Suffolk HS Practices officially kick off on Sunday. Looking forward to my son playing for his HS this year.
I think only Varsity kicks off Sunday,
Lot's of schools have been doing multiple workouts per week for weeks now - some starting up full time today . . .
I think the official starting date is Monday, isn't it? My son's school has been doing "voluntary" 3 days a week all winter. Any thoughts of 9th grader's playing up? My son played JV as an 8th grader and did great. Not sure if he is ready to jump to Varsity yet.
Unless he's phenom or the varsity NEEDS him, then no - let him get reps on JV.
My thoughts exactly.
I had a similar conversation with my son about why he wants to play Varsity do badly as a Freshman. My argument was to get a lot more play on JV as opposed to Varsity, but he had a valid point. The games itself are only a fraction of the time on the field. He wants to practice with and against bigger and stronger kids to develop as a player. I am sure people here will find fault with that argument, but to me I think he is right and will root for him and his teammates whether it is JV or V.
