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Question

i am a freshman who really wants to play JV. i have played club and on many teams. i know that i am good enough to make it but the problem is our freshman girls are really bad trying out! so will the coach keep me on freshman because she needs some good players or will she put me with JV? i cant play well at all on freshman! we cant even receive a serve! but when i play with JV it like club all over again and i love it! so do u think she will keep me cuz she needs players and soph cant come down or will she put me where i need to be, JV!?

Answer 1

Your coach will probably put you on JV. It doesn't matter if they need better players for freshman, they will put the better players on a higher level.

Answer 2

I'm not a coach, but I went through the same exact thing last year. I was a freshmen who really did NOT want to play with my grade because they well...sucked. I asked myself "Will she want me will freshmen so we aren't horrible?" But luckily I was wrong. This sucks for the freshmen team but truth is...The coach couldn't give a d**n about the freshmen team. What they are focused on is varsity, and a little bit of JV. She will do whats best for the team, not whats best for you. Good luck!!

Answer 3

it entirely depends on the competitiveness of your school.  I'm going to the best volleyball high school historically in the country, Mira Costa, and at the boys division, nobody ever makes JVs first year, everyone's on the Freshmen team.  In Sophomore, the bad layers stay down, and the good ones move to JVs.  At Junior, good players go to Varsity, and lower ones stay on JVs, or quit.  At the Senior level, you make the varsity team, or usually quit.

I have a friend though, a girl, who had tryouts yesterday and made JVs despite a bad freshman team.

It all depends, and in the end, you may have a small say.

Answer 4

The above answers are very good and correct.  

The primary goal of the school is their varsity.  They will take the top players no matter what age to help the varsity win.  After that is taken care of, the goal is for the JV to win.  They will take the next best players for the JV.  The rest of the players will play on the freshman team.  

I have a friend that had a great attitude and was a very good player.  When she was a freshman in high school, she emailed me after she made JV right at the start of the season.  She asked if I was surprised.  I told her that I was shocked that she was not on the varsity.  She laughed.  After 3 weeks on JV, she was promoted.  She worked harder with a better attitude than anyone I have ever coached.  

Even if the coach starts you on the freshman team, work hard and keep a positive attitude.  Where you start the season is not necessarily where you will end the season.  I will say the same if you start on the JV.  Keep working hard with a good attitude and you could get promoted.  If you do not work hard or have a bad attitude, you can make the freshman team again.

Answer 5

Your coach will do what is right for the future of the program.

As a coach, I want all of my best players on Varsity, all of the average players on JV, and I want my freshman on a freshman team.

It is not uncommon to put freshman on JV and if your talent level, attitude, and athleticism is good enough and there are a lot of freshman, you will be too. Your attitude needs to stay constant no matter where you end up. Even if you end up on the freshman team, you will only be there for one year. Make the most out of your chance to learn how to be a leader.

Some players really thrive in being a team leader too.

No matter what your coach does, she will be doing it with the best intentions and your best interests at heart. I truly feel like each of my players is a family member that needs to be nurtured differently, yet have the same goal. All coaches feel this way.