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yawetagyawetag100+ posts
As an umpire in Missouri, I've wondered about this for a few years, and I'm hoping some coaches here have a good reason. High school Varsity games primarily start at 4pm, while the sub-Varsity games start at 4:15pm. Usually, the Varsity and Freshman teams will play at one location (usually two separate fields), while the JV teams play at the other school's field.

That said, does any one know why Varsity starts earlier? Any reasons I come up with doesn't explain why JV and Freshmen start later. These are the reasons I've thought:

The Varsity team could pull players from the other squad if they were short. Since the JV teams are usually at the other location, this doesn't make sense. Why would a coach grab from the Freshman team for a Varsity game?

Extra 15 minutes to play. Why not also start the sub-Varsity games at 4pm, too?

Umpire(s) can be moved to Varsity game before sub-Varsity starts. I doubt scheduling has ever used availability of umpires as a factor.

So, coaches (or anyone with the knowledge), why does the Varsity game start 15 minutes earlier?
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G gotwood4sale10,000+ posts
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The guy to ask about this is Krak. He is an expert on 'all things confusing about time'. He's had no choice but to deal with that confounding International Dateline and I'm certain that line (a segment pictured below) has something to do with these uncoordinated start times.



He is dedicated to unraveling the mystery surrounding the line and he knows that for people to fully comprehend its intricacies the line must be kept in good working order. If you don't believe me about his concern, just take a look at this photo.



Who else but Krak would risk losing his bellyful of kimchi to bring you the straight dope about "The Great Divider" that we know as the International Dateline?


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bballmanbballman10,000+ posts
Who knows??? I would ask the coach, usually there is a region or conference meeting to discuss the times and format of the schedule.

Around here all games generally start at 5:55. Varsity and JV play at different locations. 5:55 is because GHSA has a rule that says if any HS event starts after 6pm, there is a 2 hour time limit. So all games start at 5:55 to get around that rule. Once in a while, a 9th grade or JV game will start earlier, but never later. Varsity are always at that time.
Out in LFOut in LF500+ posts
Here in North Texas, JV games start at 4:00 or 4:30 if the traveling team has a further distance and then Varsity follows at 7:00 or 7:30. Freshman team plays at opponents field at 4:00/4:30 with same travel rule. If a school does not have lights then games are started at 4:00/4:30 for JV and Varsity both playing at opposite fields and Freshman team will play on another day.

Texas baseball schedules for games are Tues/Friday for district.

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