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SPORTS TRYOUTS

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PRIOR TO TRY-OUTS:

All athletic forms are available online at Aktivate, in Student Services, and on the Bret Harte website.

  • Register your athlete online at Aktivate.com before the deadlines listed below. (Note: Aktivate is formerly Register My Athlete (RMA). Visit here for instructions on how to register your athlete.) 

  • Complete and upload the Athlete Pre-Participation Parent Medical History form online at Aktivate.com

  • Complete and upload the Athletic Medical Exam Physician Screening form online at Aktivate.com

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SPORTS REGISTRATION DEADLINES ON AKTIVATE:

All athletes must complete and have their online registrations approved by the 2PM deadline outlined below in order to attend the tryouts. 

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Cross Country / Softball - 8/21/23 @ 2PM

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Baseball / Cheer / Team Handball - 8/31/23 @ 2PM

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Wrestling - 9/22/23 @ 2PM 

 

Girls Basketball / Boys Soccer - 10/9/23 @ 2PM

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Boys Basketball / Girls Soccer - 12/1/23 @ 2PM

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Boys & Girls Volleyball - 2/9/24 @ 2PM

 

Tennis (coed) - 2/26/24 @ 2PM

 

Boys & Girls Water Polo / Golf - 3/1/24 @ 2PM

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Track & Field - 3/18/24 @ 2PM

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Morning/AM Intramural Basketball - *Registration needed before participating.

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PM Handball (check w/ Mr. Schumake) - *Registration needed before participating.

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SPORT TRYOUT DATES: (Note: SOME INFORMATION BELOW IS FOR REFERENCE ONLY AS IT HAS NOT YET BEEN UPDATED FOR THE 2023/24 SCHOOL YEAR UNLESS NOTED FOR 2023/24 - THIS IS JUST FOR REFERENCE OF WHAT YOU MIGHT EXPECT FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR. Updates are posted as made available; an alternative location to check for updates would be the Daily Announcements. Updates are also sent by coaches to athletes registered for sport in Aktivate.)

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Season 1 (August - October):​

  • Cross Country 2023/24:

    • Wednesday, August 16th and Friday, August 18th from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Meet on the blacktop by the BH swimming pool (under the solar panels).

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There will be an introductory cross country meeting and practice held on Wednesday, August 16th. Please note that only those athletes who are fully registered can participate in practice, but everyone is welcome to attend the meeting. We will go over attendance and discuss the season, including training, gear, competitions, and expectations. There will be another practice on Friday, 8/18, from 3:30-4:30, for those that are completely registered.

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Starting the week of 8/21, the XC team will meet at the Bret Harte field on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 3:30-4:30 PM. Please bring water and wear running shoes. We will have a time trial on Friday, 8/25, to help determine which race each athlete will participate in at the first meet. The meet schedule will be announced closer to the start of the season.

 

All athletes must be fully registered by 8/21 at 2 pm. If registered after this date, then you will not be able to be part of the team. Please contact Coach Jen or Coach Thao with any questions.

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  • Softball 2023/24:

    • Monday, August 21st - Thursday, August 24th from 3:30-5:00 p.m. Meet on the Bret Harte softball field closest to the parking lot under the solar panels near Via Valiente Street.

 

All athletes need to bring/wear cleats, helmet, glove, softball face mask, bat (if possible), softball pants/softball attire and water. *Please note that only those athletes who are fully registered by August 21 at 2 p.m. on Aktivate.com may tryout. Once the team has been established, practices will be held on the BH softball diamond Mondays through Thursdays from 3:30-5:00 p.m.


If you have any questions, please contact Coach Loraine Moen.

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  • Boys Handball 2023/24:

    • Thursday, August 31st and Tuesday, September 5th from 4:30-5:450 p.m. Meet in the BH gym.

 

All athletes need to bring water and wear athletic attire. *Please note that only those athletes who are fully registered by August 31 at 2p.m. on Aktivate.com may tryout. Once the team has been established, practices will be held in the BH GYM Mondays through Thursdays (times to be determined depending on the particular team you make).

