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Old Sat Nov 20, 2010, 07:35pm
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Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle View Post
When viewed from our perspective, which tends to rank the entire spectrum of playing ability, it seems pretty silly to call this level of ball "varsity". But perhaps when viewed from the child's perspective it's a pretty big deal. They are playing on their school's best team and that is a big achievement for them.
I would tend to think Jr High, 5th & 6th Grade, 3rd & 4th Grade, etc might be more accurate and sensible in terms of naming the teams. But, we live in the age of euphemisms, don't we?
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