coachspeak

Fans and media, of course, understand that coachspeak is 100% bullshit and should say so ... but with the understanding that it's just going to keep happening.

Your Right Hand Thief 2008

"This isn't 'coachspeak' - there's some things we need to improve on," McCarthy said.

The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed CHRIS JENKINS 2011

"This isn't 'coachspeak' - there's some things we need to improve on," McCarthy said.

The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed CHRIS JENKINS Green Bay 2011

Whether that's simply traditional "coachspeak" entering a big game, or just the fact that the Mounties don't know very much about Passaic Tech, despite studying their game film against Wayne Valley (a 19-16 Bulldogs 'loss), the longtime MHS coach knows that anyone can get knocked off at this stage of the season.

unknown title 2009

A reporter's cellphone, placed on the podium to record Pete Carroll's coachspeak during a press conference, rang and Carroll, in a move straight out of Lombardi's coaching manual, paused and answered it.

Playoffs? Playoffs? Pete Carroll answers a reporter's phone during press conference Cindy Boren 2011

ESPN rookie Herm Edwards showed he can avoid coachspeak with this novel take on Minnesota first-round draftee Percy Harvin: This is one of those guys, whether he's driving a Ferrari, Cadillac or Volkswagen — even if he goes to Disneyland and drives the little cars that run on rails — he's going to have a wreck.

NFL Network, ESPN have no limit on weekend draft coverage 2009

Without much of a track record, he is rarely given the benefit of the doubt by the media, and he often compounds matters by speaking in stilted coachspeak.

Premier League Enters the Twilight Zone Gabriele Marcotti 2012

It was dismissed as little more than coachspeak, the flowery things these guys feel compelled to say every spring to keep opposition bulletin boards clear of anything but tonight's lineup and the Final Four bracket.

USATODAY.com - Thanks for the Cinderella story 2002

You definitely hear coachspeak on Saturdays, after games.

Coaches don't say the darndest things 2000

With that in mind, I'm almost always leery, if not appreciative, of coachspeak.

Coaches don't say the darndest things 2000