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If you have any questions, please contact Coach Schumake. ​

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  • Girls Handball 2023/24:

    • Thursday, August 31st and Tuesday, September 5th from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Meet in the BH gym.

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All athletes need to bring water and wear athletic attire. *Please note that only those athletes who are fully registered by August 31 at 2p.m. on Aktivate.com may tryout. Once the team has been established, practices will be held in the BH GYM Mondays through Thursdays (times to be determined depending on the particular team you make).

If you have any questions, please contact Coach Schumake. 

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  • Baseball:  

    • Thursday, September 1st and Friday, September 2nd from 3:30 p.m. Meet after school on the Bret Harte Baseball field closest to the tennis courts. You only need to attend your assigned day for tryouts, you tryout day was emailed to you at the email provided when you registered your student on RMA. If you cannot make the day you are assigned, please let Coach Rouiller know so he can change it. Please wear athletic attire and bring your own baseball equipment. Coach highly recommends that you wear cleats or shoes with treads since the field is dirt. 

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If you have any questions please contact Coach Rouiller at email link below. If you are interested in helping coach this year, please let us know; we can really use the help, but due to school rules you must be approved by the SJUSD to coach. I look forward to seeing everyone at tryouts.

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This year we are going to only have one team at a Junior level; which, is going to consist of 18 players - 13 starters, and 5 reserve players.  We have not broken down which players are starters or reserves.  This is a slight change from previous years where we had 2 teams at the same level and we were able to move players back and forth between the teams.  We will field 13 players for every game, and if any starters have missed practices (with exceptions) or are unable to make the game we will use the reserve players.  Based on previous years I expect that all of the reserve players will get playing time.

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  • Cheer 2023/24:

    • ​All athletes must fill out the packet in full before tryouts. They can be found in the Bret Harte office or you may print here. (Please note that the packet references dates from the end of the last school year but still has relevant information about the cheer program for this year and the questions are needed for the September tryouts.) 

    • TENTATIVELY THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH from 3:30-4:30 p.m and Friday, September 8th from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Meet in the BH Cafeteria.

 

All athletes need to wear athletic attire and bring water. *Please note that only those athletes who are fully registered by August 31stat 2p.m. on Aktivate.com may tryout. Once the team has been established, practices will be held in the BH Cafeteria Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30-4:30 p.m.

If you have any questions, please contact Coach Ria Sastri​

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Season 2 (October - December):

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  • Girls Basketball:

    • 6th/7th Grade: Monday, October 10th, Tuesday, October 11th, and Wednesday, October 12th from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Meet in the BH Gym.

Athletes must attend all tryout days unless arrangements have been made with the coach prior to tryouts. Remember to bring water and wear basketball appropriate athletic attire. There is no need to bring a basketball.

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  • 8th Grade: Monday, October 10th through Friday, October 14th from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Meet in the BH Gym. 

Athletes must attend all tryout days unless arrangements have been made with the coach prior to tryouts. Remember to bring water and wear basketball appropriate attire. There is no need to bring a basketball.

 

Team A basketball practices will be held Monday through Friday from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the BH Gym and the season ends November 28th.

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  • Boys Soccer 2023:

    • Tuesday, October 10th, Wednesday, October 11th, and Thursday, October 12th starting at 4PM. - Bret Harte Field​ (behind the pool deck).

 

Athletes are encouraged to attend all three tryout days, but this is not mandatory. Be advised, we are looking at a large tryout group again this year, so chances to impress, while be seen by one of the coaching staff may require attending all three tryout days for best chances of success. Remember to bring water and wear soccer appropriate athletic attire.

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The 2023 BH Soccer Team consists of 11 players and 4 substitutes for a total of 15 players. We will also take 3 six/seven graders who show promise for following year to train with the team but would not be eligible to play games. In all 18 players to one coach plus my assistant/s will make up this year’s boys team. Practices will be held Monday - Wednesday starting at 4PM. 

