Our Dedicated Staff
We are dedicated to providing a once-in-a-lifetime experience for children to grow on and off the field. We dedicate our time to providing your child every opportunity to have the best camp experience they have ever had.
Kelly Chapdelaine
Gymnastics Instructor
Coach Chapdelaine is the Gymnastics Instructor for the Western Massachusetts Athletics Camp, she is also one of 4 founders of the camp. Coach Chapdelaine has been the instructor for gymnastics since the camp has started. Not only is she a coach, but Chapdelaine is currently a member of the National Association of Women's Gymnastics Judges (NAWGJ) and a USA Gymnastics (USAG) professional member.
Jaxon Tamulaites
Soccer Instructor
Coach Tamulaites is the Soccer Instructor for the Western Massachusetts Athletics Camp, he is also one of 4 founders of the camp, and an active men's soccer head coach at Springfield College. He has been named the NEWMAC Men's Soccer Coach of the Year six times, including three straight years 2018-2021.
James Lawless
Basketball Instructor
Coach Lawless is the Basketball Instructor for the Western Massachusetts Athletics Camp, he is also one of 4 founders of the camp. He has an impressive line of student-athletes that he has coached to attend top Divisions 1 Universities, such as Duke, UCONN, UNC, and the University of Kansas.
Sophia Bucal
Volleyball Instructor
Coach Bucal is the Volleyball Instructor for the Western Massachusetts Athletics Camp, she is also one of 4 founders of the camp, and an active women's volleyball head coach at Tufts University. She has been named the NEWMAC Women's Volleyball Coach of the Year three times and was also named the AVCA Division III New England Coach in 2019.
