Hey all, i have been told the jv scholaship monies dont come from the 12 alloted to the team. So my question would be, where would that money come from? Is it possible that the whole jv team of 24 kids is offered?
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I inquired to a school that I read about online. Despite being a private institution, their tuition wasn't outrageous. Just called up and one of the assistants answered. He also served as the j.v. coach. This was an NAIA school.
Since I was a cold call, and I was talking about a sight unseen kid, J.V. was a good place to start. Surprisingly, he told me that all of the players on J.V. received money for baseball. He referred to it as a scholarship, though, I don't know if it was a true athletic scholarship as NAIA would define it against their limits. My guess is that it was institutional funds.
He also told me that a few of the kids on j.v. eventually make it on to the varsity. And the ones he referenced were all pitchers.
NAIA schools are typically private schools that cost a lot of money. They are starting JV teams in several sports - baseball seems to be leading the way - so they are now guaranteed money from enrollment. They will / can give institutional money which helps lower the cost for the student but they are still getting money from what the "scholarship" doesn't pay.
An NAIA school in my area brings anywhere from 75-90 kids in each fall in the baseball program. It brings in a lot of money....and a lot of kids who obviously won't all end up sticking with the program....many are gone before spring practice even gets started. Not sure why they would do that....other than $$$...seems like a strange way of doing things.....but kids keep showing up there so I guess they know what they're doing....lol
Many D3's have JV programs.My son's school does. They play 2 or three games on the spring trip against other JV teams. Depending how deep the pitching staff or position players on the team, occasionally you will see a Varsity player get time in JV. Of coarse their are no athletic scholarships for D3, so they get the same money as the varsity players, if they have the grades.
NAIA has 12 scholarships.
There are some threads on this site that discuss JV specifics but from what I can remember, they are primarily for revenue. Some teams charge a fee to participate with few kids making it to the varsity squad. I also remember reading about community relationship and just a place for kids to play ball that otherwise wouldn't make a varsity squad.