coach for

coach (someone) for (something)

To help someone to prepare for something. My daughter struggles with public speaking, so I coached her for the debate.
See also: coach
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

coach someone for something

to train or drill someone in preparation for doing something. Elliott coached his roommate every night for the contest. Juan coached Alice for the play.
See also: coach
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • do someone or something justice
  • helluva someone/something
  • hit someone for something
  • go through someone like a dose of salts
  • do a job on someone From do a number on something.
  • ain’t 1
  • go out of
  • other than
  • other than (something)
  • let something drop
References in classic literature
Tally-ho coach for Leicester'll be round in half an hour, and don't wait for nobody." So spake the boots of the Peacock Inn Islington, at half-past two o'clock on the morning of a day in the early part of November 183-, giving Tom at the same time a shake by the shoulder, and then putting down a candle; and carrying off his shoes to clean.
Tom Browns Schooldays
The award is not based on wins and losses, but rather honors a deserving high school football coach for his effect on his players, school, and community.
Coach of the Three-Quarter Century
To suggest that a senior manager should put him- or herself in the hands of a coach for adjustments on an "as-needed" basis is absurd.
Personal trainer, personal coach
That experience was invaluable to me in so many important ways, and there is no doubt whatsoever that I am a better coach for having done it.
Career path for the strength/conditioning professional
The Power of Influence Award was created as a way for the AFCA and AFCF to honor a deserving high school football coach for his effect on his players, school, and community.
84th annual convention of the AFCA
I had been a defensive line coach for seven seasons and although I had also become the recruiting coordinator and special teams coordinator, my next logical step was to coordinate a defense ...
From D-Line to D.C
Carrying yourself as if you were the head coach for a day.
King of the (Hawk) Hill: Philadelphia born and bred, Phil Martelli has the coaching job he always wanted
"John," was the command, we need a teaching coach for our young people in Washington.
The classic bach. (Here Below)
Besides appearing as a clinician at baseball clinics around the country for the past eight years, O'Connell has also served as an envoy coach for Major League Baseball, spending his summers developing players and coaches in Germany.
Meet the Next President
In most ways, he was the perfect kind of coach for the super group of players he had.
10 Football Coaches
His career takes off on the day he becomes a head coach for the first time.
OVER A CLIFF..
After all, he was the last coach for whom the athlete played and that becomes very meaningful.
Sudden Death & the Coach's Handling of It
Michael May, a highly successful basketball coach for the past 19 years, is also an authority on sports computer technology.
Coming to grips with computer hardware
I figured I would coach for a while and then go home and earn some money in the off-season.
Tom Landry: the man who gave us America's team
DeBERRY: I was very fortunate to join the coach for whom I had played in college (Wofford) and then assisted on his staff.
It's de-Whiz! It's de-real thing! It's DeBerry!