noun/verb · informal
coach
UK/kəʊtʃ/US/koʊtʃ/COACH
Band 4-5speakingtask2
A person who trains or instructs athletes; to train someone in a sport.
Examples
“The coach told us to work on passing drills.”
“She coaches the school volleyball team.”
“He was coached by a former national player.”
Band 8 sentence
“Our head coach redesigned the preseason program to focus on strength and match tactics, and the team improved noticeably.”
Collocations
- head coach
- coach someone
- sports coach
Word family
coach nouncoach verbcoached verb (past)coaching noun/verb
Common mistakes
teacher→coach
I am coaching today.→I am being coached today. / I have a coaching session today.
Say it for a higher band
5teacher→6trainer→7+coach
Synonyms
trainer
Easily confused
trainer
“She hired a trainer to prepare her for the marathon.”
Related words
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In Sport & Exercise
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