Sports Coaching Phrases

verb to wait or hold on; to continue to hold onto something

adverb used to ask someone to wait or stop for a moment

• Please hang on for a moment while I transfer your call to the appropriate department.
• Hang on a sec, I'll be right back with your order.
• Hang on, dude, I'm almost done with this game.
• Sometimes we just need to hang on and trust that things will get better eventually.

noun a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

pronoun a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g., I, you) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g., she, it, this)

preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause

• Please refrain from engaging in such behavior and knock it off immediately.
• Hey, could you just knock it off already?
• Dude, seriously, just knock it off, okay?
• The constant complaining is like a broken record, just knock it off already.

verb To move quickly and energetically

adverb In a quick and energetic manner

• Please remember to step lively during the ceremony.
• Hey, let's step lively and get this party started!
• Come on, dude, step lively or we'll miss the bus!
• In order to succeed in business, you need to step lively and stay ahead of the competition.