<p>I'd rather say I didn't play anything junior year than say I played JV. That's just me.</p>
<p>its cuz our school's JV AND Varsity both suck. and im the 3rd best player out of everyone (the best two will be seniors next year & will be team captain & cocaptain) so i know im gonna be captain NO MATTER WHAT when im a senior. thats why. </p>
<p>another reason i wanted to do JV was because of the awards. on like college apps they ask you what awards did you get in ___ field, athletic field, ____ field, academic field, etc. If i'm on JV i'll easily be MVP (and thats really good to collleges isnt it? Most valuable player, cmon.....) </p>
<p>plus do they really care whether it's JV or varsity? cause won't they just think "Ohh his school's team must be really really competitive that's why it's so hard, and there probably weren't enough slots on varsity for him his junior year." something like that?</p>
<p>anyway thanks for the input so far i'm still thinkin bout it</p>
<p>Most Valuable Player on JV? When were u awarded this? Umm after my Junior Year. That doesn't look that great. Seriously, if you're the third best player at your school, do not know to what degree how good they are (the better players), then work your ass off and catch up to them. True they may get seniority for awards, but if you prove you can come through, you could get it on varsity and that is more meaningful. Other than that, youll be starting, the ladies will be loving ya (if they come to watch), and itll give you mad props over being on JV. Think about having fun in life not just college applications.</p>
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True they may get seniority for awards, but if you prove you can come through, you could get it on varsity and that is more meaningful. Other than that, youll be starting, the ladies will be loving ya (if they come to watch), and itll give you mad props over being on JV. Think about having fun in life not just college applications.
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<p>lol you don't understand, having fun is being on JV cause if you're on varsity the coach (he's known to send players out of the gym if they mess up) is strict as hell and has high expectations from everybody, whether they have little experience (like me) or his starting senior players.</p>
<p>and if you mess up at a home varsity game everyone gives you crap at school about how you played the previous day. </p>
<p>that's why i was thinking JV with MVP would be better and less stressful...also the games are earlier in the day (start around 4) whereas varsity can stay until 9 pm or so and next year i have a challenging schedule.</p>
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and if you mess up at a home varsity game everyone gives you crap at school about how you played the previous day.
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<p>I dont want to come off as an a**, but seriously, if people can get to you because you played bad then you need to man up a little.</p>
<p>First, the position of captain is not guaranteed to the best player on the team. Second, unless the whole group of guys that dress varsity are all seniors (which I doubt...if that's true, your coach is an idiot), you are not going to be the best player next year. To be honest, you probably have an inflated idea of where you stand on the team. Also, I don't even see how this is an issue because, in any scenario I can think of, you don't get to pick for yourself which team you dress for.</p>
<p>You should be embarrased that you are even thinking about this. Never do things for what the perceived benefits will be. I assure you, when you do things like this, people see right through them.</p>
<p>To the OP ... reading this thread from the outside this reads a little strange. It doesn't make sense on two fronts. ECs for college ... colleges want kids who are active, show passion, and excel ... and playing JVs as a junior will not stand out as exceling whatever awards you receive (exceling is making the varsity as a sophomore and dominating as a senior). Sport for sports sake ... great athletes want to challenge themselves to do their best against the best ... I can't imagine the 3rd best player in a school in any way considering playing JVs ... as a coach I want kids who want to play over their heads not under. I know this reads harsh and I apologize ... however I would like to provide more helpful advice but the presentation you have made doesn't make any sense to me as either an EC or as an athlete. Given a story that "makes sense" I could put myself in your shoes and be a lot more helpful.</p>
<p>To every ****ing person in this thread</p>
<p>Try your hardest at your sport, and if you dont make varsity junior year, try your hardest, and have as much fun as humanly possible on JV. Dont *<strong><em>ing worry what is "better for colleges", because if your trying your hardest, its out of your hands as to which team you get on. Stop *</em></strong>ing overanalyzing, and have fun.</p>
<p>To anybody who would actually not try hard just to be on JV and be JV captain junior year: **** you</p>
<p>Some of the people in this thread really **** me off. At my school 120 + people go out for soccer, and JV is like 20/10 juniors / sophmores. Varsity is 20/10/1 seniors /juniors/sophmores. Making JV in junior year is VERY hard, definitely not a joke. 15 juniors got cut. SO everyone, just try your hardest, have fun, and dont worry if your not varsity, because you tried your hardest</p>
<p>Brown Bomber your scenario makes sense ... my HS had a killer football program and lots of kids played JVs as juniors because they were stuck behind all-state/all-conference players ... these are kids pushing themselves as far as they can go. However, the OP presentated a case where he is the 3rd best player in a weak program and is being given a choice to play JV or Varsity and he is considering choosing to stay on JVs (if he pushed himself as far as he would go he would play varsity next year).</p>
