To coach someone is an awesome privilege. I heard somewhere that after a session with a good coach, you don't think "Wow, they are a great coach!", you think "Wow, I am amazing and capable of amazing things!" A good coach, like a good parent or manager, draws the best out of whoever they work with.
Of course, there are some people who think that coaching (or parenting, or managing) is yelling at someone, pointing out their faults and basically shaming them into doing better. It might work for some people by making them mad and moving them into an "I'll show them" attitude. Unfortunately, that attitude isn't a good one to perpetuate.
I prefer to encourage, en-courage by helping someone see what wonderful outcomes are possible. Helping someone to dream and then plan how to create that dream in reality, step by step, that is my preferred "modus operandi".
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