You’ll find this coach most excited with a barbell in her hands. Coach Brandy started at Baystate CrossFit in 2014 and instantly fell in love with the community and the high intensity workouts. She decided to further her knowledge in 2017 obtaining her CrossFit Level 1 certificate to help athletes around her.

 In 2019, Brandy continued to coach CrossFit classes but stepped away from working out in the group classes herself to peruse her training in Olympic Weightlifting. She joined a weightlifting team called “Team Yasha” and found herself competing in local weightlifting competitions, placing in her weight class. She loves learning technique for all strength movements. If you’re in the gym and looking for some pointers on your snatch or clean and jerk, she’s your girl! 

Outside of the gym, Brandy is a full time ER and Labor & Delivery nurse. During her free time she enjoys spending time with her husband/dog/family/friends, loves traveling and often loves finding a good brewery or winery to unwind and relax.

I grew up in Plymouth playing soccer through high school, like most high school athletes continued to weight lift after graduating but never found the camaraderie that was competitive soccer. Intrigued by watching the Crossfit Games in 2011 I thought “this is something I have to try” and walked into BayState Crossfit, the rest is history. Immediately upon meeting Tim, the owner (at the time)  and the rest of the coaching staff and members I knew this is what I was missing. The camaraderie and sense of family was and still is to this day overwhelming. Three gym locations later I can’t imagine life without the BayState community. I love working with athletes as they are pushed outside their comfort zone working to be healthier versions of themselves.

Kate grew up in Abington where her life revolved around athletics. Most week nights and every weekend, Kate could be found playing on a sports field somewhere on the South Shore. Kate’s love for the game of soccer brought her many high school accolades and the chance to play in college.  In college, Kate majored in Exercise Science where she was able to put an education behind her love for exercise, movement and sports. 

After college, Kate continued her love for sports and soccer by becoming a high school soccer coach. Over the past 13 years, Kate has coached 13 years of high school soccer, five years of high school lacrosse, one year of high school basketball, four years of college soccer at Emerson College and eight years of club soccer. Kate still plays soccer in co-ed and women’s recreational leagues 

In January of 2017, Kate began her CrossFit journey as an athlete BayState. Immediately welcome to the family, Kate felt at home every time she entered the box. Quickly her love for the sport of CrossFit became a passion and she knew she needed to share her love of the sport with others. In August 2018, Kate obtained her CF-L1 course and started coaching in January 2019. 

When she is not coaching or attending classes at Baystate, Kate is teaching high school health and physical education. In this venue, Kate is able to offer her students CrossFit during and after the school day. In June of 2019, with Kate’s determination to give her students the best education she can and the help of the school’s administration, Abington High School’s fitness center officially became Green Wave CrossFit; Abington High School is an official affiliate of CrossFit. Students at Abington can take CrossFit as a physical education elective. 

Kate looks forward to continuing her CrossFit education by attending some CrossFit specialty courses as well as studying to become a certified indoor row instructor. 

Katelyn grew up in Bridgewater, where much of her life revolved around sports. She spent most weekends playing soccer for town, school, and travel teams in addition to watching her siblings play on a variety of sports teams all over the South Shore.  After high school, she studied Radiologic Technology at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Science in Boston.  After graduating from college, Katelyn looked for a fitness routine that would challenge and support her busy schedule while helping her to grow as an athlete.  She learned about CrossFit from a friend and joined Baystate CrossFit in the spring of 2012. 

Katelyn was overwhelmed by the welcoming community, unconditional support, and challenging workouts that Baystate CrossFit provided. CrossFit presents both physical and mental challenges in order to grow and strengthen each athlete from the inside out. In addition, the CrossFit community is unique in its support for one another both in and out of the gym. She quickly fell in love with the distinctive design and programming offered by CrossFit and became a regular at the afternoon classes. Katelyn earned her CF-L1 certification in October of 2020 and began coaching shortly after. 

In addition to coaching, Katelyn works as a radiologic technologist and supervisor at a local community outpatient clinic. She is currently a graduate student earning her Master’s in Public Health.  When Katelyn is not at Baystate, she can be found traveling, skiing, reading, and spending time with her husband and their Jack Russell terrier, Toby.   

Growing up I played all kinds of sports and always enjoyed being active. I decided it was something I wanted to pursue further and went to Bridgewater state where I earned my degree in Exercise Science. I became a personal trainer while in school and eventually found CrossFit and fell in love with the methodology. I went on to get my CrossFit Level 1 & 2 and have been coaching since 2017. I do this because I want to help people become the best versions of themselves not just in fitness but in all aspects of their life. If I’m not in the gym I’m either doing some outdoor activity or helping my family on our cranberry farm in Carver.