<p>Wow, youre school doesnt have Varsity kids until 12th grade? In our sports, anyone above 10th is in Varsity, and in basketball football and basketball even 10th graders are Varsity. </p>
<p>CC and track are varsity for everyone in our school.</p>
<p>In my opinion, playing a sport for the school may it be JV or varsity, takes up as much time as three clubs. Anyone agree with me on that?</p>
<p>I agree. It can take up even more time if you train a lot outside of practice and do a lot in the offseason.</p>
<p>The balance of school and sports is golden in college admissions. Yes, you shouldn't do activities simply because they look appealing to adcoms, but you do need to show leadership in whatever you do decide to do. Being the captain of a team, a leader, is better than riding the bench on varsity (and I guarentee its more fun).</p>
<p>So yeah that's why I'm not in like 18 million clubs, because of soccer.</p>
<p>And I'm hoping colleges don't frown upon my only being in Mu Alpha Theta, Business Professionals Of America, and Academic Team...which is still three EC clubs.</p>
<p>Quality always beats quantity. Be active in what you do, and don't spread yourself too thin beacause adcoms can see right through that.</p>
<p>Yeah that's the thing, I do really well in all of those clubs.</p>
<p>What do you mean by that exactly, just wondering. Do you mean you dedicate a lot of your time to them, do you win awards, what exactly?</p>
<p>meh..sometimes i think a lot of the kids on this site don't understand the time commitment of sports. They see your ECs and are like, WHAT?!?! no math award?</p>
<p>Try playing two sports while participating in preseason for the next, AND keeping a 4.0 GPA, AND working AND participating in clubs.</p>
<p>Amen.</p>
<p>See like I mean as in I win math competitions (statewide and nationwide), made it to states for BPA, county all-star for academic team...stuff like that.</p>
<p>But I've never made all-district for soccer :-(.</p>
<p>But I have a question...if you're on JV as a junior, would you quit? Because I tried out for varsity last year and got stuck on JV (I was ticked because I deserved to make varsity...still am ticked). And I decided to stick with it but now I regret NOT quitting. Does that make me seem like a total jerk or am I normal?</p>
<p><em>Yes I am playing varsity this year though.</em></p>
<p>But I'm kind of wondering, should I quit? Because I mean I'm a first-year player and I don't see no reason to be a benchwarmer when I shouldn't be.</p>
<p>This needs to be bumped up.</p>
<p>You're a senior on the bench? If you quit, you're going to have to live with that decision. Don't you want to be part of something. What if someone gets hurt and they need you to play? Its your decision, but I'd stick with it.</p>
<p>Oh whoops that entry wasn't supposed to be posted. Sorry.</p>
<p>A lot of kids don't understand the time that sports take. Unlike math club or something else though, the other variable with sports is expended energy.</p>
<p>From January-April, I am usually at school 11-12 hours a day when we have practices for lacrosse, and 15-18 hours when we have a game. Try doing all your homework after coming home from playing a lacrosse game. Try staying awake for more than 30 minutes if it's after 11 when you get home... I know I can't.</p>
<p>I think adcoms have a pretty good idea what sports entail.</p>
<p>Visirale, don't you go to Seminole? Because I go to Lake Howell.</p>
<p>Hmm yeah I'm just saying if I wasn't playing on the soccer team I'd probably be involved in more ECs but that takes up most of my time.</p>
<p>Yeah, my soccer team practices 3 hours a day after school, and 3 hours on Saturday. Games start at 7..I don't get home until at least 10, and thats if its a home game. (My state has soccer in the spring, which makes it even harder for standardized testing).</p>
<p>Plus being a captain, I have to get the team registered for indoor, call everyone to get together for preseason open soccer, run my own practices during the summer, get people filled in for our team's community service project (Tot Soccer). It's time consuming.</p>
<p>Ditto about the "getting home at 10" part.</p>
<p>But if I'm not starting this year, I'm probably quitting. Seriously I see no reason why in my senior year when I'm outplaying people who are starting, that I never get playing time. It just seems like a waste of time.</p>
<p>Yup, I go to seminole... how'd you figure that out? Haha.</p>