Basketball – Girls

Athletics

Welcome to the Mira Costa Girls Basketball Program. Coach Jeff Herdman leads our coaching staff to help develop our players’ skills and strengths. From Frosh/Soph to Varsity, players develop skills, a strong work ethic and a commitment to their team. The basketball program is extremely proud of past teams who led them to the CIF Finals in 2008, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

The Basketball Boosters help fund all the teams and work closely with the coaching staff to create a positive basketball experience for all the girls.

Girls Basketball is a Winter Sport.

Try-out Information

Girls Basketball is a Winter Sport and a cut sport, although it typically has fairly big rosters. There are three teams — Varsity, JV and Frosh/Soph — with a total of 35–45 players.

Tryouts are in late August, generally during the first full week of school. There is usually an informal tryout for players in fall sports who cannot make the first tryouts. Tryouts generally last 2–3 days and are supervised by the coaching staff. Decisions are made the weekend following tryouts, and all players are notified thereafter.

Prior experience is not required but is helpful, as Mira Costa basketball is fairly competitive. Playing travel/club basketball is the best way to get ready, and being in good physical condition is important, as our style of play is based on significant running.

Practices begin immediately following tryouts — generally two days of conditioning and two to three days in the gym, building to 4–6 days per week in late October. Players in a fall sport join basketball when their sport is finished. Games start in mid-November, with Bay League games beginning in December. The season runs until the end of January, although Varsity can run 2–3 weeks further depending on CIF playoffs.

There are workouts in the spring, generally 3–4 days per week, until school lets out for summer. A summer school program offers late-afternoon practices for PE credit. It is not mandatory but is highly recommended for players who want to play at the varsity level. Players can miss practices for vacations, though more than three absences would generally mean no PE credit for the course.

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