Chelsea is in her second season coaching at CMASS. Her experience comes from many years of playing in high school and she also played two years at Westfield State University. She loves volleyball and continues to play for fun when she finds time between work and coaching!
Brian is beginning his first year with CMASS in 2023. He has been the owner of the Attleboro Youth Program since 2002. He has also owned Generations VBC since 2004. Brian has coached the Grafton Gators, the Nipmuc Warriors boys’ team. Lockdown VBC U13, Metrowest VBC U14, and the TriCounty Regional HS team. He has also coached basketball, baseball and soccer for local city teams. Brian has been a USAV player since 1995 and participated in Men’s Nationals through the mid 2000’s. He has also been a member of the AVP from 1995-2000 and retired as the NE representative at USA Beach nationals.
Roger has been coaching youth clinics for CMASS since 2013. He has been the Varsity coach at Westborough High School since 1999, won two state championships there and run numerous camps and clinics for the town of Westborough during that time. Roger is a member of the Massachusetts Girls Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
Mary has been coaching volleyball at Westborough High School since 2010 as an assistant varsity coach and freshman head coach. She started coaching at CMASS in 2014. Mary learned volleyball by playing grass doubles and co-ed leagues in northern California.
Steven has been coaching with CMASS since 2018. He has been an assistant coach with Westborough High School since 2010. Steve’s love for the game come from playing beach and indoors on the West Coast, Minnesota, and Purdue Men’s Club team.
Noah has been coaching at CMASS since 2014. He has coached and played NERVA/Yankee/USAV volleyball for many years. During this time, he has coached girl’s clinics in Acton, boy’s Bay State Games teams, as well as men’s and women’s club teams in Cambridge and Waltham.
Alex started coaching for CMASS in 2018. She played division I volleyball for Xavier University as a 4 year starting middle blocker (2010-2014). She holds several school records for blocking and hitting, including the most blocks in a single match. She played club volleyball for Columbus Volleyball Academy (2008-2010). In addition to CMASS, she has been the assistant at UMass Dartmouth since 2017. She has coached at various clinics and camps throughout her career. She continues to play competitively in adult indoor/outdoor tournaments.
Todd started coaching with CMASS in 2022. He is also currently the JV Volleyball Coach at Shrewsbury High School. Todd played for 4 years at Bryant College and continued his volleyball career playing several years with USAV at the AA level as well as many years playing doubles Open Level Men’s & Co-Ed volleyball.
Coach Rachel has been coaching for CMASS off and on since 2018. She has coached club volleyball for over 15 years and coached at the high school level for 20 years. She played volleyball at West Virginia Wesleyan College and has competed overseas as an adult. Coach Cal still enjoys competing as an adult both indoors and outdoors when she can fit it into her schedule. She also has managed multiple volleyball tournaments as a tournament director. Coach Cal strives for every player to enjoy and love the sport as much as she does. She encourages good technique, hard work, responsibility and dedication.
Pam is in her 2nd year coaching at CMASS. Starting her career in CA including playing for Orange County Volleyball Club, she went on to play division 1 volleyball for University of the Pacific, winning a national title in 1986. She also coached juniors and college for several years, both men and women. As an adult she played AA at USAV nationals several seasons.
Brett is in his second season coaching for CMASS. He began coaching in the mid 90’s at Milford High School as the JV coach along with a few seasons at Hard Rock Volleyball Club. Brett joined Wheaton College (MA) as the 1st assistant from 2003-2006. He also spent 7 years as the Head Coach for the Brandeis Men’s Volleyball Club. He also spent several years playing and coaching adult teams in USAV at the AA level.
Coach Lisa started with CMASS in 2022 with a very successful U16 team. She has been coaching middle school and freshmen girls’ volleyball for Millis High School since 2021. Prior to that she was at Walpole High School as an assistant coach for five years and head coach for 16 years. While coaching Varsity in Walpole, MA her teams were Herget Division Champions in the Bay State League for four seasons and a 2016 Division 1 South Sectional Finalist. Over the years, she has run and been involved in numerous camps and clinics for different clubs in MA. Lisa was inducted into the Massachusetts Girls Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2014.
Bob has been coaching for CMASS since 2006. He has also been Acton-Boxborough’s freshman coach for 10 years. He has run both youth and adult volleyball programs in AB for more than 15 years. Bob has his CAP II and Gold Medal Squared coaching certification.
