Head Coach Bobby Blanken

Bobby Blanken starts his third year at the helm of The Master's Volleyball program. With a solid nucleus of players familiar with the way he runs his program, Blanken is eager for the challenge of continuing to rebuild the reputation of Lady Mustang volleyball.

Blanken, who is a native of the Santa Clarita Valley, began his coaching career as a JV boys' coach at Canyon High School. From there he began coaching for the Synergy Volleyball club with the Girls 16's team. Blanken then went on to take the varsity assistant coach position at Northwest High School before going back once more to coach with Legacy's 16's team, this time under the tutelage of Walt Ker, the remarkable NCAA coach who guided the Lady Matadors of Cal State Northridge to three NCAA Division II championships in fifteen years and five NCAA runner-up finishes.

Blanken most recently coached at Village Christian High School where he was able to turn around what had been a losing program, and turn his team into two-time Olympic League Champions (2007-2008), the 2007 CIF Southern Section Champions, and the 2008 CIF semi-finalists.

With a  year at the collegiate level under his belt, Blanken is a firm believer in hard work, discipline, building good habits, and connecting with players individually to build them up and to promote team. Blanken is eager to teach his players and help them cultivate a successful mindset- both on and off the court. He knows that true success is more than wins and losses, but he is just as eager to help build a winning tradition as he is to help mold his players into strong followers of Jesus Christ.

Blanken, who holds a B.S. in Physical Education from Missouri Western State University, now resides in Canyon Country with his wife Sara & two kids, Thomas and Isabelle.