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Finally Coach Mike wants to emphasize that BH Boys Soccer is highly competitive, players chosen are often already playing for local soccer clubs. Individual skill with a soccer ball is critical, it lets coaching staff focus training on team tactics/moving from offense to defense as a group instead of teaching individual trap and pass skills. So if your student athlete is daily training with tools like the Techne App (iphone/android) or youtube channel 'AllAttack' or training with local coaches and they adore soccer then such work will pay off, the player will be noticed by coaching staff during tryouts. If not I can provide you with other resources to enjoy soccer at all levels of play. 

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BH Boys team calendar (training and games) can be found here.

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  • Wrestling:

    • ​Tryouts/practices will be held all week Monday, October 10th through Friday, October 14th from 3:45 to 5:15pm in the mat room. Athletes need to wear athletic clothing without pockets and wrestling shoes if available (otherwise athletic shoes are permissible). Bring water and don’t eat two hours before tryouts/practice. If you have any questions, email coach.

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Season 3 (December - February):

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  • Girls Soccer 2023:

    • Tuesday, December 5th, Wednesday, December 6th, and Thursday, December 7th starting at 3:45 p.m. - Bret Harte Field​ (behind the pool deck) 

 

Players are encouraged to attend all three tryout days, but this is not mandatory. Be advised, we are looking at a large tryout group again this year, so chances to impress, while be seen by one of the coaching staff may require attending all three tryout days for best chances of success. Remember to bring water, wear appropriate soccer athletic attire and bring a sweatshirt and/or a rain jacket if it's cold/raining. If you have any questions, email Coach Mike and/or Coach has an information page you can visit here.

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Practices will be held Monday - Wednesday starting at 3:45PM. 

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  • Boys Basketball:​

    • 6th and 7th Grade: Monday, December 5th, Tuesday, December 6th, and Wednesday, December 7th from 5:00-7:30 p.m. - Bret Harte Gym

Check-in and warm-up time between 5 and 5:30p.m. Monday tryouts are just for 6th graders. Tuesday and Wednesday tryout days are for both: 6th and 7th graders. Athletes must attend all tryout days scheduled for their grade level unless arrangements have been made with the coach prior to tryouts. Cuts will be made after each tryout day. Remember to bring water and wear appropriate basketball athletic attire. There is no need to bring a basketball. If you have any questions, email Coach and/or Asst. Coach.

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  • 8th Grade: Monday, December 5th, Tuesday, December 6th, and Wednesday, December 7th from 4:15-5:30 p.m. - Bret Harte Gym

Athletes must attend all tryout days unless arrangements have been made with the coach prior to tryouts. Remember to bring water and wear appropriate basketball athletic attire. There is no need to bring a basketball. If you have any questions, email Coach Dan at danmats720@gmail.com 

 

  • Coach: Dan Matsuoka​

 

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Season 4 (February - April):

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  • Girls Volleyball: (League starts Feb 13 and ends March 31st for 6/7th grade teams and April 6th for 8th grade teams, if they make it to the championship match.)

    • 6th/7th GRADE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TRYOUTS

      • ***lunch time meeting on Feb. 6th, Monday, in the BH Gym at 12:30.

      • Tryouts will be held Mon., Feb. 13 from 6:30-8:30p.m., Wed., Feb. 15 from 3:30-5:30p.m., and on Thursday, Feb.16 from 5:30-7p.m. in the BH Gym. Athletes must attend all three tryout days. Bring water, wear appropriate athletic attire (including kneepads if you have them), and make sure you are fully registered online by 2p.m. on Feb. 13. Tryouts and practices are closed to parents and guardians.

      • Practices: Mondays and Thursdays 6:30-8:30p.m. and morning practices, Wednesdays 6:30-8a.m (First practice Monday, Feb. 27th)

      • If you have any questions, email Coach Genise at:

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  • 8th GRADE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TRYOUTS

    • ***lunch time meeting on Feb. 6th, Monday, in the BH Gym at 12:30.

