Notorious wrote:I would make the argument that success of a JV team has very little to do with Varsity success. I am not talking about individual success, but rather a JV record having any impact on the following season's varsity record,
point/center wrote:JV is deceiving as some teams load up to win JV games. Some coaches play with their eye on the future and what will be best by giving younger kids more time than older kids playing JV games. They may not win as many with the freshman/sophs. But the experience gained will help when they reach varsity. Say team X is using a bunch of upper classmen, that never developed into top notch varsity players but they are better than a bunch of freshmen.
Notorious wrote:I stand by my theory. Sure, in some cases there may be a relationship between JV record and Varsity success; however, in general, I have to agree with others....many schools use JV for development of young players, while others play sophs. and jr. that may never materialize at the varsity level. Additionally, many very good players never play JV because they start on the varsity team as sophs, jrs, potentially making a JV team weaker than competition, while solidifying a varsity team for the following couple years.
While winning is important, I think the good programs use JV more for development of young players, rather than success in the w-l columns.
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