What does "sort toward" means in this sentence? [closed]
This is just a guess on my part, but it seems that sort is being used intransitively to mean something like "manage to follow a particular path" or "manage to have the Sorting Hat of Life place you". It's the preposition toward in combination with modal can that sends me in this direction. I'm just making an attempt to understand what the author might mean, as there is no standard usage of sort that I'm aware of with the preposition toward. That said, prepositions are one of the most fluid things about English.
The phrase sort towards coaching could also be seen as a variation of the intransitive sort with {types of people} which means to choose to hang out with certain types of people as companions, or as a variation of sort into {something}, which means to fit with or to be compatible with something.
He sorts with bohemian types.
How does this fact sort into your worldview?
The modal can complicates things a little, but possible paraphrases might be:
If you think you might find coaching amenable.... (if you could enjoy coaching)
If you can see yourself as a coach... (if you think coaching would be a good fit)