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coachable

American  
[koh-chuh-buhl] / ˈkoʊ tʃə bəl /

adjective

  1. receptive to coaching.

  2. able to be developed or learned through coaching.


Other Word Forms

  • coachability noun
  • uncoachability noun
  • uncoachable adjective

Example Sentences

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“Man is it fun. The girls are just coachable and want to play and most are other athletes first.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025

“But she always remained so coachable, so engaged,” Nygaard says.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2025

I am not advocating that we abandon that glorious sugar puddle on our plates necessarily, but if we are coachable, we can learn something from the French here.

From Salon • Dec. 12, 2023

But when one of the shocking revelations is that Catherine was accused of being "coachable" you have to think there are probably worse things to be called.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2023

“You put really good fundamentals with a guy who’s willing to work and be coachable, you see what he’s done. I don’t see why he wouldn’t win the Gold Glove. It’s been that good.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2023