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Post by thakatalyst on Apr 29, 2010 10:49:34 GMT -6
If you're not a senior and not a starter, you play JV. In order to have success on Friday night, you've got to get game experience some where. We've only lost 2 JV games in the last 2 years, and we win them by a lot. We maximize the number of quarters our non-starters and non-seniors get. We get a ton of guys in.
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Post by coachcb on Apr 30, 2010 6:30:30 GMT -6
The JV kids that have been working hard and at practice deserve some reps.
1. It's tough to ask them to bust their a--es all season and off season long and then not play them. They won't be into the work-ethic philosophy if they don't play.
2. It develops them as players. In our program, everyone beneath varsity plays, assuming they've been practicing. There have been kids that have come into camp who look like they should be out for cross country. But, by the end of the season, they come along well and really help us out. Several years ago, I had a soph safety that wouldn't have seen the field in a program that didn't play their lower level kids. He'll probably be starting on Friday nights this year.
3. Yes, everyone loves to win; but winning at the lower levels doesn't mean sh-t if you're not developing the kids you have.
4. It allows you to develop your depth. You may have a soph or a JV kid that isn't quite up to par at the beginning of the season and may not be a starter by the time they're a senior. BUT, when that starter goes down, you'll need a kid to step in who has seen the field and understands that their work is going towards something.
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