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Who was Socrates?

Socrates was the greatest coach in college
football history.

His success as a coach (297 wins, 37 losses, 6 ties) was attributed to his use of leading questions to teach both football fundamentals and the complex football plays that made his teams such formidable opponents.


Coach Socrates was an expert with the fill-in method:

Coach Socrates would ask a player a __________,
for which the player would give an __________
that Socrates already had in mind.

After the player __________ the question,
Coach Socrates would ask another __________.

This method would build on what the player already knew. And the player's responses would tell Coach Socrates what the player was ready for next.