# Coach shows the move, players repeat it

A sports and outdoors format, measured November 8, 2026 by Volume. https://tryvolume.app/working/sports-and-outdoors/coach-shows-the-move-players-repeat-it

Show the coach demonstrating the drill or move first, then cut to the athletes executing it. It worked for 4 accounts, with a median of 12x their usual reach. Type: Angle. Seen as: Talking head.

## Why it works

Viewers get a clear model and then a successful result. The pattern is easy to copy and the repeated successes reinforce it.

## How to make it

1. Start mid-drill with the coach demonstrating at full speed
2. Cut to the player or students doing it
3. End on a clean make or success

## Hook formula

Here are a few [skill] drills you can do

## Examples

- @anthony_pugh2 (7K followers, TikTok talking head): 20x their usual views. Hook: “YOU'RE GONNA GO POUND” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@anthony_pugh2/video/7703339353073831199)
- @rosoweliteperformance (11K followers, TikTok talking head): 14x their usual views. Hook: “In and out.” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@rosoweliteperformance/video/7702507861980597535)
- @breakdown_basketball (893K followers, TikTok talking head): 9.7x their usual views. Hook: “Ooh! We're gonna teach you how to go to your kill dribble.” [Original post](https://www.tiktok.com/@breakdown_basketball/video/7693497106589437202)
- @dashletics (205K followers, Instagram talking head): 3.7x their usual views. Hook: “HERE IS A FEW BALL HANDLING DRILLS U CAN DO -” [Original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/De0Ug4tBzWS/)

More sports and outdoors formats: https://tryvolume.app/working/sports-and-outdoors.md

## Get the full library

The full library has every post, format and hook in sports and outdoors, plus long-running Meta ads, and your AI agent can search it over MCP. The library comes with Volume Core and Pro, from $29.99 a month, and every plan starts with a 3-day free trial. Start a free trial: https://tryvolume.app/library

Agents: add Volume's MCP server (https://app.tryvolume.app/api/mcp) and call `search_library(shelf: "formats", niche: "Sports and outdoors")` for every format, `search_library(shelf: "posts", niche: "Sports and outdoors")` for examples with transcripts and scripts.

## How this is measured

- Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
- TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
- A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
- Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.

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