coach
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Against Valdez, Hernández was in a closed stance, to delay his front hip from opening, according to Dodgers hitting coach Aaron Bates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
He went to Princeton to play basketball for coach John Thompson III.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Baker-Mazara claims in the lawsuit that the third-year USC men’s basketball coach “lost his mind” in the wake of a late-season loss to Nebraska last February, which essentially eliminated USC from postseason play.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Before choosing to coach, Venable majored in anthropology at Princeton and worked as a special assistant to Theo Epstein.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The only ones who aren’t here yet are Malik, Brayden, and Brayden’s dad—Coach Noles—who became an assistant coach when Coach Trent went down.
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
This is because certain coaches have leaned into the club's roots, while others have tried but failed to move away from those ideas.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham Tolentino told AFP that while all the country's athletes have secured a bed, some officials and coaches were staying in "different hotels and Airbnb".
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Pride, like Hoy, also left his own unique mark on the game by inspiring the now-ubiquitous practice of players and coaches covering their mouths during meetings at the mound.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
And I worked with my coaches to get my belief and hunger back.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
All of the other coaches clapped for me, patted me on the back, and commended me on my skills.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
Tim Garcia, who coached Raymond at Ventura High, said Raymond was never much of a talker on the field, preferring to lead by example, especially noting his strong intensity and commitment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
They consulted experts, coached their players on sleep, and flew staff members to Australia on a trial run so they could report their findings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Chloe, a Labrador mix, is one of 15 dogs being coached by the startup, clad in customised data-gathering helmets.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
The sprinters coached by Baptiste were unaware of the reason for his abrupt lack of contact since telling them he would be absent from training "for a while" in May.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
The shuttle could pick me up from the student center at the university where Aaron coached, or it could pick me up from a downtown hotel.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
I was as surprised as most that Kevin Pietersen has joined the England coaching ranks as a mentor in the build-up to the 50-over World Cup in South Africa next autumn.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
After a stint under Epstein, Venable transitioned to coaching and immediately began to rise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Said Harbaugh: “Have to get things to get better, for sure. You know, better job coaching, better job practicing, better job executing. All those things need to be elevated.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
They were young offensive assistants in Cleveland, Atlanta and San Francisco and both represent branches of the Kyle Shanahan coaching tree.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Coach Korfanty had had an illustrious fencing career in his native Poland before immigrating to the United States and starting a career in coaching in Portland, Oregon.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
