Built for coaches and leaders.
We've seen the ESPY interviews. We've teared up at the Hall of Fame acceptance speeches.
We know that beautiful, familiar arc: the game, the practice, the after-school conversation where someone who knew what to look for "saw something special." It's that glimmer of recognition — hard to find, impossible to forget — that Beyond the Bench is built to create for coaches and leaders.
Meet Coach Joc
Before the credentials and the coaching, there’s just Jacquice – wife, daughter, sister, friend, and unapologetic sports fanatic who will absolutely yell at the TV, in the car, or anywhere a game is happening. She’s a competitor at her core, and that energy shows up in everything she does. Her faith keeps her grounded, her curiosity keeps her moving, and her old soul reminds her that real relationships are still the foundation of everything. She’s a reader, a traveler, a mentor, and someone who walks into every room with high energy and zero apologies for it. That’s not separate from the work. It is the work.
Jacquice Overall-Cooper (“Coach Joc”) is the founder of Beyond the Bench. A former collegiate athlete, longtime coach, and HR and organizational leadership practitioner with a Master’s in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, she’s spent her career helping people close the gap between who they are and who they’re capable of becoming. She brings the same standard to every client: see them clearly, challenge them directly, and walk with them through the growth.
Certifications:
✓ EQ-i 2.0 Certified Practitioner
✓ SHRM-CP
Our approach
The environments we serve care deeply about outcomes and performance — and we believe that emotional intelligence and strong culture are what make that performance sustainable. We meet people where they are, tell the truth with care, and guide them toward who they're becoming.
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Relational
Built on trust, real connection, and deep listening
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![A group of children and adults are gathered around a person standing on a chair on a beach at night, performing a trust fall exercise.]()
Courageous
Committed to truth-telling and hard conversations
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Winning-oriented
Outcomes matter here; EQ is how we make them last
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![Basketball coach giving instructions to a team during a timeout in a gymnasium.]()
High-accountability
Holding people to a standard while holding them with care
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EQ-grounded
Rooted in emotional intelligence as a foundation for change
IN-PERSON SERVICESServing you from Chicago
Beyond the Bench offers both online and in-person services. For those in the Chicago area, contact us to schedule an in-person consultation, 1-1 coaching, and/or on-site workshop.