Varsity Head Coach: Justin DeBlasio
Playing Background:
Justin was a four-year Varsity starter for Coach Eddie Rapp at Santa Margarita HS from ’93-‘97 leading his team to a CIF Championship in 1997. In 1995 Justin earned 2nd team all-league honors as a sophomore. As a junior he was named Sea View league MVP in 1996 and 1st team all CIF. And his senior year he was named 1st team all League and 1st all CIF. Justin played Club Volleyball for 5 years and earned 2 bronze medals (’93 & ‘94) and a silver medal (’95). Justin was named to the Junior Olympic all tournament team twice (93 & 95). Justin played at the University of the Pacific his freshman year where he earned a starting position half way through the season. His sophomore year he transferred and played at the University of Arizona where he studied Graphic Design and played on the 1999 NIRSA National Championship team.
Head Coach of Santa Margarita High School Boys Program 2012-2022
Coach Deblasio won the Trinity league in 2014 and made CIF playoffs 9 out of the 10 years as head coach of the Eagles.
In 2023 he decided to join the Tritons as the head coach for San Clemente High school.
Coaching Background at 949 Volleyball club
2005 14’s Boy’s Junior Olympics Open –Gold Medal – Head coach
2006 16’s Boys Junior Olympic Open – Bronze Medal – Head coach
2007 17’s Boy’s Junior Olympic Open –Silver Medal – Head coach
2009 18’s Boy’s Junior Olympics Open – Gold Medal – Head Coach
2017 17’s Boy’s Junior Olympics Open – Gold Medal – Asst Coach
2019 18’s Boys Junior Olympics Open – Bronze Medal – Head Coach
2021 13’s Boys Junior Olympics Open – Silver Medal – Head Coach
2022 16’s Boys AAU national Championships – Bronze Medal – Head Coach
Club Director
2012 14U BJNC – Bronze Medal
2012 17U BJNC – Bronze Medal
2013 18U BJNC – Gold Medal
2014 16U BJNC – Gold Medal
2015 15U BJNC – Gold Medal
2015 17U BJNC – Bronze Medal
2016 16U BJNC – Gold Medal
2017 14U BJNC – Gold Medal
2017 15U BJNC – Bronze Medal
2017 17U BJNC – Gold Medal
2017 18U BJNC – Silver Medal
2018 18U BJNC – Gold Medal
2018 16U BJNC – Bronze Medal
2018 15U BJNC – Bronze Medal
2018 13U BJNC – Gold Medal
2018 12U BJNC – Bronze Medal
2019 14U BJNC – Bronze Medal
2019 17U BJNC – Bronze Medal
Varsity assistant: Colby Elder
On the Court:
Three-Year Varsity Starter at Capistrano Valley High School (2014 - 2016). Continued volleyball career at Orange Coast College where I was a two-year starting setter (2017 - 2018) before transferring to Aquinas College. At Aquinas I started for the two years I was there until Covid shut down the remainder of the season. Played in the NVA for two seasons to finish off my career playing with the San Diego Wild. I began coaching the season after I graduated high school in 2016 for 949 athletics where I have been coaching ever since and falling in love with the sport in a different way.
Off the Court:
Off the court, I spend my time pursuing a career in Firefighting and spending time with my fiancée Tiffany. I’ve worked on an ambulance as an EMT for around three years in LA and Orange County and am now working with the US Forest Service. From May to November I go up to Truckee, CA to work as a part of the Truckee Hotshot Crew to fight wildfires wherever and whenever we’re needed in the country.
Junior Varsity Coach: Ryan Talafus
Coach Talafus began playing volleyball prior to his sophomore year of high school. He made the frosh/soph team at San Clemente High School where he excelled during his first season of playing competitive volleyball. He played under Ken Goldstone during his varsity season at San Clemente before graduating in 2007 and then attending Saddleback College. He then transferre to Cal State Fullerton where he received his B.A. in History along with his teaching credential.
Coach Talafus will be starting his fourth year teaching history at Capistrano Union High School in San Juan Capistrano and is excited to coach this year at the junior varsity level while helping the players develop their skills. This year will be his sixth season with the Triton boy’s volleyball program.
He enjoys spending time with his wife Angie, his new baby girl Rylee, and his dog Copper during his time off the court.
