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Coach

Coach is signed exactly like captain: form your dominant hand into a claw shape and tap it onto your shoulder. It is like you are indicating the responsibility that rests on his or her shoulder as the coach -- meaning trainer, mentor, or teacher -- of a team.

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SIGN USAGE

Teach your baby or toddler the coach sign when indicating the coach of their older sibling's Little League, soccer, or Spelling Bee team, or if you are explaining your own work or that of your spouse's.

RELATED SIGNS

Flash Card

This is a useful flash card taught best in conjunction with other profession flash cards, or in the context of indicating when someone close by, in a picture book, or on screen is a coach.