    • Tryouts will be held Monday, Feb. 13 from 4:45-6:30p.m., Tues. through Thursday, Feb. 14-16 from 5:30-7p.m., and on Friday, Feb.17 from 3:30-5p.m. in the BH Gym. Athletes must attend all five tryout days. Bring water, wear appropriate athletic attire (including kneepads if you have them), and make sure you are fully registered online by 2p.m. on Feb. 13. Tryouts and practices are closed to parents and guardians.

    • Practices: Mondays and Thursdays 3:30-5p.m. and Tuesdays and Wednesday 5-6:30p.m. (First practice Monday, Feb. 27th)​

    • If you have any questions, email Coach Ray at:

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  • Boys Volleyball: (League starts Feb 13 and ends March 31st for 6/7th grade teams and April 6th for 8th grade teams, if they make it to the championship match.)

    • 6th/7th/8th GRADE BOYS VOLLEYBALL TRYOUTS

      • ***lunch time meeting on Feb. 8th, Wed., in the BH Gym at 12:30.

      • Tryouts will be held Tuesday, Feb. 14 and Thursday, Feb. 16 from 3:30-5:30p.m. in the BH Gym. Athletes must attend both tryout days. Bring water, wear appropriate athletic attire (including kneepads if you have them), and make sure you are fully registered online by 2p.m. on Feb. 13.Tryouts and practices are closed to parents and guardians.

      • 6th/7th Grade Boys Volleyball Practices

        • Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays 6:30-8:30p.m. (First practice Monday, Feb. 27th)

      • If you have any questions, email Coach Genise:​

      • 8th Grade Boys Volleyball Practices​

        • Mondays and Thursdays 5-6:30p.m. and Tuesdays and Wednesdays 3:30-5p.m. ​

      • If you have any questions, email Coach Wong and/or Coach Billings:​

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  • Tennis: (League starts March 27th, but practices start before then and league ends by May 12th or earlier.)

The format for the upcoming Bret Harte Tennis Season...  We currently have around 150 players with completed registrations to tryout for the Tennis Team. This is unprecedented and would make Bret Harte among the largest tennis programs in the nation for both Middle and High Schools, which is pretty awesome. To accommodate this number of players, the coach will have to be creative with the format of the team. The coach will offer more details after tryouts happen, to ensure the number of players we have, but the basic idea will be the following: the top 40 players will be split into 2 competitive traveling teams, and the remaining players will be placed into a league that will compete against other teams within the school (teams of roughly 4-5 players). Again, more details about the team structure will come after tryouts.

All dates and times will be at Bret Harte Middle School Tennis Courts.  Bring a racquet, athletic attire, and water.  All tryout days will last approximately 1.5 hours but can be very short or longer depending on results.

8th Grade: Wednesday, 3/1 at 3:20-5pm
7th Grade: Thursday 3/2 3:20-5:00
6th Grade: Friday 3/3 3:20-5:00

Monday, 3/6 at 3:30 - Call backs to determine placements within the top 40
Tuesday, 3/7 at 3:30 - Last round of call backs to determine top 20 and top 40

Wednesday, 3/8 at 3:30 - Assuming we have the numbers we think we do, this will be the day we hold the Bret Harte Tennis League Draft. This will be similar to the NBA/NFL drafts where we do a team-forming day led by the coach to get the teams in the league settled.


Team practices and leagues will officially start the following week, 3/13.

If you have any questions about the upcoming team, please feel free to reach out to the coach via the e-mail below. Coach is a full-time Professional Tennis Coach and runs several programs, so apologies for any delays in communication.  If you have any questions that are particularly urgent or time sensitive, you can find Coach at the Bret Harte Tennis Courts any day after school from 3:20-4:50 and ask him in person.

