HEAD COACH: LINDSAY KELLAND, MS VOLLEYBALL

Lindsay Kelland started coaching in 2009 at St. Mary's School in Raleigh, N.C. Coach Kelland began playing volleyball in 6th grade at her middle school and fell in love with the sport immediately. In 8th grade and throughout high school, she started playing club/travel volleyball in central Pennsylvania. Some of her closest friends today, over 20 years later, are from volleyball! Coach Kelland continued to play in clubs and intramurals throughout college and as an adult, "My husband and I played in beach leagues in Baltimore for many years. It's a bit harder to play regularly with young kids at home, but anytime a tournament or opportunity to play comes around, I jump at the chance. My oldest daughter, Reese, who attends GFS, frequently asks me to toss her a volleyball and practices passing, so that warms my heart!"

Coach Kelland's coaching philosophy keeps teamwork and positivity at the forefront. "As long as everyone is giving their best effort and having fun, our team will be successful! Especially in Middle School, mistakes will happen frequently and we want the players to learn from those mistakes in order to improve in the future!"

Lindsay lives with her husband, Eric, and daughters, Reese and Brynn, in Westminster, Md. "I am so lucky to have both of my daughters here at GFS in the Preschool and Lower School with me. GFS really is our second home!"

Coach Kelland is the Director of Ed Tech and Libraries as well as a 7th grade advisor and yearbook advisor at GFS. 

Email: lindsaykelland@gfs.org