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[quote=Anonymous]Hi there! I coached on the boys side in FCPS for many years and can lend insight into this question.

The simple answer is "it depends COMPLETELY on what high school you're talking about".

On the boys side, every single high school has kids who begin at the Freshmen level and eventually make the Varsity.

Some programs (especially those at bigger schools) philosophically prefer to start almost everyone at the Freshmen level unless you have a genuine serious talent who can help the Varsity immediately. A lot of programs in the Concorde and Liberty District are like this, believing in cohesion amongst the kids who will be playing together at the same age level.

Other programs promote kids based on the needs of the individual player with regard to competitiveness, size/strength, and skill proficiency/deficiency. I will say that it's almost never the goal to have a kid play two years on the JV, so if that's happening, it's usually not a great sign.

If I were a parent, I'd be paying a lot of attention to how many kids are transferring in and entering the program during their high school career. If this is happening on a regular basis, being on the Freshmen team is not a great thing.

No matter the situation, my best advice to you would be to make sure your kid is available and enthusiastic for all of the offseason events and programs possible following their freshman year, while trying to gain additional experience through skill development and perhaps AAU team participation if your family can handle it.

Being a kid (and a family) who is seen as reliable, motivated, and most importantly low-maintenance will take you a long way in almost any high school program in the area.

If you're going to be a parent who is going to cause problems for the coach or the administration, your kid had better be super talented.[/quote]

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