Sports TryOuts

Fall SPORTS TRYOUTS

All Spring Sports Tryouts begin Monday, Aug 17th!

Very Important: Every student who is trying out for a fall sport must be fully registered with the Appryse system. If not, the student will not be placed on a team. You must click the Appryse link on the website under Athletic forms or click here, follow registration process, upload health form and sign parent consent. Once fully completed, you will receive an email back confirming you are fully registered. If you have not received email, you are missing some steps. Again, this must be completed before your daughter can participate on a team.

Any student athlete participating in a fall sport must turn in both the athlete and guardian contract. Once final rosters are set for the fall teams, if the signed forms by both student and guardian are not turned in, the student will not be allowed to practice. Click on the link and make a copy of the contract after you have read the Handbook. The Athletic Handbook and forms needed to play a sport can be found at the bottom of the Sports Tryouts page. Completed forms must be returned to the Athletic Director or to the main office.

All students who still have uniforms from this last year, you need to turn them back to the athletic director as soon as possible.

Tryouts for Fall Sports Begin on August 17: All returning Mercy student athletes that plan to play a fall sport will be required to try-out for their respective team.

Tryouts for Freshmen Students Begin on August 24: Any incoming freshman student who plans to play a fall sport will be required to try out for their respective team.

Tryout Locations will be as follows: Parents will not be allowed to watch/attend try-outs during the posted hours.

Golf: San Bruno Golf Center which is located at 2101 Sneath Lane, San Bruno. For the first 2 weeks of assessments, the team will only meet on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Sessions will last from 3:30-5:00pm. The golf coach will make a final determination as to whether cuts will be made depending on the amount of girls that come out. Starting August 31, the team will meet at San Bruno Golf Center Monday-Friday.

Tennis: Mercy High Tennis Courts: Hours for the tryouts will be 3:00-4:30pm. Tryouts will take place Monday-Friday during the evaluation period. A Varsity and JV squad will be selected and be in place by September 1.

Water Polo: Serra High School/Mercy High School: Tryouts will take place Monday-Friday. JV tryouts at Mercy will take place from 3:00-5:00pm. Varsity tryouts at Serra will take place from 6:15-8:15pm Varsity and JV teams will be selected after 2 weeks of evaluations. Final rosters will be in place on September 1.

Cross Country: Meet in the Mercy High patio area near the Rose Garden. Practices will be Monday-Friday starting at 3:00-5:00pm, rain or shine. Any athlete who is able to make this commitment and adhere to the workouts will make the team.

Volleyball tryouts/evaluations: Please remember that tryouts for August 20 and 21 will take place at Serra High School from 6-8pm. Starting on August 24, tryouts for the freshmen will start at 3:30pm and finish at 5:30pm. JV will start at 5:30 and Varsity at 7pm. All 3 teams will be at Serra on Aug 24, 25 and 28. On August 26 and 27, volleyball sessions for all 3 teams will be at the Sportshouse. Times will be announced by coaches for the sessions on Aug 26 and 27 at the Sportshouse. …… The timing of final roster spots for all levels of Varsity, JV and Frosh will be determined by the coaches based on the amount of time they feel will be needed for proper assessments.

Coaching Updates:

Nicole Rathman and Chris Balestrieri will co-coach the Varsity Volleyball team. Nicole and Chris come to Mercy with very good experience at both the High School and Club volleyball levels.

Pierre Chan has assumed the Head Coach position of the Cross Country team as a result of Michael Garcia taking a job off the Mercy faculty. However, Coach Garcia will still be an assistant coach for the team.

If you ever have any concerns/comments, please feel free to contact me at anytime. I can be reached at my office at Mercy at 650-762-1107.

I am looking forward to a great year with Mercy athletics.

Charlie Dougherty
Athletic Director

Forms needed to play a sport:

1) Make sure you have had your doctor's physical and completed the online enrollment in Appryse.

2) Athletic Handbook - see below. Please sign and return to the Athletic Director before sports tryouts.

3) All forms must be submitted to the main office prior to trying out for a sport. Coaches will be notified of the status of all forms and will sit any students who have incomplete forms. Please visit the Athletic Forms tab on the website for more information.

Athletic Handbook

PARENT/STUDENT: ATHLETIC HANDBOOK
(please sign and return before sports tryouts)

* All forms must be submitted to the main office prior to trying out for a sport. Coaches will be notified of the status of all forms and will sit any students who have incomplete forms. Please visit the Athletic Forms tab on the website for more information.

Driving Students to Athletic Events

Parents: If you are interested in driving teams to sporting events, please go to our Athletic Forms page to learn more.