Joy has been involved in the sport of rowing for over 60 years. From 1989 to 1999 he served as the Head Coach of Men’s and Women’s Rowing here at the Colleges. Joy coached and developed athletes with a holistic approach, sending three Hobart student-athletes to the US National Championships and one to the Olympics. Jimmy had three Hobart crews medal at the IRA during his coaching tenure, winning IRA Championships in 1993 and 1994. Hobart also attended the Royal Henley Regatta in those years.
Joy has coached at the University of Western Ontario, MIT, Yale University and Wesleyan University. In the 1980s, he served as the technical director of the Canadian National Team. The decade was very successful with the Canadian crews winning more than 60 medals at various international competitions, including a gold medal in the men’s eight at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Additionally, from 1981 to 1995 Joy was a member of FISA’s competitive commission that was responsible for the successful coaches’ development program.
Joy continues to research the concepts of flow, integral coaching, mental training, and the functional athlete. Joy is the author of several books. His most recent manuscripts are "The Mind’s Eye: The Evolution of the Athletes’ Skills and Consciousness", published in 2009, and "Hanlan’s Spirit", which was released in 2011.
Joy consults with Hobart throughout the year focusing on technical development and mental training.
Joy and his wife, Cecilia, reside in Geneva.
