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SFG Coaching Handbook Overview

Welcome to the Songwriting for Guitar Coaching Handbook.
This guide is here to make sure every coach is aligned, supported, and clear on how we serve our clients.

Inside, you’ll find:

  1. SFG Coaching Policies – the standards and expectations that keep sessions consistent, professional, and impactful.

  2. Best Practices – proven approaches that help you guide clients effectively while maintaining healthy boundaries.

  3. Communication Guidelines – how we interact with clients and with each other as a coaching team.

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Coach Resources Download

Inside this download, you’ll find three key tools to help you show up with clarity, consistency, and professionalism in every session:

  1. The 3-Step Coaching System – A simple framework to keep client growth clear and achievable.
  2. Coaching Session Tracker – A structured roadmap + note-taking system so every session builds on the last.
  3. Tech & Touring Guidelines – Best practices for keeping sessions smooth, professional, and reliable — whether you’re in your home studio or on the road.

These resources are designed to protect client trust, maintain coaching excellence, and make your job as a coach easier and more effective.

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Coaching Session Overview: Matty’s Strategies

 

Session Structure & Flow

  • Client-led approach: Matty consistently redirects the conversation so the client feels ownership of the session. Rather than giving all the answers, he creates space for the client to explore.

  • Strategic prompting: Instead of asking “yes/no” questions, Matty uses open-ended prompts that encourage the client to think deeper about their choices, direction, or challenges.

  • Guided checkpoints: They introduces small check-ins at natural breaks in the session, ensuring the client stays on track and reflects on progress in real time.

Coaching Strategies in Action

  • Reframing: Matty helps the client reframe obstacles into opportunities by shifting language (“What if we tried…” vs. “That won’t work”).

  • Encouraging autonomy: They avoid dominating the session with their own solutions. Instead, positions ideas as options, letting the client choose what resonates.

  • Modeling curiosity: By demonstrating curiosity and active listening, Matty subtly teaches the client how to ask better questions of themselves.

Key Strengths Observed

  • Balance of guidance and freedom: The session never feels rigid or dictated; Matty sets a structure but adapts it based on the client’s energy.

  • Clarity through prompting: Their prompts are crafted to unlock client clarity without overwhelming them with too much information at once.

  • Empowerment as the end goal: Every move they make aims to build the client’s confidence and ability to navigate independently.

Takeaways for Other Coaches

  • Use open-ended prompts to keep the client driving the session.

  • Check in at intervals to reinforce direction and clarity.

  • Focus on empowerment, not answers — guide the client to uncover their own solutions.

  • Reframe challenges as opportunities for growth to shift perspective.

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