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Season 5 (April - June):

  • Track and Field: (Start date March 27th, trying to start week of April 3rd or 10th. End date is fluid, sometime around May 31st.)

    • Bret Harte Track and Field practices will be from 3:25 to 4:45. For the first four weeks practices will start and end a the Bret Harte filed except for Wednesday, March 29th, which we will be observing a Leland track meet and will end on the Leland track.

    • For the practices, athletes will need to wear athletic shorts or pants, running shoes (no spikes) and an athletic shirt. 

    • There are boys and girls teams for each 6th, 7th and 8th grade.

    • There will be four individual running events: 100 meters, 800 meters, 1600 meters and 65 meter hurdles.  There will be two relay events, the 4 x 100 and the 4 x 400. Also, there will be four field events: long jump, high jump, shot put and discus.

    • Schedule Overview:​

      • Monday, March 27 – Introduction and stretching

      • Tuesday, March 28 – Stretching and conditioning

      • Wednesday, March 29 – Observing and discussing the Leland track meet.  

      • Students and parents may stay after practice to see more of the meet.  Please arrange with your student where and when they will be picked up.

      • Thursday – March 30 - Stretching and conditioning

      • Friday – Stretching and conditioning

      • Monday, April 3 – Intro to Track and Field Events, stretching and conditioning

      • Tuesday, April 4 – Intro to Track and Field Events, stretching and conditioning

      • Wednesday, April 5 – Intro to Track and Field Events, stretching and conditioning

      • Thursday, April 6 – Intro to Track and Field Events, stretching and conditioning

      • Friday, April 7 - Intro to Track and Field Events, stretching and conditioning

      • Monday, April 10 – Optional Practice

      • Tuesday, April 11 – Optional Practice

      • Wednesday, April 12 – Optional Practice

      • Thursday, April 13 – Optional Practice

      • Friday, April 14 - Optional Practice

      • Monday, April 17 – Official Tryouts

      • Tuesday, April 18 – Official Tryouts

      • Wednesday, April 19 – Official Tryouts

      • Thursday, April 20 – Official Tryouts

      • Friday, April 21 – Official Tryouts

  • Coach: Bryan Drygas​​​

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  • Golf: (Season starts March 20th and ends TBD.)

    • Week of March 20th from 4:15-5:15 p.m. - Cinnabar Hills Golf Club (Meet by the putting green closest to the snack shack)​​

      • Each student athlete will be assigned a specific tryout day during the week of Monday 3/20 - Thursday 3/23 (and if necessary, continue through 3/27 - 3/30)

      • Athletes will be given one tryout date (check google classroom week of 3/13 for date code: z5diztj or click on this link to access date.

      • Tryouts will be for student athletes only. Parents may wait in the parking lot or return for pick up.  

    • Equipment and Requirements:

      • Based on the large number of students interested, students must have prior golf experience. 

      • Must have ride to and from practices.

      • Need access to own golf clubs.

      • Golf attire required (e.g. polo and skorts/shorts/khaki or golf pants).

      • Bring water and sunscreen.

 

 

  • Girls Water Polo: (Season ends May 1st.)

    • March 6th, 8th, and 10th from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. - Bret Harte Pool. 

      • Athletes also must attend all tryout days. Athletes need to wear a swimsuit swim cap, goggles, and be able to swim.

      • Parents and guardians are not allowed on the pool deck during tryouts and practices. 

    • If you make the team, athletes will practice 3 days a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. every week. 

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  • Boys Water Polo: (Season ends May 2nd.)

    • March 7th and 9th from 3:30-5:00 p.m. - Bret Harte pool. 

    • Athletes also must attend both tryout days. Athletes need to wear a swimsuit, swim cap, goggles and be able to swim. 

    • Parents and guardians are not allowed on the pool deck during tryouts and practices.

    • If you make the team, athletes will practice 2 days a week on Tuesday and Thursdays from 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. every week.  

      • Coach: Alek Dental

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