Chuck Amshoff

Biography

Chuck Amshoff joined the FAU coaching staff in the summer of 2014 and was elevated to the role of associate head coach in the summer of 2019. Prior to joining the Owls, Amshoff spent a year at Rollins College. While at Rollins, he helped guide the Tars to a 2nd round NCAA Tournament appearance and had a player earned AVCA All-American honors. Before joining Rollins, Amshoff was the head coach at Union College (Ky.) where he led the Bulldogs to a 37-34 record in two seasons. In his first year at Union, Amshoff and his team captured the Appalachian Athletic Conference regular-season championship after posting a record of 20-17. During the 2019 season, Amshoff helped the Owls extend their home winning streak to 21, the second longest active streak in the nation. Four FAU players were named all-conference and Zuri Smith was named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year. FAU also swept Marshall in the first round of the C-USA tournament, its first conference tournament win since 2006. In 2018, he helped the Owls to a perfect 14-0 record at home, extending its school record home winning streak to 15 including a defeat of regular season champion Rice as FAU reached the C-USA Tournament for the fifth year in a row. Additionally, four FAU players were named All Conference USA, Ivone Martinez earned C-USA Setter of the Year and Martinez, Sigourney Kame and Massiel Matos named the AVCA All Region Team. Amshoff's second season brought continued success for the Owls, as they won 18 ma