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Her Brand-New Challenge: A Sporting Life Turns to Coaching Joan Joyce begins her coaching career at Florida Atlantic University's women's softball program from the ground up. Joyce's multi-talented sports career, which included striking out Ted Williams at the plate, was reenacted in Japan during the World Softball Championship. She also earned LPGA victories. Additionally, setting a world record for the fewest putts. The article highlights a new journey to FAU, in which she began recruiting players, teaching fundamentals, and transforming a lifetime of excellent activism into coaching and program development.
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Former Owl Just Like Her Coach Jamey Eisenberg wrote a newspaper article highlighting Alicia Smith, a former FAU softball player now an assistant coach at Olympic Heights High School. Smith's coaching style and how it has affected teaching methods she learned from her mentor, Joan Joyce, the coach of the FAU Owls softball team, includes her testimonials from players and peers.
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Joan Joyce, Founding Head Softball Coach for FAU, 1994-2021 Joan Joyce, Head FAU Owls Softball Coach. A multi-talented athlete in softball, golf, basketball and volleyball. As softball coach she had lead FAU to 10 conference championships and 8 NCAA Tournament appearances.
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Joan Joyce vs. Howard Schnellenberger This University Press article by Hans Belot Jr. compares two FAU coaching legends, Joan Joyce and Howard Schnellenberger, as it highlights their leadership positions in shaping the university's athletic identity.
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Joan Joyce, Founding Head Softball Coach for FAU (1994 - 2021). Color photograph of Joan Joyce and an FAU softball player. Joyce was the founding head coach of the FAU Owls softball team. Joyce led the program from 1994 to 2022. Inducted 20 times into multiple Halls of Fame: the National Fastpitch Coaches, the Association Hall of Fame, and the Florida Sports Hall of Fame. She famously struck out baseball legends Ted Williams and Hank Aaron in exhibition games.
Owls Rise: Campus Histories of Peoples