JV Soccer Coach Playing Varsity Players Not His JV Roster

[Anonymous]

My Freshman son is a GK on a competitive travel team and gets plenty of play time. He is also 1 of 3 GK on his high school JV team.

The Varsity team has 4 GK, 2 are sophomores that the JV coach apparently chooses to play 1 of them for at least half of the JV games instead of giving playing time to his 3 JV GKs.

Fundamentally I was surprised and more than a little disappointed that the Varsity GK are getting playtime on JV. It just doesn’t seem like good sportsmanship when the coach has a full roster and should be focusing on developing his roster of players. Playing devils advocate, if my kid was on Varsity, I wouldn’t support the JV coach playing him when he has 3 JV GK that come out to practice and suit up for every game. Is this just how HS Soccer works and why so many GK… 8 total between both teams. If a Varsity player is a 3rd or 4th string GK on Varsity then chose to play down on JV so the 2nd or 3rd string GK on JV don’t make the team and don’t waste their time practicing and suiting up for JV. Curious to hear what other parents think.

[Anonymous]

High school soccer is bullsh@t. Utter and complete bullsh@t.

[Anonymous]

I guess I had high hopes it wasn’t a shit-show. My son has been saying that the practices are a joke, only a couple players taking it seriously, errant passes and intercepted weak, of target, low velocity kicks abound.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I guess I had high hopes it wasn’t a shit-show. My son has been saying that the practices are a joke, only a couple players taking it seriously, errant passes and intercepted weak, of target, low velocity kicks abound.

And the ones that fk around aren’t even penalized- at least on our team. And then they wonder why they lost. Hmmm…

[Anonymous]

I can’t wait for the gdamn season to end.

[Anonymous]

The alternatives are to not have been selected to make either team or to quit. Good luck.

[Anonymous]

I mean they aren't seniors. I'm OK with some juniors getting reps at JV if they aren't getting alot of minutes on Varsity. Just because they made varsity doesn't mean they shouldn't get reps on JV. Would you rather they move one of the varsity keepers to JV and cut your kid?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I mean they aren't seniors. I'm OK with some juniors getting reps at JV if they aren't getting alot of minutes on Varsity. Just because they made varsity doesn't mean they shouldn't get reps on JV. Would you rather they move one of the varsity keepers to JV and cut your kid?

Yeah, would much rather he not have made the team. It’s a waste of his time, even practices are more playing around than playing the game. Maybe this sounds petty but we missed our family vacation so visit family in Europe due to try outs. There is also another JV GK that is clearly the least experienced that I doubt will get any play time. Would seem that you pick a player for a given team and play them there or cap the roster. 8 GK’s between 2 teams - WTF?

[Anonymous]

Our club works the same way. Backup GKs not getting game time on top teams guest down when the schedules work out pushing the that team's GK to the bench. Being a backup GK is just a bad position

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I mean they aren't seniors. I'm OK with some juniors getting reps at JV if they aren't getting alot of minutes on Varsity. Just because they made varsity doesn't mean they shouldn't get reps on JV. Would you rather they move one of the varsity keepers to JV and cut your kid?

Yeah, would much rather he not have made the team. It’s a waste of his time, even practices are more playing around than playing the game. Maybe this sounds petty but we missed our family vacation so visit family in Europe due to try outs. There is also another JV GK that is clearly the least experienced that I doubt will get any play time. Would seem that you pick a player for a given team and play them there or cap the roster. 8 GK’s between 2 teams - WTF?

Learning lesson for you guys. Yes, when it comes to soccer development, HS is an absolute waste of time. But some kids love the social aspect of it...playing with classmates, bus rides, etc. Anyway, now you know. And I don't thinking this is a case where quitting is bad. It's not what your kid signed up for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I mean they aren't seniors. I'm OK with some juniors getting reps at JV if they aren't getting alot of minutes on Varsity. Just because they made varsity doesn't mean they shouldn't get reps on JV. Would you rather they move one of the varsity keepers to JV and cut your kid?

Yeah, would much rather he not have made the team. It’s a waste of his time, even practices are more playing around than playing the game. Maybe this sounds petty but we missed our family vacation so visit family in Europe due to try outs. There is also another JV GK that is clearly the least experienced that I doubt will get any play time. Would seem that you pick a player for a given team and play them there or cap the roster. 8 GK’s between 2 teams - WTF?

What does your. child think?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My Freshman son is a GK on a competitive travel team and gets plenty of play time. He is also 1 of 3 GK on his high school JV team.

The Varsity team has 4 GK, 2 are sophomores that the JV coach apparently chooses to play 1 of them for at least half of the JV games instead of giving playing time to his 3 JV GKs.

Fundamentally I was surprised and more than a little disappointed that the Varsity GK are getting playtime on JV. It just doesn’t seem like good sportsmanship when the coach has a full roster and should be focusing on developing his roster of players. Playing devils advocate, if my kid was on Varsity, I wouldn’t support the JV coach playing him when he has 3 JV GK that come out to practice and suit up for every game. Is this just how HS Soccer works and why so many GK… 8 total between both teams. If a Varsity player is a 3rd or 4th string GK on Varsity then chose to play down on JV so the 2nd or 3rd string GK on JV don’t make the team and don’t waste their time practicing and suiting up for JV. Curious to hear what other parents think.

Your kid is a freshman. Freshmen should expect to ride the bench. Seniority matters more in school sports

[Anonymous]

Child got to play soccer wit friends instead of a boring tour trip with mom.

[Anonymous]

What does your. child think?

More than anything he was surprised and disappointed by the lack of seriousness and commitment on the JV team and that it seems to be more of a social club than a competitive team environment. Last week I picked him up from practice and he said that it was a waste of time and that it would be better for his own skills development to do drills at home instead of the JV practice. He has travel practice 2x a week. Today on the way to school he said that his goal is for now, to accept it for what it is, grind harder than ever and stand out so he becomes the starter or #2. If that doesn’t work out then he knows he gave it all and didn’t quit right away. If a month from now it’s the more if the same he’ll withdraw, it’s completely his choice.

[Anonymous]

I think season is over a month from now and on the off chance it is not where you live you shouldn't accept your child quitting in the middle of the season.

I'd be annoyed too but HS soccer is a social club and that's one of the great things about it. If your child does not want to be part of it by all means he should not try out next year and give up the space to someone who actually appreciates it.