Joyce Alice Brown (born 29 September 1938) is a former Australia netball international and national team head coach. Brown captained Australia at the inaugural 1963 World Netball Championships, winning a gold medal. She later coached Australia at the

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and

1991 World Netball Championships The 1991 World Netball Championships (also known as the Johnson & Johnson World Netball Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth edition of the INF Netball World Cup, a quadrennial premier event in international netball. It was held in ...

and at the

1993 World Games The 1993 World Games ( nl, 1993 Wereldspelen), the fourth World Games, were an international multi-sport event held in The Hague, Netherlands. Titles 155 titles were awarded in 23 sports (not including invitational sports — aikido, equestrian ...

, guiding the team to four gold medals. Brown never lost a World Netball Championship match, either as a player or coach. In 1992 she was awarded the

Medal of the Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Gove ...

. Between 1999 and 2002, Brown served as head coach of

Melbourne Phoenix Melbourne Phoenix were an Australian netball team that represented Netball Victoria in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy. Between 1997 and 2007, together with Melbourne Kestrels, they were one of two teams to represent Netball Victoria in the Common ...

in the

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league, leading them to the premiership in 2000 and 2002. Brown also served as a netball umpire and sports administrator.

Early life, family and education

Brown is the daughter of Doug Anderson, who during the 1920s played Australian rules football for

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. In her youth, Brown played tennis, before taking up netball in primary school. She graduated from the

University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is located in Parkville, an inner suburb no ...

as a physical education teacher. Together with her husband, Colin, she lived in

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. Their son, Fraser Brown, played Australian rules football for Carlton during the 1990s.

Playing career

Victoria

Between 1958 and 1963, Brown played for

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in the Australian National Netball Championships. In 2000, together with

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and

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, Brown was named in

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's Team of the Century.

Australia

Brown captained Australia at the inaugural 1963 World Netball Championships, winning a gold medal. The team was coached by

Lorna McConchie Lorna Jean McConchie (22 July 1914 – 9 December 2001) was a former Australia netball international and national team head coach. In 1938 McConchie played for Australia in their first international match against New Zealand. McConchie was la ...

and also featured

. Brown made all her nine senior appearances for Australia at the 1963 tournament.

Coaching career

Victoria

Between 1972 and 1975 and again in 1979, Brown coached

in the Australian National Netball Championships.

Australia

Brown coached Australia at the

and

and at the

, guiding the team to four goal medals. In 1992 Brown, along with the rest of the gold medal-winning 1991 World Netball Championship squad, were awarded the

. In 2008, Brown was inducted into the Australian Netball Hall of Fame.

Melbourne Phoenix

Between 1999 and 2002, Brown served as head coach of

in the

league, leading them to the premiership in 2000.

Umpire and administrator

Brown has also served as a netball umpire and sports administrator. She has served as a board member of the Australian Institute of Sport, the

Confederation of Australian Sport The Confederation of Australian Sport (CAS) is the highest national body for sport in Australia. It was established in 1976 to advance the interests of the Australian sports community and to give the industry a united voice in discussions and nego ...

and Netball Australia.

Joyce Brown Coach of the Year

In 2014 Netball Australia introduced the Joyce Brown Coach of the Year award. Past winners have included

Roselee Jencke Roselee Jencke is a former Australia netball international and netball coach. As a player, Jencke was a member of the Australia teams that won the gold medal at the 1991 World Netball Championships and the silver medals at the 1985 World Ga ...

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and Stacey Marinkovich.

Honours

Player

; Australia *

World Netball Championships The Netball World Cup is a quadrennial international netball world championship organised by the World Netball, inaugurated in 1963. Since its inception the competition has been dominated primarily by the Australia national netball team and ...

**''Winners'':

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Head coach

; Australia *

**''Winners'':

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**''Winners'':

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;

**''Winners'': 2000

Individual awards

Bibliography

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Joyce 1938 births Living people Australian netball players Australia international netball players Netball players from Melbourne Australian netball administrators Australian netball umpires Australian women referees and umpires Australian netball coaches Australia national netball team coaches Melbourne Phoenix coaches Commonwealth Bank Trophy coaches Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees University of Melbourne alumni sportspeople University of Melbourne women Australian schoolteachers 1963 World Netball Championships players