Sports Coaching Vocabulary

noun law - a system of rules that a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and may enforce by the imposition of penalties

verb a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

article a word that specifies and limits a noun

• The judge had to lay down the law in order to maintain order in the courtroom.
• The teacher had to lay down the law when the students started misbehaving.
• The coach really laid down the law during practice today.
• As a parent, it's important to lay down the law and set boundaries for your children.

verb to leave or depart, especially quickly or informally

• Please run along to the meeting room for the presentation.
• Hey, why don't you run along and grab us some coffee?
• I told him to run along and stop bothering me.
• His thoughts seemed to run along the same lines as mine.

verb to criticize or reprimand someone for their actions or behavior

• The board decided to take the employee to task for repeatedly violating company policies.
• The teacher took the student to task for not completing their homework.
• The coach really took the player to task for missing practice.
• The author's critics were quick to take him to task for his controversial opinions.