Coach
What a coach does:
- Preparation. Builds strategies, studies opponents' demos and plans the map veto.
- During matches. Helps with economy and tactical calls, and uses tactical timeouts to reset the team.
- Team management. Runs practice, looks after the players and often has a say in roster changes.
When can the coach talk? It depends on the tournament's rulebook. Coaches always speak during timeouts and between maps; how much they may say during live rounds has changed over the years and differs between organizers.
Coach vs IGL. The in-game leader makes calls inside the server, in real time. The coach works mostly before the match and between rounds.
In emergencies, a coach can even play as a stand-in if a player is missing.
Learn more in CS2 Rules Explained.
Related guides
CS2 Rules Explained: A Beginner's Guide to Competitive Counter-StrikeHow competitive CS2 works: two teams of five, T vs CT, 13 rounds to win a map, the bomb, the economy and how pro matches are played as BO1 or BO3.
IGLAn IGL is the in-game leader of a CS2 team: the player who calls strategies, decides buys and adapts mid-round.
Tactical timeoutA tactical timeout in CS2 pauses the match between rounds so a team can talk strategy.
Stand-inA stand-in in CS2 is a temporary player who replaces a regular team member for a match or event, for example because of visa issues.
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