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uncoachable

  • a word derived from coach.
    coach
    noun
    a large, horse-drawn, four-wheeled carriage, usually enclosed.
  • a word derived from coachable.
    coachable
    adjective
    receptive to coaching.

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BBC pundit Chris Sutton: "He has to be in that bracket when you talk about the world's best. Harry Kane has instincts that are simply uncoachable."

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

We’ve seen the reports now surfacing about what we had heard behind the scenes — that Young was uncoachable and had his own ideas of how to be a star on the field.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 1, 2023

Rob Pelinka destroyed the team and handed Vogel an uncoachable one.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2022

He was pure jazz and would be uncoachable today.

From The Guardian ● May 22, 2020

“The uncoachable one wants to talk about coaching …” Auriemma joked.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2020