Synonyms of coaching

coaching 1 of 2

noun

as in teaching

Related Words

• teaching
• conditioning
• cultivation
• tutoring
• education
• training
• schooling
• tuition
• instruction
• preparation
• tutelage
• development
• improvement
• readying
• guidance
• nurturing
• pedagogy
• enlightenment
• direction
• edification
• higher education
• nurturance
• pedagogics
• higher learning
• didactics

coaching

2 of 2

verb

present participle of coach

as in guiding

to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed

carefully coached her through the home-buying process

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guiding
• teaching
• mentoring
• tutoring
• showing
• leading
• counseling
• training
• steering
• accompanying
• shepherding
• walking through
• informing
• piloting
• escorting
• engineering
• supervising
• schooling
• attending
• directing
• drilling
• instructing
• convoying
• overseeing
• superintending
• swaying
• godfathering
• briefing
• seeing
• chaperoning
• enlightening
• fostering
• nurturing
• squiring
• inculcating
• indoctrinating
• cultivating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of coaching

Noun

Officials said the girls cross-country coaching staff and team members were unaware of Lincoln-Way students’ actions at the previous night’s football game. — Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Stevens’ attorneys said in a statement Friday that this type of behavior has gone on for years at Boyd, and the incident should have been handled by the coaching staff. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026

Between the coaching staff and developmental staff, quality support remains in place. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

Her reasoning was that Ted's compassionate coaching style is possible only because Rebecca, as the club's owner, permits it. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Let’s start nearly a year ago in November, a month that housed perhaps the most raucous, swirly, mind-boggling college football coaching carousel ever. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

With more than four decades in the coaching profession, most of them in the NFL, Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo can spot a football trend or two. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026

Andy Reid has built an unprecedented resume on the field as the only coach with 100 NFL coaching wins for two different franchises. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026

On the greatest night of his greatest coaching feat, Sarkisian acted without grace or a shred of tact. — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Verb

There will be recruiting battles and NIL headaches and portal defections and angry message boards and all the other insanity that comes with coaching at a place where fans consider 9-3 an average record rather than an accomplishment. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026

Robinson also helped advise Lizzie on her appearance, coaching her to appear more innocent, more feminine and incapable of committing such a horrific crime. — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026

Multiple parents of players declined to comment on the midseason coaching disruption Friday night. — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

Southlake Carroll head coach Lee Munn has been coaching against Central squads for nine years. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026

Based on the four seasons Hafley spent coaching Boston College, there’s little reason to doubt his commitment. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

Fitzgerald has special memories of playing and coaching at Notre Dame Stadium. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

Their jobs have also changed in recent years, as teams have grown and coaching a top player has become a sophisticated operation. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026