Winning Well

Cara Cocchiarella, EdD, is a coach developer with Win Win Consulting and professor in health and physical education. She has coached athletes from kindergarten through college in several different sports, earning numerous trophies and Coach of the Year honors. Cocchiarella has also worked as an Athletic Director and has taught a variety of education courses. Having earned her doctorate in Educational Leadership, her continued scholarship and service to the field of coach development is driven by her commitment to advancing inclusive, athlete-centered coaching. Camille Adana is a health educator, coach, author, and consultant. She has coached volleyball, basketball, softball, cross-country, and tennis at the high school level. As a public school educator and district health lead, Adana has crafted relevant and vital health curriculum for a diverse group of students. Adana is the author of Motivate from Within: A Young Adult’s Guide to Shooting for the Stars.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: Physical WellnessChapter 2: Social WellnessChapter 3: Emotional WellnessChapter 4: Intellectual WellnessChapter 5: Spiritual WellnessChapter 6: Environmental WellnessChapter 7: Inclusion and WellnessChapter 8: Occupational WellnessChapter 9: Financial WellnessConclusion: Winning WellAppendix A: Wellness Wheel ActivityAppendix B: Wellness Wheel Assessments by DimensionAppendix C: BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) Inclusion Assessment ToolAppendix D: Gender and LGBTQ2+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, two-spirit, and other sexual orientations and gender identities) Inclusion Assessment ToolSelected BibliographyAbout the Authors

As a coach and coach developer, I aim to center holistic athlete wellness and development. This book is a great resource for that: it provides much-needed, broad and deep definitions for athlete-centered well-being. More than that, Winning Well includes practical tips and case studies to help coaches, coach developers, and athletes better understand how to care for themselves and one another. The language of inclusion, healing, and relationships permeates this book; those looking to unlock the power of sport will find Winning Well a wonderful tool to add to your toolkit of transformative coaching.