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Post by soccerparent02 on Jan 7, 2017 11:43:39 GMT -5
Our player is playing high school soccer. Pros? Cons? Overall thoughts?
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Post by sweeper on Jan 7, 2017 16:05:02 GMT -5
My son is also getting ready for his first season of high school soccer. Hoping for varsity but heard it is hard for freshmen to make it. Any insight from the veterans?
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Post by newposter on Jan 7, 2017 17:22:32 GMT -5
Varsity can depend on how large the high school and if is located in the area where big clubs like GSA, UFA, AFU, NASA, etc are located. Those clubs tend to have the best of the area high schools. If you are in a non metro Atlanta area where smaller clubs exist, varsity is possible. I would tell you that if your child makes only JV or sits and never plays varsity, I'd see if your club has anything planned for the 02 age group. For development purposes, it does no good to just watch. Ours is participation in the R3pl friendly season.
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Post by spectator on Jan 7, 2017 18:14:10 GMT -5
We are at a large school and have kids playing on very high level club teams so it's super competitive to make varsity as a freshmen for both boys or girls. Lots of juniors on JV for the boys - most of the time on the girls side, Junior varsity is only Freshmen and Sophomores.
Pros - it's something to do with your school as opposed to only being with club; depending on the coach, it can be competitive and the training can be something good to supplement club training. For the most part it's fun for the kids.
Cons - at our school - political as all get out - very cliquey about which club your kid plays for and whether or not the parent is active in boosters (or an officer). Overall con - if you are already playing on a high level team, it's a step back. Not all players will be at the same level and there's more risk for injury when teams are playing less competitive teams.
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Post by gwinnettsoccerguru on Jan 25, 2017 8:39:33 GMT -5
Varsity can depend on how large the high school and if is located in the area where big clubs like GSA, UFA, AFU, NASA, etc are located. Those clubs tend to have the best of the area high schools. If you are in a non metro Atlanta area where smaller clubs exist, varsity is possible. I would tell you that if your child makes only JV or sits and never plays varsity, I'd see if your club has anything planned for the 02 age group. For development purposes, it does no good to just watch. Ours is participation in the R3pl friendly season. Sitting the bench as a freshman or sophomore on a competitive varsity team actually does have positive outcomes and is rarely a bad thing. These players are able to compete against upperclassmen every day at varsity training sessions and in the long run, will make them better players able to compete against quality varsity competition the following year. JV players shouldn't be sitting the bench at all in my opinion. Regardless of the score, JV is to help develop players and through game play and fitness.
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Post by spectator on Jan 25, 2017 23:08:12 GMT -5
Sitting the bench as a freshman or sophomore on a competitive varsity team actually does have positive outcomes and is rarely a bad thing. These players are able to compete against upperclassmen every day at varsity training sessions and in the long run, will make them better players able to compete against quality varsity competition the following year. JV players shouldn't be sitting the bench at all in my opinion. Regardless of the score, JV is to help develop players and through game play and fitness. Agree - for the really competitive teams but frankly - some schools' JV teams are stacked with Freshmen and Sophomores who play ECNL and RPL. Since the Juniors and Seniors also play that level. For those teams, JV is boring and a possibility to get hurt - not because of your own players but because of the competition you'll face. For some schools, their Varsity teams are weak and will pretty much take anyone so sitting the bench there is a waste of time if you have a bone -headed coach who plays upperclassmen first regardless of level. Point - there's no right or wrong blanket answer - look at your high school and what it can and cannot offer the player - and then let your kid decide because it is their life not yours. If your kid wants to play JV as a freshman with his or her friends because it's fun and a chance to be part of the school, then LET THEM! Most of the time, it's the parents that get all hung up on whether junior makes Varsity as a Freshman
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