coach up
To help someone get much better at something by working with them closely and giving them advice.
Meanings
To intensively train or develop someone's abilities through personal instruction and guidance.
"The new manager spent three months coaching up junior members of the sales team."
In sport: to bring a player or team to a higher level of skill and performance through coaching.
"The new assistant coach was brought in specifically to coach up the younger players in the squad."
Common in American English, particularly in sports contexts but increasingly used in business and education. Implies a focused, intensive improvement effort by a coach or mentor. Less common in British English.
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