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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.


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Smith, for one, has no doubt that there is "more to come" from the midfielder, who is "very coachable".

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 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

“I’ve seen how conscientious he is, how coachable he is,” McVay said, “You see the rapport that he and Matthew have together.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 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

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