Sports Coaching Terminology

noun a scolding or reprimand

verb to scold or reprimand harshly

• The boss decided to chew out the employee for not meeting the project deadline.
• I heard Sarah's mom chewed her out for coming home late last night.
• My coach really chewed me out for missing practice yesterday.
• The critics are going to chew out the new movie for its lack of originality.

verb A verb is a word that expresses an action or a state of being. In this case, 'coached' is a verb that indicates the action of providing guidance or instruction to someone in a particular skill or activity.

• He coached the basketball team to victory in the championship game.
• My dad coached my little brother's soccer team last season.
• I heard she coached the debate team to first place.
• The mentor coached her through the challenges of starting her own business.

noun a restraint or hindrance

verb to restrain or prevent from advancing

• It is important to not hold back any information during the investigation.
• Don't hold back, tell me everything that happened.
• Just let it all out, don't hold back.
• Sometimes we hold back our true feelings to avoid conflict.

noun a word that functions as the name of a person, place, thing, or idea. In this case, 'yell' can be a noun when referring to a loud cry or shout.

verb a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being. 'Yell' is a verb in this phrase, indicating the action of shouting loudly at someone.

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence. 'At' is a preposition in this phrase, indicating the location or target of the yelling.

• The teacher had to yell at the students to quiet down during the assembly.
• My mom always yells at me to clean my room before she gets home.
• Why are you always yelling at me for no reason?
• The storm clouds seemed to yell at the earth as lightning struck the ground.