Anonymous
03/11/2025 15:12
Subject: Is it normal for only 5 freshman boys to make the JV team at a very large public hs?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How do you build up and develop your soccer program when you only take a handful of freshmen?
Development? What the heck has your kid been doing for the last 5-8 years? Many of these Freshmans that make the squad have been playing competitive soccer since they were 8-10 years old. By the time they are in HS, it is about execution, speed, and IQ. The ones that can pick the right pass, make the turns, take on players 1v1, hold the ball with strength will shine. So when folks ask why only 5 freshmans made it onto JV, most likely they did all the basic things right more than the ones that didn't make the team. If you can't find technical players, then you have to resort to size and speed which a sophmore or junior will most likely be better.
They said "soccer program" and I think "program" is probably the word you might want to revisit. You know...like build up freshman to play the way varsity does? Not like "get more touches on the ball" type development.
You don't need players for 4 years to develop a program! You build your style of play and plug in "soccer" players, good players can be put anywhere on the field. This is why the Freshman that played soccer in the fall/winter will make the team over the kid that ran cross country.
Anonymous
03/11/2025 14:38
Subject: Is it normal for only 5 freshman boys to make the JV team at a very large public hs?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How do you build up and develop your soccer program when you only take a handful of freshmen?
Development? What the heck has your kid been doing for the last 5-8 years? Many of these Freshmans that make the squad have been playing competitive soccer since they were 8-10 years old. By the time they are in HS, it is about execution, speed, and IQ. The ones that can pick the right pass, make the turns, take on players 1v1, hold the ball with strength will shine. So when folks ask why only 5 freshmans made it onto JV, most likely they did all the basic things right more than the ones that didn't make the team. If you can't find technical players, then you have to resort to size and speed which a sophmore or junior will most likely be better.
They said "soccer program" and I think "program" is probably the word you might want to revisit. You know...like build up freshman to play the way varsity does? Not like "get more touches on the ball" type development.
Anonymous
03/11/2025 10:37
Subject: Is it normal for only 5 freshman boys to make the JV team at a very large public hs?
Anonymous wrote:How do you build up and develop your soccer program when you only take a handful of freshmen?
Development? What the heck has your kid been doing for the last 5-8 years? Many of these Freshmans that make the squad have been playing competitive soccer since they were 8-10 years old. By the time they are in HS, it is about execution, speed, and IQ. The ones that can pick the right pass, make the turns, take on players 1v1, hold the ball with strength will shine. So when folks ask why only 5 freshmans made it onto JV, most likely they did all the basic things right more than the ones that didn't make the team. If you can't find technical players, then you have to resort to size and speed which a sophmore or junior will most likely be better.
Anonymous
03/11/2025 07:06
Subject: Is it normal for only 5 freshman boys to make the JV team at a very large public hs?
Anonymous wrote:No Green Days for boys soccer at our FCPS HS. And kids have to enter in the club team they play on when they register, so coaches focus on those from higher level teams. Sure, most of the time it aligns, but not always. There’s realistically no way for kids to stand out in a group of 100+ kids. Pay to play seems to work at our high school.
Anyway, in my mind, the issue is that the high schools are too big and there aren’t enough coaches or fields. Otherwise, they could easily field 2 teams for each level and more kids would have the chance to play with high school classmates.
Yes, let’s field multiple teams in high schools. Naturally we’ll need to have more coaches and fields, so there will be some fees. I know would could call this club soccer.
High school is for teaching not sports. If given more resources they should go towards teaching not more sports.
Anonymous
03/10/2025 22:22
Subject: Is it normal for only 5 freshman boys to make the JV team at a very large public hs?
Anonymous wrote:No Green Days for boys soccer at our FCPS HS. And kids have to enter in the club team they play on when they register, so coaches focus on those from higher level teams. Sure, most of the time it aligns, but not always. There’s realistically no way for kids to stand out in a group of 100+ kids. Pay to play seems to work at our high school.
Anyway, in my mind, the issue is that the high schools are too big and there aren’t enough coaches or fields. Otherwise, they could easily field 2 teams for each level and more kids would have the chance to play with high school classmates.
Is the Varsity coach also a club travel coach? Those are the worst.
Anonymous
03/10/2025 19:37
Subject: Is it normal for only 5 freshman boys to make the JV team at a very large public hs?
No Green Days for boys soccer at our FCPS HS. And kids have to enter in the club team they play on when they register, so coaches focus on those from higher level teams. Sure, most of the time it aligns, but not always. There’s realistically no way for kids to stand out in a group of 100+ kids. Pay to play seems to work at our high school.
Anyway, in my mind, the issue is that the high schools are too big and there aren’t enough coaches or fields. Otherwise, they could easily field 2 teams for each level and more kids would have the chance to play with high school classmates.
Anyway, in my mind, the issue is that the high schools are too big and there aren’t enough coaches or fields. Otherwise, they could easily field 2 teams for each level and more kids would have the chance to play with high school classmates.
Anonymous
03/10/2025 15:29
Subject: Is it normal for only 5 freshman boys to make the JV team at a very large public hs?
Anonymous wrote:I just checked some of local schools out of curiosity. freshman on varsity are very unusual!
West Springfield: 13 freshman on JV, 1 on Varsity
Fairfax: 9 freshmen on JV, none on Varsity
South Lakes: 18 freshman on JV, 2 on varsity
Chantilly: 12 freshmen on JV, none on Varsity
Oakton: 8 freshman on JV, none on Varsity
Robinson, 11 on JV, 1 on Varsity
Lake Braddock: 7 on JV, 1 on varsity
How much free time do you have? Nevermind, we know.
Anonymous
03/10/2025 12:37
Subject: Is it normal for only 5 freshman boys to make the JV team at a very large public hs?
Yes. GA is a girls league so I guess pp is talking about a girls team.
Way more common for freshman girls to get to play varsity b/c the girls side is SO much less competitive than the boys. regular rec players make JV and some eventually varsity on the girls side. lots of club players get cut from JV for boys. So much easier to make the girls teams!
Way more common for freshman girls to get to play varsity b/c the girls side is SO much less competitive than the boys. regular rec players make JV and some eventually varsity on the girls side. lots of club players get cut from JV for boys. So much easier to make the girls teams!
Anonymous
03/10/2025 12:33
Subject: Is it normal for only 5 freshman boys to make the JV team at a very large public hs?
Anonymous wrote:Edison: 1 on varsity plays in GA
isn't GA a girls league?
Anonymous
03/10/2025 11:00
Subject: Is it normal for only 5 freshman boys to make the JV team at a very large public hs?
Edison: 1 on varsity plays in GA
Anonymous
03/10/2025 10:57
Subject: Is it normal for only 5 freshman boys to make the JV team at a very large public hs?
How do you build up and develop your soccer program when you only take a handful of freshmen?