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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have not played sports and this is all new to us. Our son is a sophomore and got selected for Junior Varsity baseball at his HS. He loves baseball but an average player at best. We are really glad he is able to make the team.

Can anyone who is knowledgeable with HS sports please advice:

1. Do all the players selected for JV get to play in the games this season? 
2. Next year as a Junior can he still play JV or his only shot at playing is going to be at varsity level? 
3. How difficult is a jump from JV to varsity? 
4. Do players take private practice or is it just whatever practice they get at school?

Thanks

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1.  The JV players play on the JV team.  Whether a particular player gets much playing time depends on how good he is compared to other players on the team.  If he's a weaker player on a JV team, he might just get to play if his team either has a big lead or is far behind.

2.  If your player is average and makes JV as a sophomore, it's more likely that he'd cut next year than that he'd play on JV again as a junior.  Usually juniors are only JV if it's their first year playing at a school and the coaches want to see if the player has development potential.  If your son's case, they'll be able to make that assessment this yar.

3.  A good JV player has a chance to make varsity as a junior or senior.

4.  At the high school level many players may be working with private coaches on the side but it's not mandatory.  [/quote]

OP here. Thank you so much for the thoughtful and very helpful response.

Thanks also to all who responded.[/quote]

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