What strategy should an instructor use to engage the student at the beginning of the lesson?

• A. Opening the lesson with an overview, linking new material with previous knowledge, and starting questions
• B. Skipping warm-up and starting directly with full swing
• C. Presenting a rigid agenda with no questions
• D. Focusing only on physical conditioning

Answer: (A)

Engagement at the start comes from quickly setting a learning path and tying new ideas to what the student already knows. Opening with a concise overview gives the learner a clear sense of what they’ll work on, while linking new material to prior knowledge helps the concepts land because they sit on familiar patterns. Asking guiding questions at the outset invites active thinking, checks understanding early, and gets the student involved right away.

This combination creates readiness and curiosity, which is especially important in coaching where you’re building on technique and decision-making from one session to the next.

The other approaches miss that engagement mix: skipping the warm-up and jumping straight into full swings can ignore safety and mental readiness and usually lacks a purposeful hook for learning. Presenting a rigid agenda with no questions reduces dialogue and feedback. Focusing only on physical conditioning overlooks the instructional start that frames goals, connects ideas, and sets up effective practice.