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Anonymous wrote:Yes, but if your kid didn't make the team last year, odds aren't great for making JV this year. JV is to develop for varsity. A kid that doesn't make JV as a sophomore probably isn't making varsity as a senior. Not unless there is a new coach or there is some huge growth spurt/increase in ability.

Yeah I realize the odds aren't great but DS hasn't hit a big growth spurt yet and is also relatively new to soccer so there is a lot of potential to grow! Anyway, point being it happens. With a lot of work there is always a chance.

A big part of making a HS team is being known. Known to the coach but also known to the upperclassman and especially captains. Coaches lean heavily on their trusted varsity players to decide who to pick. The way to become known is to attend offseason workouts. Your son should talk to the coach to find out. Get to know the other players on the team. Unless your kid is an obvious standout, it's very hard to make enough of an impression just from a few days of tryouts.

Upperclassmen help make decisions in tryouts? Interesting.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, but if your kid didn't make the team last year, odds aren't great for making JV this year. JV is to develop for varsity. A kid that doesn't make JV as a sophomore probably isn't making varsity as a senior. Not unless there is a new coach or there is some huge growth spurt/increase in ability.

Yeah I realize the odds aren't great but DS hasn't hit a big growth spurt yet and is also relatively new to soccer so there is a lot of potential to grow! Anyway, point being it happens. With a lot of work there is always a chance.

A big part of making a HS team is being known. Known to the coach but also known to the upperclassman and especially captains. Coaches lean heavily on their trusted varsity players to decide who to pick. The way to become known is to attend offseason workouts. Your son should talk to the coach to find out. Get to know the other players on the team. Unless your kid is an obvious standout, it's very hard to make enough of an impression just from a few days of tryouts.

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Anonymous wrote:I've never heard of a junior playing on a JV team in any sport in a public school, I'm in Maryland. I don't know if that kind of thing is governed at the state level, county level, or up to each individual school.

It’s common at our private. But waste of time and boring. You blowout teams all season, no competition and miss so much time traveling to these games, get to school at 8, get home after 10pm. For what? I always thought Jrs on JV was embarrassing.

Maybe its different at private schools where its so easy to make the teams.
At large publics with competitive sports, many juniors play varsity and there's nothing embarrassing about it. Literally, its called "JUNIOR varsity".

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Anonymous wrote:I've never heard of a junior playing on a JV team in any sport in a public school, I'm in Maryland. I don't know if that kind of thing is governed at the state level, county level, or up to each individual school.

It’s common at our private. But waste of time and boring. You blowout teams all season, no competition and miss so much time traveling to these games, get to school at 8, get home after 10pm. For what? I always thought Jrs on JV was embarrassing.

Anonymous wrote:I've never heard of a junior playing on a JV team in any sport in a public school, I'm in Maryland. I don't know if that kind of thing is governed at the state level, county level, or up to each individual school.

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Anonymous wrote:Why play on the high school team? It doesn't help with recruiting and only increases the risk of injuries. Focus on academics and aim to get on the highest team with his club.

Recruiting? A kid that doesn't make their JV team sophomore year isn't getting recruited to play in college. Not everyone has that goal. Some just like to play soccer.

Playing for a school team can be a huge part of a kids identity, confidence, and social experience in high school. And it can be a lot of fun! Most kids who play HS sports have no plans to play in college.

Based on the comments in this forum, it seems a kid playing in HS is more important to parents identity than the kids.

The training is way too concentrated on running and strength and the games are poor quality.
Can't see why it's so much fun (over club soccer)

Different lanes for different kids. I have a daughter starting HS next year and one who has graduated from HS. The older one chose what she wanted to do in HS for activities. We won't tell our younger one what to do. We let them make their own decisions about activities. Just get good grades. You sound like a parent overly concerned about your kids not playing HS sports.

This is a soccer chat.
One of the most inconsequential HS sports is soccer.

It is a pathway to nowhere. Except the Orthopedic Surgeon's office.

Can we get over this idea that there is nothing worthwhile besides ECNL/MLSNext/D1?

How about the pathway to happy, well-rounded human?

(Because high-level club soccer athletes don't end up injured? In my experience, that happens long before HS.)

HS soccer makes you well-rounded?

I thought it was the sports + academics

Does HS soccer not mean sports at the same place kid does academics?

Anonymous wrote:Playing isn't a right, its earned.

Anonymous wrote:Andres Iniesta, David Silva and Betnardo Silva would not make the local high school team because of their speed. Sad state of affairs...

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Anonymous wrote:Why play on the high school team? It doesn't help with recruiting and only increases the risk of injuries. Focus on academics and aim to get on the highest team with his club.

Recruiting? A kid that doesn't make their JV team sophomore year isn't getting recruited to play in college. Not everyone has that goal. Some just like to play soccer.

Playing for a school team can be a huge part of a kids identity, confidence, and social experience in high school. And it can be a lot of fun! Most kids who play HS sports have no plans to play in college.

Based on the comments in this forum, it seems a kid playing in HS is more important to parents identity than the kids.

The training is way too concentrated on running and strength and the games are poor quality.
Can't see why it's so much fun (over club soccer)

Different lanes for different kids. I have a daughter starting HS next year and one who has graduated from HS. The older one chose what she wanted to do in HS for activities. We won't tell our younger one what to do. We let them make their own decisions about activities. Just get good grades. You sound like a parent overly concerned about your kids not playing HS sports.

This is a soccer chat.
One of the most inconsequential HS sports is soccer.

It is a pathway to nowhere. Except the Orthopedic Surgeon's office.

Can we get over this idea that there is nothing worthwhile besides ECNL/MLSNext/D1?

How about the pathway to happy, well-rounded human?

(Because high-level club soccer athletes don't end up injured? In my experience, that happens long before HS.)

HS soccer makes you well-rounded?

I thought it was the sports + academics

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Anonymous wrote:Why play on the high school team? It doesn't help with recruiting and only increases the risk of injuries. Focus on academics and aim to get on the highest team with his club.

Recruiting? A kid that doesn't make their JV team sophomore year isn't getting recruited to play in college. Not everyone has that goal. Some just like to play soccer.

Playing for a school team can be a huge part of a kids identity, confidence, and social experience in high school. And it can be a lot of fun! Most kids who play HS sports have no plans to play in college.

Based on the comments in this forum, it seems a kid playing in HS is more important to parents identity than the kids.

The training is way too concentrated on running and strength and the games are poor quality.
Can't see why it's so much fun (over club soccer)

Different lanes for different kids. I have a daughter starting HS next year and one who has graduated from HS. The older one chose what she wanted to do in HS for activities. We won't tell our younger one what to do. We let them make their own decisions about activities. Just get good grades. You sound like a parent overly concerned about your kids not playing HS sports.

This is a soccer chat.
One of the most inconsequential HS sports is soccer.

It is a pathway to nowhere. Except the Orthopedic Surgeon's office.

Can we get over this idea that there is nothing worthwhile besides ECNL/MLSNext/D1?

How about the pathway to happy, well-rounded human?

(Because high-level club soccer athletes don't end up injured? In my experience, that happens long before HS.)