coached
Led the team
Coached is the past tense of coach, meaning to train, instruct, or prepare someone for a performance or challenge.
Athletes are coached for competition, executives for interviews, witnesses for testimony.
The word can imply legitimate guidance She coached him through the presentation or improper prompting The lawyer was accused of coaching the witness.
Led with assistance
- advisedGave guidance to
- counseledGave thoughtful advice
- tutoredGave private instruction
- nurturedCared for supportively
supported · encouraged · developed · shaped · fostered · empowered · motivated · inspired
Imparted knowledge to
- trainedTaught a skill
- educatedHaving received formal instruction
- drilledPierced or rehearsed repeatedly
- schooledFormally taught something
briefed · informed · prepared · demonstrated · explained · corrected · practiced · refined
Developing abilities through practice
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- drillsRepetitive training routines
- playbookDocumented set of tactics
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
strategy · tactics · conditioning · scrimmage · halftime · sideline · whistle · roster
Pre-performance practice session
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- directionWay something faces
- linesStrokes connecting two points
- performanceCarrying out a task
acting · projection · timing · cues · stage presence · delivery · interpretation · monologue
guided
Led with assistance
nurtured · supported · encouraged · developed · shaped · fostered · empowered · motivated · inspired · upskilled
taught
Imparted knowledge to
- trainedTaught a skill
- educatedHaving received formal instruction
- drilledPierced or rehearsed repeatedly
schooled · briefed · informed · prepared · demonstrated · explained · corrected · practiced · refined · polished
training
Developing abilities through practice
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- drillsRepetitive training routines
- playbookDocumented set of tactics
teamwork · strategy · tactics · conditioning · scrimmage · halftime · sideline · whistle · roster · quarterback
rehearsal
Pre-performance practice session
performance · acting · projection · timing · cues · stage presence · delivery · interpretation · monologue · dialogue
- conditionedtrained, habituated, programmed, adapted, shaped
- supportedsupported, backed, aided, helped out, assisted
- skilled traitsexpert, skilled, adept, proficient, masterful
- companionshipaccompanied, unaccompanied, together, alone, solo
- influencedinspired, persuaded, motivated, swayed, affected
coachedself-taught
Educated without instructors
uncoached · untrained · self-directed · autodidactic · untutored
coachedmentored
Guided someone less experienced
taught · instructed · trained · guided · listened
coachedspontaneous
Arising without external cause
unrehearsed · unscripted · unprompted · genuine · natural
- head coachSports team's primary leader
- life coachProfessional growth mentor
- head coachesPrimary team directors
- assistant coachSubordinate team trainer
- coach classStandard airplane seating tier
- dating coachRomantic guidance professional
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