Starting next year, we won't have this problem at all. Our school district now has middle school soccer and the word is out that all 7th and 8th graders are now ineligible for JV.

This is not great for the JV Girls program, where historically over 80% of the players were middle schoolers.

Back when we had "the U-14 conflict", I never required girls who had club practice to come to JV practice that night (our JV practice is at 6 PM).


Kids play sports because they find it fun. Eliminate the fun and soon you eliminate the kid.