coach

handler, manager

instructor, teacher, tutor

driller, drillmaster

adviser (also advisor), counselor (or counsellor), guide, mentor

godfather

direct, engineer, steer, sway

accompany, attend, chaperone (or chaperon), convoy, escort, see, squire

oversee, superintend, supervise

drill, train

brief, enlighten, inform

instruct, school, teach, tutor

inculcate, indoctrinate

cultivate, foster, nurture