Hs varsity

I can only speak from my second hand experience (2011-2014), I never actually saw a practice. They kept varsity totally separate - you were nothing until you made varsity, but once you did you were special.

I hated this when my son was a freshman (he made the sophomore team - not JV), but when he made varsity as a sophomore I started to understand it. It wouldn't be my method, but the earning your spot with the "you're special" culture propelled varsity to perform at a much higher level than the sum of their parts.

@Dadof3 posted:

Is it normal for the varsity team to take all the batting reps in practice?

In many (actually most) HS programs sub-varsity teams get very little in terms of coaching, reps, bp, etc. The sub-varsity coaches are often football coaches (placed in baseball by their AD who is also the head football coach) that want to make some extra money. Parents that have spent years (and thousands of $) getting their kids ready for HS baseball often freak out when they get to HS and realize that varsity baseball is all that anyone cares about.

Our school has separate practices for each level. Varsity has the cage/field longer, but all levels get BP in practice- even if indoors. They have separate cages at the Freshman field that the fresh/soph teams use.

@adbono posted:

In many (actually most) HS programs sub-varsity teams get very little in terms of coaching, reps, bp, etc. The sub-varsity coaches are often football coaches (placed in baseball by their AD who is also the head football coach) that want to make some extra money. Parents that have spent years (and thousands of $) getting their kids ready for HS baseball often freak out when they get to HS and realize that varsity baseball is all that anyone cares about.

@@Adbono states exactly how it is.  Most HS programs don’t even workout subvarsity until Varsity accomplishes what they are practicing each day.  And then JV and Soph/Fresh are pooled together for about a 2 hour practice with around 45 players.  At our particular HS, which is very competitive, it’s not worth even playing sub varsity, except for the fun for the kids 😁

Add that you often end up with coaches that 1) have no idea who they have because they don’t even look at what the kids do through summer, 2) are not baseball coaches and even baseball coaches misjudge talent - so very little experience evaluating the talent pool through tryouts and scrimmage, and 3) can be known to cater to the most vocal parties or to a players seniority rather than talent.  

I dont know about anywhere else but I am from every team from Varsity to 7th grade has it own field and coaches...how effective those coaches are can be a different question but there are zero concerns about field or coach availability for reps.

Varsity, JV, 9th, 8th and 7th grade teams. There are actually 2 teams at 7 and 8

During baseball class all the fielding practice is done for the Varsity and the JVs that are in the class. Son's school is on a block schedule so classes are 1h30m long.  JV practice starts at 4:45 and they field or hit on the field. Varsity takes over the field at 5:45-6:00 and hits on the field and the JV move to the cages. This is everyday that there are no games.

Where I am from there is one baseball field, no baseball class, and no football coaches as baseball coaches.  However, the sub-varsity coaches are usually recent (baseball-playing) graduates.  3 teams, one practice - although I don't know how the reps went because I never watched practice.

@TexasLefty posted:

At our particular HS, which is very competitive, it’s not worth even playing sub varsity, except for the fun for the kids 😁

Surely fun is the primary reason for high school sports?

@anotherparent posted:

Where I am from there is one baseball field, no baseball class, and no football coaches as baseball coaches.  However, the sub-varsity coaches are usually recent (baseball-playing) graduates.  3 teams, one practice - although I don't know how the reps went because I never watched practice.

Surely fun is the primary reason for high school sports?

That was how our high school practices were. We had sometimes college guys who coached the lower level teams or were assistants (summer HS baseball in Iowa). The kids enjoyed that.

Jv and Varsity practice on separate fields. Both teams roster around 25 so not sure how many reps they actually get. Both coaches have collegiate experience but not sure about actual coaching experience. We do have some good players but it is kind of a bare bones program to be honest. But our town is filled with baseball loving kids.

Still amazed some of your guys have baseball class during day and pre season tournaments.

Where I coach, all levels get time in the multiple cages and on their respective fields.  The baseball staff is comprised of baseball coaches who all played in college.  We field freshman, JV, and Varsity teams. 

@CoachB25 posted:

Where I coach, all levels get time in the multiple cages and on their respective fields.  The baseball staff is comprised of baseball coaches who all played in college.  We field freshman, JV, and Varsity teams.

This is as it should be. But rarely is. Especially in areas of high growth. When new HSs are popping up every year it’s a challenge to staff every sport with qualified coaches at every level. Even more difficult if the teaching part of the equation (what subject) is the primary factor in the hiring decision - and it often is.

My kids high school had awesome facilities. Soccer even had their own stadium. All the varsity fields/courts were rented out to the district for tournament play.

I live in the same general area as old school. The team set up was the same. When the new varsity coach came in he was involved in who got hired to coach baseball all the way down to the 7th grade team. Every level was on the same page in terms of how to run a practice.

My son played JV freshman year. His coach was a D3 All American. But, as adbono stated JV wasn’t about winning. It was about development. Fortunately the team was so talented they won most of their games. There weren’t any standings or playoffs.