Collocations for "coaching"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "coaching" in context.
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coach
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [basketball, football, math, life] coach
- a [professional, high school, college] coach
- the [head, team, defensive] coach
- the [former, current] coach
- is a [birth, birthing] coach
- a [certified, qualified] birth coach
- has been the coach for [two] [years, seasons]
- [appoint, look for, choose] a new coach
- a coach to [help, lead, win, train]
- the coach of a [basketball] team
- the coach was [fired, dismissed]
- the coach was fired after (poor results)
- UK: we took a coach to [Boston, Liverpool]
- UK: we went to [Paris, Barcelona] by coach
- [flew, rode] (in) coach (to)
- took the coach bus to [Boston]
- coach the [team, players]
- coach the [team] to victory
- coached the [defense, offense]
- coaching them on [how, what, where, when]
- coached and [trained, mentored, taught, managed, played]
- coached [professional, amateur, high school]
- coaches [football, soccer, baseball]
- coached me in [how to, the art of]
- coached her during [birth, labor]
- coach you through it
- (has) coached for [20 years]
- [players, athletes] are (being) coached by
- coached by [an expert, a foreigner, a former player]
'coaching' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):