MASSPIKE VOLLEYBALL provides a fun, yet intense volleyball experience for BOYS and GIRLS of all levels, from beginner to elite.  Through repetition drills, coaches' feedback and video tape, players learn to assess and correct their own technique. Session ending competitions and group drills improve game skills.   Our goal is to challenge each player to reach the next highest playing level and give players the knowledge necessary to continue improving their performance after the training sessions.

Karyn Altman, Masspike's Camp Founder and Director has been running volleyball camps for 23 years.  She coached women's and men's collegiate teams for 13 years, at George Mason, Nebraska, Harvard, Wentworth and at MIT where her team competed in the NCAA Div III National tournament 7 out of 9 years.   MIT finished 4th and 2nd, in back to back years and Karyn was voted the NCAA Div III Coach of the Year.



While at MIT, Karyn started the volleyball camp and later moved it to Brandeis and renamed the camp MASSPIKE to fit it's new location.  Masspike Camps has expanded, running at the RAC and CHS.   Small group and team outdoor clinics in Chelmsford (grass and sand) and private lessons are also offered throughout the year.   Karyn also been on the coaching staff on her sons' teams at both Beantown and Lat42 Volleyball Clubs, where the teams have won New England Regionals and competed in the Boys National Tournament since 2004.   She also has assisted at Chelmsford High School.



Karyn played many years of USAV, competing at the adult National Championships 6 times with Boston based teams.  She played 4 years of Varsity Volleyball at MIT and played at Waltham High before that.   Through her coaching and playing, she has met the many wonderful coaches that she hires to instruct and inspire the next generation of volleyball players.