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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are freshman teams a nail in the coffin for a basketball HS player?  Kid is hoping to play all 4 years.[/quote]

Not for local public school programs. Probably half to 2/3 of those players make it all the way to varsity by senior year.

For the WCAC high school programs and other private schools that recruit, the freshmen players rarely make it to varsity. [/quote]

In my observation that is an overstatement and our HS has a mediocre varsity boys basketball program (3 winning seasons over the past decade).  If a freshman team is strong maybe half will progress to varsity.  If it’s weak it’s more like 15-25%.  Keep in mind the size of the freshman rosters also tend to be big.

Our girls varsity program has been stronger (multiple district titles) but the overall talent pool is thin.  In many cases no girls on the freshmen team ever make varsity, even if the freshman team is .500 or higher.  It’s also much easier for talented freshmen girls to make JV or varsity. [/quote]

That's to the point above that making freshman team can be a nail in coffin.  It means they don't see you as someone who will develop into their Varsity program.  The talented freshman are on JV and maybe even Varsity.[/quote]

I think this is more true for girls teams than boys teams. There is typically a deeper talent pool on the boys side.  Freshmen boys games can be fairly competitive and entertaining.  Most freshmen girls teams in FCPS are painful to watch, with a few exceptions like Madison some years.  [/quote]

Boys on the freshman team who have massive growth spurts may eventually make varsity, but it's a numbers game. At least at our school, the good freshman make JV and play there for one or two years before moving to varsity. The great ones go straight to varsity. Most of the freshman team is gut as sophomores and those that aren't usually don't get past JV. Those that never make varsity end up quitting or managers as seniors. [/quote]

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