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Coach Angela Thompson
Varsity Head Coach
Angela "Coach T" Thompson
Angela Thompson distinctively motivates, inspires, and educates students from the classroom to volleyball courts and beyond. She has a quick wit and with great skill and an amazing command of respect, she leads her students not only in the game of Volleyball but also in the game of life.
Coach Thompson has been able to balance a rapport with her students while gaining their respect in regards to her as Teacher, Coach and friend. She remains supportive of her students and their efforts. She has been a positive influence to all students at Lakeside, where she is a Health and Physical Education Teacher, Head Varsity Girls Basketball Coach, Head Varsity Girls Volleyball Coach, and Department Chair for Health and P.E. She is also a Certified CPR Instructor.
Coach T played Volleyball in Savannah, Georgia at Richard Arnold High School and played in college at Fort Valley State University. It was because of her diligence and determination that propelled her to a thriving career earlier in life, that helps her to be the dynamic leader she is today.
Angela Thompson distinctively motivates, inspires, and educates students from the classroom to volleyball courts and beyond. She has a quick wit and with great skill and an amazing command of respect, she leads her students not only in the game of Volleyball but also in the game of life.
Coach Thompson has been able to balance a rapport with her students while gaining their respect in regards to her as Teacher, Coach and friend. She remains supportive of her students and their efforts. She has been a positive influence to all students at Lakeside, where she is a Health and Physical Education Teacher, Head Varsity Girls Basketball Coach, Head Varsity Girls Volleyball Coach, and Department Chair for Health and P.E. She is also a Certified CPR Instructor.
Coach T played Volleyball in Savannah, Georgia at Richard Arnold High School and played in college at Fort Valley State University. It was because of her diligence and determination that propelled her to a thriving career earlier in life, that helps her to be the dynamic leader she is today.
Coach Marlon Bankhead
Varsity Assistant Coach
Marlon Bankhead is a dedicated teacher of volleyball. A career defined by overcoming obstacles and an ability to bring out the best from every student athlete he encounters, Marlon has been a lifelong athlete, born into an extremely athletic family. His mother and father both played basketball at the University of Alabama. Marlon himself was a two sport athlete most of his life, but was unable to participate in the one sport he was completely smitten with, volleyball. Although an accomplished track and field athlete, which Coach Bankhead competed at the National level at numerous events, Marlon was still constantly trying to find a way to get into volleyball. The Bradshaw High School head volleyball Coach, Noona Kennard, allowed Marlon to participate in the varsity practices, which helped to lay the foundation for Marlon’s future career as a volleyball athlete and coach.
After moving to Atlanta in 2001, Marlon befriended several volleyball enthusiasts, but was taken under the mentorship of Darrow Johnson, who still serves as his main volleyball mentor. With the help of Coach Johnson, Marlon has been able to compete and Win at the USAV AA level.
This will be Marlon’s 4th year with the Viking Volleyball Program, and he is excited to see the growth and maturity of the program and its participants. He is a lover of everything Lakeside and is looking forward to a great season with the Lakeside Lady Vikings!
After moving to Atlanta in 2001, Marlon befriended several volleyball enthusiasts, but was taken under the mentorship of Darrow Johnson, who still serves as his main volleyball mentor. With the help of Coach Johnson, Marlon has been able to compete and Win at the USAV AA level.
This will be Marlon’s 4th year with the Viking Volleyball Program, and he is excited to see the growth and maturity of the program and its participants. He is a lover of everything Lakeside and is looking forward to a great season with the Lakeside Lady Vikings!
Coach Bruce Pfleger
Junior Varsity Head Coach
Coach Pfleger has been a volleyball player and enthusiast for over 30 years. He started playing club level at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL where he received his B.S. degree in Biomedical Engineering. Bruce continued club-level play at Vanderbilt University in Nashville while pursuing his graduate degrees in Biomed (M.S. Ph.D). After coming to Atlanta in 1989, he has continued to play in USA volleyball tournaments and leagues around town. In addition, Bruce has also coached soccer and chess. Dr. Pfleger has worked previously as an Assistant Professor and the Director of Research at Life University and also as a Technical Officer for the World Health Organization. He is now changing gears and starting his own company called Atlanta Home Energy Solutions.
