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Question about JV....I notice that the JV teams are not ranked. Do the rankings that the varsity teams have correspond to JV? So that if the varsity team is ranked XX then the JV would be ranked accordingly?
Does anyone have opinions as to the top JV teams for both boys and girls?
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There are no jv rankings.
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Still Wando's jv is thought of as good because the varsity team is good
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why don't we rank the jv teams here based on what we know so far. I'm interested in the opinions too.
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Other than the juggernaut schools like Riverside and Mauldin there really isn't a direct relationship between good varsity/good jv. There are some very good varsity programs that don't rely on JV to feed them. The girls just stay with club until the ninth grade. I personally think these programs do themselves harm eventually. Other programs like ours have had decent JV teams with mostly middle school talent while we have built our varsity up. Now these girls are playing varsity and doing well so far. We want to be like those teams that can restrict their varsity rosters to upper classmen and young superstars but that takes both great club participation and a strong JV.
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You tend to get more JV participation when girls are allowed to participate in both club and junior varsity. Some coaches tell the girls they can't miss hs practice, others tell them not to come on days they have club practice. Finding what works is key to building up the individual player...which eventually translates into team success.
What really helps the program out and allows for junior varsity wins to translate over to varsity wins is quality coaching and low turnover rates. Give the team a coach who knows what he is doing and more girls and parents will feel comfortable coming out. When you know a coach and can trust him over the years with all of your young ones, even better.
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William, I bet you have a great JV coach and you are just riding the wave he created for you in varsity, right?
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reporting of JV scores is a real issue and any attempt at ranking JV programs would be affected. However, I know the top programs in the upstate. What are some of the good ones in the midlands down?
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The JV positions I have been associated with are merely revolving doors. James Island, for example!
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what ive seen so far, bishop england has a very strong JV. Wando is good, but i would pick B.E. by atleast two goals over them in a game. I have also heard Summerville's JV is exceptional, they beat there varsity in a scrimmage. I also noticed that it seems lower state JV seems more competive then upper state....
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Are you talking girls or boys? I coach girls and your point is probably valid for girls. The upstate has a couple of very good teams, a few of us pretty good teams, and the rest would be clobbered by U12 classic teams.
I haven't seen all of these teams yet, but Riverside, Mauldin, Dorman, Eastside, possibly Spartanburg and Hanna are pretty good. I am sure I am leaving some good teams out, but most of the rest of the teams need work.
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Oppressed,
Your earlier comment about direct relationships between varisty and JV teams can heavily depend on what the school deems is necessary in hiring a good coach for both JV and varsity. I know of a school that had a decent varisty coach and then added a good JV coach. The next year, that varisty coach left and was replaced by someone who never coached competitive soccer and never played it before. This season, there are obvious gaps. It all depends on the school's position on filling the coaching position. Do you just put someone in there because the AD knows them and they want the job or do you put someone in there that knows what they are doing?
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William,
I know that TL Hanna will be better with Radio coaching soccer this year!
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Fort Mill has a large and strong JV girls' team. The starting eleven are essentially ten 8th grade U-14 club players plus one sophomore. They typically dominate early, then the rest of the squad gets a lot of playing time. The coach is easy-going and works well with girls that age. They travel with the varsity and learn from the older girls, which is turning into a nice situation as Fort Mill has been able to maintain a prominent position the last few years.
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quote: Originally posted by soccer_is_life16: Still Wando's jv is thought of as good because the varsity team is good
Wandos Jv is the best team JV team around. And be serious BE has no chance against them
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Go ahead...look past Summerville...Three games..15 goals...0 goals against
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Guys this will all be decided at the WA jv tour. at the end of April. Wando is the defending champion. We will find out Sat april 22nd.
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On Tuesday, Smvl will play Wando. Boys playing in Smvl on the worst field I've seen so far this season (I guess they only take care of the field during football season cause it is rock hard, dusty and very much grassless)and the Girls will be at Wando. This is a much anticipated match up for both varsity and JV. The JV programs at both schools are strong with many club players on both teams. Good luck to everyone.
One last thing, Good luck to Kimrey of Stratford as she moves up to varsity this week. You are a worthy opponent. Too bad the K-E-K connection put up a fight...at least they didn't hurt you. You are awsome and never give up. Can't wait to see ya'll play as a team again in AL.
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