Secret Warrior
A Coach & Fighter, On and Off the Court
Secret Warrior is a compelling memoir following Joanne P. McCallie’s mental health journey through the realities and challenges within the sports world and beyond. Using the recurring theme of “faith over fear” to reduce the stigma associated with impaired mental health and to encourage those suffering from mental health issues, Joanne offers real direction, experiences, and personal stories to teach and reassure those adversely affected by the dynamics of the mind and body experience. Motivational and heartfelt, Secret Warrior drives home the need for more education, stories, action, and an overall change to the narrative about brain health.
Meet CoachP
As one of the nation’s most highly respected and decorated coaches, Joanne P. McCallie – CoachP – knows what it takes to develop champions. But that’s just part of her story.
CoachP is part of a very select group of coaches with more than 600 career wins, averaging an incredible 24 wins per season while coaching her teams to more than 20 NCAA tournaments. CoachP imparts a winning philosophy that meets challenges head on and helps those she leads reach their full potential.
As a trailblazer in every aspect of her career, cancer survivor and the mother of two young adults, CoachP is an experienced and passionate life coach and speaker who helps teams, individuals, and families learn to do more than just cope with adversity. Focusing on her mantra and basis of her first book, “Choice not Chance” CoachP shows us how to change everyday challenges from obstacles into springboards toward the best we all can be. And in her new memoir, Secret Warrior, she’ll break new ground with a vulnerable and candid look at the importance of mental wellness on and off the court.
- 2005 AP National Coach of the Year
- Three-time ACC Coach of the Year
- Numerous Coach of the Year honors, Big Ten / America East
- Two-time Gold Medalist Head Coach of Team USA
- Led Michigan State Spartans to First Final Four and National Championship Game
- Led Duke Blue Devils to eight straight NCAA Elite Eight appearances
- Color Commentary 2006-2007 World Champion Detroit Shock
- 27-year Nike Coach Clinician serving both men’s and women’s basketball
- One of the few Division I coaches with an MBA and experience in the world of business
Work with CoachP
Public Speaking/Panelist
CoachP is a highly sought-after speaker with a proven approach to motivation, mental wellness, professional development, parenting millennials, and more. She lights up a room and helps audiences discover newfound direction and purpose.
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Basketball Program Consulting
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Women's Health, Mental Wellness Advocate, Speaker and Author
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Podcast, Radio, TV Guest, Host and Color Commentary
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Personal Mentoring & Coaching
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Parent Free and Play Free
Based on years of experience, Coach P’s philosophy allows parents to release the guilt, step back and watch their happy, high performing children develop while supporting them appropriately.
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Choice, not chance
RULES FOR BUILDING A FIERCE COMPETITOR
Throughout her pioneering career in college basketball, Coach P, Duke Women’s Basketball Head Coach, has followed a simple philosophy: Choice, not chance, determines destiny. Choose to become a champion in life. From her first head coaching position at age 26 to her current role as head coach for the Duke Blue devils, Coach P has enjoyed sharing these principles with her winning teams, the youth in the communities where she and her family have lived and the greater public through her public speaking.