tryouts

All players must have their Athletic Clearance process completed (and approved/cleared by MBHS Athletic Director) prior to participation. This is all done ONLINE through www.athleticclearance.com

Start this RIGHT AWAY, and  compete it by July 17 (2 weeks prior to tryouts)

Your SPORTS PHYSICAL but be performed and signed AFTER June 9, 2025, in order to be eligible for the Fall 2025 season & tryouts

MBHS Athletics website: 

https://mbbuccaneers.com/

Contact MBHS Athletic Director Jorge Palacios with any question about your clearance.

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Part of the Athletic Clearance process involves uploading a doctor-signed sports physical, dated after June 9, 2025 (SDUSD requirement). 

Student-Athlete $10 Sports Physicals!

SDUSD Athletics & UC San Diego Health

offering $10 Sports Physicals!

June 14, 2025 at Mira Mesa HS

Student athletes may obtain their sports physicals with their regular doctor or at health clinics.

Make sure you bring the proper paperwork with you to your Sports Physical and get it signed by the doctor so you can upload it into the Athletic Clearance system online.

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Wear athletic clothing and shoes, kneepads (optional but recommended), hair pulled back, no flowy clothes.  Bring a large, full, labeled water bottle.  Expect to do some conditioning and fitness/agility testing, in addition to volleyball skills and playing. (bring outdoor running shoes if you don't want to use your vb shoes outside). Be receptive to coach feedback and to playing with various teammates/players during tryouts.  

Tryouts are for PLAYERS only, no parents.

If you have completed the Athletic Clearance prior to tryouts, then your daughter is all set!

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Tryouts will last 1-3 days.  Some cuts and/or roster announcements may be made as early as after the first day.  Callbacks will be posted late at night on this website on Teams page.

All teams will begin practices as soon as rosters are finalized, and will meet each day Mon-Fri (and some Saturdays) from then on, either for practice, game(s) or team gathering.

See Schedule page for details

Do NOT make vacation/travel plans during the season  (August thru early November)

Varsity and JV teams will also begin weight room & conditioning  workouts right away.

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We will form 3 teams: Freshman, JV, and Varsity.  Rosters sizes may vary slightly, but expect approximately 12 players on each team.

Team placement will be based on numerous factors, including volleyball skill, athleticism, experience, knowledge, coach-ability, work ethic, attitude, height, vertical jump, speed, fitness and specific position.   

Not every athlete will make a team; girls volleyball tryouts at Mission Bay High School are competitive.

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Get in good shape (strength & conditioning) prior to tryouts...  you will play better if you're in shape and not too tired or sore to play your best!   Work hard  to improve your footspeed, reactions, endurance, strength, vertical jump, armspeed & hitting power. Participate in volleyball clinics and camps/trainings to improve your volleyball skills, knowledge and versatility.  

Make sure you truly enjoy playing volleyball and are willing to work hard with a positive attitude!

Fill this out:

MBHS Girls Volleyball 2025 Tryouts Interest Form

 ALL INTERESTED PLAYERS must fill out the form 

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2 great options for volleyball-relevant 

Strength & Conditioning:

Melissa Hinkley Myers ...  right here in Crown Point!  She's very successful, positive, and is a volleyball player, too!

Melissa offers Sports Performance training in either a private or small group setting. Check out  website at either crownpointtraining.com (for the new space) or 1RMperformance.com  

email hinkleymm@gmail.com or 402-525-4272. 

Melissa is also currently training the Womens Volleyball PROFESSIONAL team:

The San Diego MOJO!

 - and/or - 

Issac Griffin at MBHS!

Coach Barb and MBHS coaches will be holding free & voluntary Open Gym sessions/practices, open to all enrolled MBHS students planning on trying out for Girls Volleyball (must be enrolled at MBHS, including entering 9th graders).  Every player must have an AAU membership.*

"Buccaneers Volleyball"

AAU Membership ($20) required

2025 CLUB CODE: W4T8D4

Get your AAU membership

* If you have an AAU membership with anther club/sport, simply share that membership info with us... no need to obtain another AAU membership.  send email to Coach Barb

GREAT Preparation for tryouts as well as our Fall season!

Check SCHEDULE for dates/times

We expect everyone to participate in tryouts as scheduled, as this gives the coaches the best opportunity to get to know you.  We do NOT plan for late tryouts or additions to the teams (Freshman team, JV or Varsity), since we do FILL the team rosters during tryouts week.

However, if you already know that you will be out of town and absolutely cannot be at tryouts AND you have contacted Coach Barb PRIOR to tryouts, then we may allow you to have ONE practice with a team as your tryout at a later date, to see if you would help improve that team roster (you will be at a disadvantage to be only seen at one practice after teams have been formed).  This must be pre-arranged and pre-approved with Coach Barb prior to the start of tryouts.

Please send an email to Coach Barb ahead of time if you absolutely cannot participate in tryouts.