How to Draw a Sports Coach (Easy Step by Step)
Learn how to easily draw a friendly sports coach using simple shapes like circles, ovals, and rectangles. You'll create a character complete with a cap, clipboard, and a distinguishing whistle.
- Start your coach drawing with circles, ovals, and rectangles.
- Form the head with a circle and the body with a box shape.
- Add details like a cap, clipboard, and oval shoes.
- Distinguish your coach character with a whistle on a cord.
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A sports coach is a friendly drawing built from circles, ovals and rectangles. The round head with a cap, the box-shaped body, the clipboard and the oval shoes all fit together, and the whistle on a cord shows who this character is.
- Medium
- 15 minutes
- 9 steps
You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.
Start drawing
In this article (7 sections)
How to draw a sports coach step by step
How to Draw a Sports Coach · tinyhandscreate.com
Step 1: Guide shapes
Lightly sketch these 2 ovals. They only show where the big parts go, so press softly. You will erase them at the end.
Step 2: The round head
Start at the lower right of where the head will be and draw a big curved line up over the top and down the left side, like most of a circle. Stop near the bottom and leave a small gap on the lower right.
Step 3: The cap
Draw a straight line across the head, a little below the top, for the edge of the cap. Under it draw a curved smile-shaped brim, and add a tiny circle on the very top of the cap.
Step 4: The body
Under the head, draw a rounded box with no top line: two sides going down and a flat bottom with soft corners. Make it a bit narrower than the head.
Step 5: The collar
At the top of the body, just under the chin, draw two small flaps, one on the left and one on the right, for the collar.
Step 6: The raised arm
On the right side, draw a long tilted oval for the arm, starting at the shoulder and reaching up and out. At the top of the arm, add a small curl, like a hook, for the hand.
Step 7: The clipboard
On the left side, draw a tall rectangle with rounded corners. Add a small bump at the top for the clip.
Step 8: Two oval shoes
Under the body, draw two flat ovals side by side so they touch in the middle. These are the coach's shoes.
Step 9: Face and small details
Add two dots for eyes and a little curved smile. Then draw a V-shaped cord from the collar with a small ring at the bottom for the whistle, three short lines and a clip on the clipboard, a bent arm from the body to the clipboard, a thumb on the raised hand, and two short legs above the shoes.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your sports coach? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a referee or how to draw a paramedic next.
Tips for drawing a sports coach
- Draw the head lightly and leave the small gap, so the cap line can cross it in the right place.
- The raised arm is the trickiest part. Sketch a long tilted oval first, then add the small curl at the top.
- Draw the clipboard tall and narrow, and add the three lines last so they stay straight and even.
Free sports coach coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this sports coach coloring page at full size and print it. It is the same drawing you just learned, with clean lines ready for crayons or markers.
How to color your sports coach drawing
Try a bright red cap with a matching shirt, a yellow whistle, a brown clipboard with white paper, and white shoes. Pick your favorite team color for the cap.
Sports coach fun fact for kids
The Acme Thunderer, a famous metal whistle, was invented by Joseph Hudson in England in 1884 and was used by sports referees and police officers.
Questions about drawing a sports coach
What shapes do I need to draw a sports coach?
You need a big circle for the head, a rounded box for the body, a tall rectangle for the clipboard and two ovals for the shoes. A long oval makes the raised arm.
How do I make my coach look friendlier?
Draw a curved smile and two round dot eyes that sit a little apart. A wide smile makes the coach look cheerful.
How do I draw the whistle?
Draw a V-shaped cord going down from the collar, then add a small ring at the bottom of the V for the whistle.
