms

coaching singular
coachings plural

Morphology

coaching = coach (transparent) = coach + ing

A regular nominalization/gerund formed from the verb 'coach' with the productive suffix '-ing', meaning the activity or profession of coaching.

Etymology

Coaching comes from coach, which used to mean a carriage from a Hungarian village called kocsi. Because a coach 'carried' people, the word came to mean someone who 'carries' you to better results, so coaching is the work of helping people improve and reach their goals.