Liz has been coaching for CMASS since 2022. She has been the varsity coach at Millis HS since 2021, where she also served as the freshmen coach for the previous 7 years. Liz’s prior coaching experience includes head coach at Whitman-Hanson HS and assistant coach at Quincy HS. She also served as a club coach for Metrowest Juniors and Mass Patriots prior to CMASS. Liz played division II volleyball for the UMASS Lowell Riverhawks and holds the record for most career games played in program history.
Coach Pauline has been coaching for Central Mass Volleyball Club and Ashland HS since 2019. Previously Pauline had coached for Mass Premier VB Club (Girls U15’s, U14’s & U13’s) as well as, Marian High School (JV and varsity), Boston Volleyball Club (adult women NERVA players), Metrowest VB Club (Girls U14-U16), Stray Cats VB (adult women) and the YMCA (adult women and men). At Marian High (a D3 school at the time) she coached alongside her husband, Ray Labbe, and helped the school earn their first conference title defeating D1 and D2 rivals en route to a school record 18-2 season. Pauline is a CAP I certified coach and she is a past winner (2001) of the prestigious Rick Pierce award given annually by NERVA to an athlete who exemplifies great sportsmanship, is a respected player and gives back to the sport. She has played multiple times at USAV Nationals.
Coach Ray has been coaching at CMASS and Ashland HS since 2019. He has been playing volleyball since college (WPI) and coaching since 1997. His past coaching experience includes Marian HS, Milton Academy, Needham MS (boys), Framingham HS, Ashland MS, Mass Premier, Metrowest VB Club and Stray Cats (adult women). At Marian High, he and wife Pauline coached the school to their first conference title en route to a school record 18-2 season. His 2017 girl’s U15 team was ranked #1 for USAV much of the season at the 15’s age division and were the U15 AAU New England Champions. He is a CAP I and AAU certified coach and a recipient (2001) of the prestigious Rick Pierce award, given annual by NERVA to “an athlete who exemplifies great sportsmanship, is a respected player and gives back to the sport”, as well as the Robert L. Lindsay Meritorious Service Award (2001) given for “outstanding contributions to the sport of volleyball in the New England region”. In the past he has been a certified official and regionally certified scorekeeper. He has played multiple times at USAV Nationals earning a bronze medal in the reverse-coed division. He still plays. Just at a much slower pace.
Kuang has been coaching for CMASS since 2017. He started assisting with our youth clinics/programs for a year and then transitioned to a full-time coach for CMASS. He also continues to assist with our clinic programs. Kuang’s volleyball experience comes from playing at Brockton High School, Bay State Games, 9-man, Club, and Yankee both indoor and outdoor for many years.
Jeff has been coaching for CMASS teams since 2003. He has also been a JV or Assistant Coach at Westborough High School since 1999. Jeff’s assisted clinics at both CMASS and Westborough as well.
Paul has been coaching for CMASS since 2016, while continuing to remotely run the Girl’s JO program he founded in 2012 in Mobile, AL – Legacy Volleyball. He has previously held assistant D1 Women’s Volleyball coaching positions at Middle Tennessee State University (2010-2012) and University of South Alabama (2012-2014). During his tenure at Middle Tennessee, they garnered a conference championships, had 2 NCAA appearances, and were a top 50 RPI program. Additionally, he has continued to coach numerous camps and clinics each year including AVP first, Penn State Volleyball, and with his mentor, Gold Medalist Pat Powers with vbclinics.com.
Chris has been coaching for CMASS since 2012. He served as the Head Women’s Volleyball Coach at Holy Cross for 6 seasons, the Head Men’s Volleyball Coach at Harvard University for 3 seasons, an Assistant Women’s Volleyball Coach at Harvard University for 4 seasons and an Assistant Women’s Volleyball Coach at Boston College for 2 seasons. Chris has coached juniors volleyball in Massachusetts for more than 25 years spending time coaching for Metrowest Juniors as well as holding the role of technical director for MASS Pats VBC and Mass Revolution Volleyball. He has coached both boys’ and girls’ high school volleyball at Milford High School, as well as various collegiate summer camps around New England. Chris is IMPACT certified and has attained a USAV CAP I certification.
