H.S ROSTER SIZE?

Here they are running 19-20 on V, about 14 each on two JV teams.

School size is 3400.

My son's school doesn't have a seperate freshman team. They keep 16 to 18 on the varsity, and 20 to 23 or so on the JV. There are usually a handful of talented 8th graders and occaisionally a 7th grader or two who make the JV. This school is classified AAA (aprx. 1000 students)

12 Freshmen...12 JV...21 Varsity, with 2 or 3 juniors "playing down" to get field time.

We keep 22 Freshmen - We play a couple of tournaments and so, they all get to play.

Our JV will be comprised of the best Freshmen which we will know after the first couple of weeks and the best sophomores. In our area, we don't play Juniors on the JV. So, Our JV team will then have about 15 players and with this move, our Freshmen will have about 16-18.

Our Varsity will dress 18 through the year and 21 at regionals.

Now, these are large numbers and I don't recommend these numbers unless you can find something for each kid to do to make them a part of the team.

We have a school of 850,

We generally keep 15-18 Varsity (depending on how many are strictly pitchers)

15-18 JV

and all the freshman the come out. Generally between 16 and 22.

We have a high school of about 2000
Varsity carries 20
JV and Freshman carry 18

Wow, we have about 25 on varsity, 22 on the sophomore team and and same on fresh. Coach says he won't cut a 4th year v player, but some kids mostly ride the bench.

Also wonder how many HSs have an "A" and "B" freshman team? A few of the bigger schools around us do.

Heard of one huge Chicago HS having three freshman teams, with the "C" team being totally non-select. Nice.

School of 2000
V - 19 (7 Sr 9 Jr. 3 So.)
JV - 21 (10 So 11 Fr) we also schedule 7-10 freshmen only games

5-A School, Central Texas +/- 2000 kids. there will supposedly be 18 on the freshman team once cuts are made.

Probably 15-18 on JV and 15 or so on Varsity.

Son's school size is around 1200. 18 on varsity, 18 on JV, no frosh team (school only has one field). Seniors must make varsity. When my son tried out as a frosh, 45 frosh came out, eight were picked. Last year a junior tried out for the third time after being cut frosh and soph years, made JV last year. This year my '06 says the guy looks like he'll make the varsity squad as a senior, albeit as a bench player. We're all pulling for him.

A lot depends on the region and the school size AND THE MONEY IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM

There is no across the board reading on this

I didn't post our size earlier - 1282. This is the largest we have ever been. Still, we keep 50 kids active in the program.

2400+ students and growing each year. About 19 each on Varsity, JV and Freshman.

Same as CADad.

We have around 2200 students with 18-20 on Varsity and 18-20 on JV. Juniors have to make varsity. No freshmen team.

20 on the varsity - includes some senior kids who were told they'd ride the bench. Occassinally there is a freshman on the varsity team along with one or two sophmores.

20-30 on the Frosh/Soph team (no one is cut). Freshman kids that don't play during the week in the Frosh/Soph games get to play in the freshman only games on Saturday and/or any other day a freshman game can be scheduled. Our league has no official frosh only division. The frosh/soph practice can be tough with 30 kids on the field at once (we have only one field).

School size is 650 boys and girls.

2parent...I just want to ask (because the #'s you state just initially sound "goofy")...is this team seen as a competitive team or is the "social experience" the purpose here? It appears that the talented players would suffer (repetitions, etc.)

The Frosh/Soph and varsity are competitive teams.

Talented players will only suffer if they have a weak work ethic!! The good players will be on the field or in the cage anytime its vacant(i.e. lunch, after practice, take ground balls in foul territory or the outfield, Saturday or Sunday etc .....)

btw field turf does wonders for practice time and provides many opportunites for players to practice on thier own (the field is never closed).

School size 2300 (9-12 grades):

15 to 16 Varsity
15 to 16 JV

Never seen a 7th or 8th grader pulled up from Middle School (approx 1500 kids) ball to play on either V or JV. Middle School usually has 15 to 18 on a team and is comprised of 7th & 8th graders only (6th graders are not allowed to play athletics in Middle School).

We are around 1300. We usually keep 15-18 on varsity and 15-18 on JV. No Freshman team. We have two Middle Schools that feed our program and they usually carry 15-20 on each team. Middle school is 7-8 graders no 6th graders allowed to play in NC. We as a general rule do not allow Jrs to play on JV. The exceptions are the kids that are not talented enough to help us but show a great work ethic in the off season. They may not play much on JV but they are rewarded for their hard work and dedication.

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Originally posted by Michael'sDad:
Never seen a 7th or 8th grader pulled up from Middle School (approx 1500 kids) ball to play on either V or JV. Middle School usually has 15 to 18 on a team and is comprised of 7th & 8th graders only (6th graders are not allowed to play athletics in Middle School).

This is just for Michael's Dad. I doesn't affect any other state than NC and just skip over this post if you live anywhere else.

You see it in our area occasionally down in South Carolina. In NC, the NCHSAA limits the number of years of HS athletic participation.

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from the NC High School Athletic Assoc:
EIGHT SEMESTER RULE: No student may be eligible to participate at the high school level for a period lasting longer than eight consecutive semesters, beginning with the student’s first entry into grade nine or participation on a high school team, whichever occurs first. For students who skip the ninth grade and advance directly to the 10th from the eighth, the year prior to entering the 10th grade is considered the year of first entry into ninth grade for athletics.

If you were allowed to start HS athletics in the 7th grade, under that rule, you would have to sit out your Junior and Senior years. Not going to happen.

The High School my son went to:

Approximately 1600 students...AAA

26 - Varsity

24 - On 1st JV Team

24 - On 2nd JV Team

Note: 2004 was 1st year for two JV teams and usually they only have Freshman and Sophomore players.

I keep 16-18 on the varsity, depending on who the 16th, 17th, and 18th guys are. If they have good attitudes and appear (based on previous experience) willing to accept their role, I'll go to 18. If not, we cut the dead weight.
We keep 15 on JV and 15 on varsity at a school of 2100 in the H.S. I hate cutting kids, but it is necessary to make sure that you don't have a ton of problems sitting your bench.

Coach May,
I like your approach. Rules are good. Breaking them when it is the right thing to do is even better.

approx. 1000 students (boys only)
21 players on Varsity