For teens · Clubs and activities
Asking a coach
You asked your coach if you can try goalkeeper next match. They look at the pitch and say nothing for a few seconds.
What could you do?
Three things you could say. None of them is the one right answer; each note says why it fits the moment, or why it may not.
Wait. Count to five.
A strong fit
Coaches think before answering a request. Five seconds is normal.
Say, "You can tell me at training."
Also works here
This offers to hear it later. It works; it also lets them decide now.
Say "never mind" and walk off.
Worth a second look
You can. It withdraws the question before a yes had a chance.
What people here usually expect
- Coaches often think before answering a request. Quiet is not a no.
- Offering to hear the answer later is a normal move.
- Withdrawing a question is allowed, but it removes the chance of a yes.
Your words
Write the line you would say to yourself while a coach thinks.
In the app you write one line here and it lands in your lines. Nothing is graded.
The move this moment practises: Leave some space.
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