This season (2024-2025) Brody Blackmon is the assistant coach for Roots Volleyball’s second 15s team – 15-2 Blue.

Brody was born in Round Rock and attended Round Rock High School (Class of 2017). He graduated from Texas State University (2021) with a degree in Elementary Education. He will also graduate in December with his M.Ed. in Educational Leadership.

Brody started his volleyball career as a volunteer practice player with his sister’s national-level club teams from 12s-16s (2013-2018, 5 seasons), and coached three seasons coaching for CapTex Volleyball club (2017-2020). Under his guidance, his teams have earned many honors including a 7-2 finish at the Show Me National Qualifier in Kansas City (2018-2019) with his 16U team and qualifying for the Texas Championship Series (2019-2020) with his 17U team. Brody also spent time assisting Granger High School’s Returners Camp (2019 school season).

In his first season with Roots Volleyball (2020-2021) he served as the assistant coach for 13 Under Armour Green and 16 Under Armour Green. He earned Roots Volleyball Assistant Coach of the Year honors (2020-2021). In his second season (2021-2022), Brody was the assistant coach for Roots Volleyball’s top 13s team – 13 Under Armour Green and co-head coach for Root Volleyball’s fourth 16s team – 16 Mesquite. 13UA Green qualified for USAV Girls’s Junior Nationals at Lone Star Regionals (American division). Brody led them to a strong finish in the Silver Bracket at JOs. The previous season (2022-2023) Brody served as the co-head coach for Roots Volleyball’s second 17s team – 17 Blue.

He currently resides in Avery Ranch and works for Round Rock ISD. This will be Brody’s 5th season with the Roots Volleyball family.