The kind coach | Spanish A1
An A1 Spanish scene at handball practice. The coach does not shout. With the ball in your hands, three steps are the limit, then you pass, bounce or shoot.
La entrenadora amable
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About this article
What you'll learn
Present tense, querer, and handball words: steps, bounce, pass and shot.
The narrator takes a fourth step and wants to leave. Elena counts to three beside them. Next time they stop and pass.
After reading
Article learning block
Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.
muy amable con todos los niños
newvery kind to all the children
Muy amable con is the fixed pattern for being kind toward someone.
Describes Carlos's main personality trait as a coach.
Nunca grita cuando cometemos errores
newhe never yells when we make mistakes
Nunca + present verb describes a habit that never happens.
Useful phrase about a patient coach or teacher.
Siempre explica con paciencia
newhe always explains with patience
Con paciencia uses con + noun to describe how something is done.
Shows how Carlos teaches without rushing.
Nos anima a seguir practicando
newhe encourages us to keep practicing
Animar a + infinitive means to encourage someone to do something.
Typical coach phrase during training sessions.
Llega temprano cada día
newhe arrives early every day
Cada día expresses daily regularity.
Describes Carlos's dedication to training.
el fútbol es equipo, no individual
newfootball is a team game, not individual
Es equipo, no individual contrasts team vs individual play.
Carlos's main lesson about playing together.
Dedica su vida a enseñar
newhe devotes his life to teaching
Dedicar la vida a + infinitive means to fully commit to something.
Explains why Carlos became a coach after his injury.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Coach
entrenador
coach / trainer
Entrenador is the person who leads sports training.
Central word of the article about Carlos.
Sports center
polideportivo
sports center / multi-sport facility
Polideportivo is an indoor complex for various sports.
Where Carlos holds football training.
Cones
conos
training cones
Conos are field markers used for drills and routes.
Carlos sets them up before the children arrive.
Referee
árbitro
referee
Árbitro is the official who enforces the rules of the game.
On Fridays Carlos referees short matches.
Goalkeeper
portero
goalkeeper
Portero is the player who defends the goal.
Carlos's son Dani is the team's best goalkeeper.
Dedication
dedicación
dedication
Dedicación means commitment of time and effort to something.
The narrator calls Carlos's dedication admirable.
Tactics
tácticas
tactics
Tácticas are game plans and strategies on the field.
Carlos reminds the team of simple tactics before matches.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Ser for personality
Carlos es muy amable con todos los niños
Carlos is very kind to all the children
Ser + adjective describes a permanent personality trait.
Example of ser to describe a coach's character.
Nunca in present
Nunca grita cuando cometemos errores
he never yells when we make mistakes
Nunca + present indicative expresses a habit that does not happen.
Shows negation of a habit in describing the coach.
Weekly routine
Los lunes practicamos pases
on Mondays we practice passes
Los lunes + verb describes what happens on a specific weekday.
Structure for describing a weekly training schedule.
Frequency cada día
Llega temprano cada día
he arrives early every day
Cada día emphasizes daily repetition of an action.
Describes Carlos's regular habit of arriving first.
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