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Originally Posted by chapmaja
It all depends on the area.
For about 3 or 4 years straight a school in my area failed to have enough players for a JV team. This school is a general education public school with an enrollment near 2000 students in an athletic program that has boasted numerous state titles and top finishes in multiple sports. In fact this school has been rated one of the top 30 overall athletic programs in the state for the last couple decades. It is also a top 50 academic high school in the state.
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Wow. I'd guess it's a combination of 2 or 3 things--such as a very unpopular coaching staff (that doesn't work with the JV players), a strong presence of travel ball or other league teams in that area (giving the JV players a better option before they "graduate" to varsity level), or the school just simply doesn't support the program like the other sports. I still see pockets of communities that cannot even accept that fast pitch girls softball is exploding.