bench coach
noun
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sports
: a coach (as in basketball or hockey) who actively manages the game and the players (as by directing strategy and making substitutions) from the bench area
And Bowman, who got nearly $2 million to coach the next two years, is arguably the greatest bench coach ever.—
Jeff Gordon, Hockey Digest, November 1993
Jeff Gordon, Hockey Digest, November 1993Calipari has a track record as a bench coach and recruiter, making his reputation by lifting UMass out of the abyss to a Final Four in 1996 before becoming the coach of the New Jersey Nets in 1996.—Dick Weiss, Daily News (New York), 31 Mar. 2009
Dick Weiss, Daily News (New York), 31 Mar. 20092
baseball
: a coach who functions as the manager's primary assistant and who advises the manager on strategy and tactics during games
Currently he is the Yankees' bench coach, whose job during games consists of sitting next to manager Joe Torre and dispensing advice based on intuition—intuition that distills more than half a century of experience.—George F. Will, Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2000
George F. Will, Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2000Dictionary Entries Near bench coach
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“Bench coach.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bench%20coach. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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