<p>The OP sickens me.</p>
<p>PS Just to let you know, school awards are generally less prestigous than regional accolades.</p>
<p>All-Region > MVP</p>
<p>I have to say I doubt any college is going to knock anybody for either JV or Varsity experiences in any sport. What they are looking for is what floats your boat, what do you enjoy doing, even if you're not that good at it. Playing JV junior (or even senior year--some allow) means you are willing to stick with something because you enjoy it (for alot of reasons). </p>
<p>The only time sports matter directly to a school is if you are an athelete they are recruiting. Otherwise, it's what you do for fun and exercise. </p>
<p>As far as being Captain or not, well it might matter to some, but again if getting into a college depends on whether you were captain of your volleyball squad, do you really want to go there? Seems like a pretty shallow component of the entire person.</p>
<p>If you really love your sport...you'll try out for varsity</p>
<p>Okay! i will try out for varsity! thanks a lot guys. wow that was a lot of information and i've made my decision.</p>
<p>TruthfuLie,
I would say go with JV and be team captain. There are ways to excell in a sport that will look good on a college app w/o being the top scorer. If you are a leader of JV, colleges will consider that equally as important as varsity riding the bench. If you were JV captain I would develop a plan to get noticed on apps. For instance, talk with the coach and organize some team activities or community service projects. Being the captain is very much like the president of a club in that you have access to the advisor in a more one on one basis. If you explained in your app how you did all these great things while leading your team, you would come out smelling like a rose.</p>
<p>IDefineCool,
A couple of things. First, hopefully you have good grades. Whatever you do, you should have good grades because thats the foundation for a solid app. Colleges want to see you doing something. If you really think about it, sports are much more of a commitment than Math club. What exactly do they do? Meet once a week before or after school and do a competition or two? Realistically, sports are everyday for many hours. While a Mathlete may write down that they spend 15 hours a week on their club, adcoms are not stupid and they know what takes time and what is application lacing. If you have a chance of being recruited what you have to do is have your coach and you e-mail the college coaching staff and let them know you are interested in the school. Even if you are not a flat out all expenses paid winner, coaches will put your name on a priority list and send it over to the adcom offices giving you a leg up on some of your competitors. So I would contact the schools, regardless of whether or not they are DI or DIIII (that was for effect)</p>
<p>halopeno,</p>
<p>I think you've got it a bit wrong. Being named a captain of a team is not license to highjack everybody else into making you look good on paper. They turned out to play a sport, not ensure the captain gets into a certain school. </p>
<p>A captains role is usually to represent their team at the coin toss or if there are questions for the ref. They are not surrounded by a golden glow because a HS coach selects them. </p>
<p>Besides it is not impossible to be part of a club activity AND sports. It ain't that hard. Another thing for your college resume... If you ain't that strong in a certain aspect or area... don't draw atteintion to it. The poster could very easily put down </p>
<p>volleyball (example)
Varsity 2007
Junior Varsity 2004-2005 (captain 2005) </p>
<p>That's all that needs to go there. No reason for overkill.</p>
<p>Sorry, I didn't mean highjack the team. I'm the captain of 3 teams and president of my schools culture club, among other ECs and I like to promote good team relations among my fellow participants. What would be wrong with a team carwash or fundraiser to buy new jerseys. Things like that don't just give you clout in college apps, they help build team chemistry and character.</p>
<p>To that end, I think if all you do do is stand at midfield for the coin toss, you are a pretty weak captain! The coach/team/both selected them hopefully because everyone thought they could make an impact as a team leader</p>
<p>I was captain junior year of JV soccer, and its ALOT of responsibility (at my school atleast)</p>
<p>we had to</p>
<p>1) tell te refs about any subs if he didnt se our guys lined up
2) make sure all the equipment got out to the fields, and back and locked up , water balls ice medkit
3) lead stretches
4) when the coach was late, take responsibility and start practice
5) lead track workouts, make sure no one slacked off</p>
<p>Definitely more work and responsibility than a varsity benchwarmer. My coach was probably one f the more demanding coaches of his captains though (there were 3 of us)</p>
<p>"A captains role is usually to represent their team at the coin toss or if there are questions for the ref. They are not surrounded by a golden glow because a HS coach selects them."</p>
<p>Yea thats pretty much all my team did with captains, just four kids who went out for the toss, one goalie, one defender, one middie, and one attack...nothing special. You should play your sport becasue you love it not so it looks good on and app...even if you ride the bench your junior year varsity (which is what usually happens unless your good) you practice at a different level, you get subbed in...you have to fight for your spot on the team. To me, thats a whole lot better than being a junior captain and playing with kids who dont even train year round</p>