1. to coach excessively or too intensively
Usage: sports

Examples

• The tennis instructor tends to overcoach young players, giving them too many technical details at once.
• Parents worry that some youth soccer leagues overcoach children and take the fun out of the game.
• The swimming coach realized he had been overcoaching his athletes when their performance declined.
• It’s easy to overcoach beginners by overwhelming them with advanced techniques.
• The basketball team’s poor showing was partly due to being overcoached during practice.
• Good coaches know when to step back and avoid overcoaching their players.