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The coaching model your clients actually want

What happens between sessions matters more

COACHILLY MAG
THE COACHILLY DISPATCH

Hey Coach,

THIS WEEK

Your clients spend 716 hours without you. The best coaches do something about it.

Your clients spend maybe 2-4 hours per month in session with you. They spend the other 716+ hours living, working, and facing the exact challenges they came to coaching for. That gap is where habits form or fall apart. Where insights become action or fade into good intentions.

The hybrid coaching model closes that gap. Here is what stood out:

1. What stays human (trust, emotional depth, accountability) and what goes digital (roleplay reps, scenario practice, progress tracking) are two different jobs. The best coaches offer both.

2. The SPARR framework (Situation, Preparation, Action, Reflection, Refinement) turns coaching into a continuous practice loop instead of an episodic conversation.

3. You can start without overhauling your practice. One skill, one scenario, a few willing clients. That is all it takes to test the model.

READ THE FULL FRAMEWORK →


THE SPARK

If your clients could practice one skill between sessions, what would it be?

Difficult conversations. Boundary setting. Pitching themselves. Giving feedback. Every coach has that one thing clients struggle to translate from session insight to real-world action.

Tell us yours. Drop your answer in the community and see what other coaches are saying.

JOIN THE CONVERSATION →


R.U. KITTENME SAYS...

R.U. Kittenme AI bot screenshot

We asked the Coachilly community AI bot: "Should I replace myself with an AI coach?"

"Only if you want your clients to fall asleep faster than they do in your sessions."

— R.U. Kittenme, Coachilly Community AI Bot

We have no rebuttal. Try R.U. Kittenme yourself.


P.S. Next week: our most-read article of the year is back. The 2026 Coaching Software Review. Twelve platforms compared, pricing verified, AI features rated. If you are choosing or reconsidering your coaching software, you will want this one.

Make some waves,
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