Kelly Lupton’s love for the sport of volleyball started at Georgetown District High School – where her team went on to play in two AAA OFSAA Championships – and in Club volleyball with the Peel Selects in the early 1990s. Her talents were brought to the Queen’s University Women’s Varsity Volleyball program as an outside hitter while completing her Bachelors of Phys. Ed. Education. Before retiring the shoes and knee pads, Lupton was a high performance athlete with the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Military National Volleyball Team and travelled internationally for competitions, competing against some of the world’s finest on the circuit. She then made the switch to coaching, taking her first steps by volunteering at local high schools in Kingston and Georgetown. Climbing the coaching ranks, she landed a position with the Ottawa Women’s Military Base Volleyball Team and under her guidance, won three National Championships. Since 2015 Lupton has been the Assistant Coach with the CAF Military National Women’s Team, learning from the Head Coach Joely Christian in advanced strategies, tactics, and program development at the international level. Branching her coaching repertoire to Club volleyball, Kelly has been part of the Kingston Club Volleyball Community since 2016, coaching the 13 and 16U Girls teams. Thank you for your services with the Canadian Forces and for your commitments to volleyball. Congratulations, Kelly!