Becca has been coaching for CMASS since 2007. After playing for us for 4 years, and a 1 year stint with Mass Pats, she became the starting setter for Wheaton College all 4 years, captain her senior year and holds the school record for all-time assists as well as several other school records. Becca has also coached at Masspike VB camp for 4 years and Boston College VB Camp for 2 years, as well as held an Assistant Coaching position for Assumption College. She continues to compete in adult indoor tournaments.
Pam has been a coach/co-director at CMASS since 2002. She was the Varsity Asst/JV Coach at Lincoln-Sudbury RHS for 8 years and was an Assistant Coach at Assumption College. Her coaching experience also includes 9 years as head coach at Masspike VB Camp, 5 years at the Fieldhouse VB camps and clinics, and 2 years at Tsunami VB camp. Pam was a 3 year starter and 2 year captain at University of Maryland, and has competed at the National Open level in both indoors and beach volleyball. Her accolades include being a two time national champion and national All-Tournament.
Gianna has been with CMASS since 2021. During that time, she has assisted with our 18’s Black team while running our Academy, beach and youth programs. Prior to that, Gianna coached U14, U16, U17, and U18 teams with SHU, while running their Mini Club program for K-8 players. She also coached with Paramount in VA, working with their club and youth programs. Gianna played for Westborough HS, where she set several records and earned many honors, including State semifinals and finals appearances. She played club VB for both CMASS and Smash VBC. As a D1 collegiate player at Sacred Heart University, Gianna was the starting middle for 4 years and captain for 2 seasons. She holds the SHU blocking record, was defensive player of the week several times and helped them earn a berth in the NCAA tournament. Gianna has a Masters in teaching and is currently teaching 5th grade. “It brings me so much joy to watch the athletes come together for a common goal. I love seeing the friendships they make with their teammates and watching them grow together. I would say when it comes to coaching, I love watching an athlete ‘get it’… when that skill or concept finally clicks.”
Valery has been coaching at CMASS since 2021. Prior to joining the coaching staff at CMASS, Val coached club vb for 3 seasons at MOCO VB club in the DC area. She also coached club VB in Connecticut with Husky VB club and in Virginia with Arlington VB club where she was head coach for girls 14 and 16’s teams. Coach Val has high school and collegiate coaching experience at Wakefield HS in Arlington, VA and assistant coaching Northern Virginia Community College women’s VB team. One of her favorite coaching experiences was taking her 16’s Virginia club team to Washington State University to play in the Pacific Qualifiers. Val was a four-year starting setter for Division II Saint Michael’s College women’s vb team, and captain of the team as a junior and senior. Prior to her collegiate career, Coach Val played club for Bay State Juniors as a setter and defensive specialist, and fondly remembers her time playing at AAU Nationals with her 16s team (who was coached by CMASS’s own Tammi Webber and Chris Ridolfi). She was the Tri-Valley league co-MVP her senior year (1996), was a Boston Globe All Star and led her Bellingham HS varsity team to a TVL championship her senior year.
Janice has been coaching for CMASS since 2018. She has been an assistant varsity coach at Westborough High School since 2012. Janice’s prior coaching experience includes head coach of UMass Lowell Men’s Club Volleyball team, head coach of girl’s teams for the Bay State Games, and assisting at various youth and adult clinics. Janice played volleyball at the University of New Hampshire, played competitively indoor on NERVA teams as well as competitive beach and grass doubles.
Riley has coached for CMASS since 2016. She played three seasons with CMASS, then coached youth clinics before assisting and then head coaching CMASS teams.
Tammy has been coaching for CMASS since 2020. She coached for 15 years in several clubs including Mass Patriots, Smash, Metrowest, and Baystate Jrs, taking several teams to Nationals. She is currently in her 21st year of coaching at Milford HS (alma mater) and her teams have won numerous District and League championships. She coached one year at Allegheny College, and then 10 years at Meadville Area Senior HS in Pennsylvania where she took 4 teams to the state tournament. She is a member of the Milford High Hall of Fame and the Mass Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Tammy played volleyball at Clemson University on a full scholarship. She has led or worked at various collegiate and youth summer camps around New England and Pennsylvania. Tammy has attained a CAP II certification.
Stephanie WhootenSteph coached at CMASS for 6 years and was a fantastic role model for so many of our players before passing on 9/21/18 from colon cancer. She was a 4 year player for Assumption college and captain her senior year. CMASS misses her tremendously.
