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[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by SNIPERBBB

You must have pretty boring JV games. Here, JV games have the speed and intensity of varsity games, just minus the skill. At least in the bigger schools, there's more working to me in the lower levels than at the varsity.

I know we have boring JV games (or what mostly are called sophomore games here). The better players are moved up and not playing those games in the first place. And that includes the bigger schools. Even the fans are not into the game other than the parents of the players.

Peace

[SD Referee]

Originally Posted by so cal lurker

I guess there is JV and JV. The ref's (2 man) are certainly sweating and running in my son's games.

(I think they would really benefit from 3-man. Sometimes when parents around me are screaming "how could you miss that!", I want to turn around and explain that the play happened in a tough spot for a 2-man crew to have an angle on the play . . . and then I roll my eyes to myself and just watch the game . . .)

When my children are older and are playing basketball, I might not even sit by other parents. If the parents of my kids' teammates are as dumb as the people currently in the stands, I won't be able to take it. I probably won't be able to bite my tongue either.

On the flip side, I really hope I end up having the patience to teach the idiot parents in the stands the rules of the game and how/why things happen out there.

[Dad]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Tired from a JV game? I can barely break a sweat in a JV game no matter how much I hustle.

Several times a year I find JV games can be far more taxing on my body than varsity games. Unless we have a different idea of what JV is or your schools tend to be small and JV isn't very good. There are some 5A+ schools around here where the JV has all the athleticism of varsity, but very immature in their fundamentals. Far more running with turnovers and well run presses.

My most memorable game of the year was two top tier 5A rivalry schools going at it. In hind sight I was extremely happy to get the JV game and not the varsity. The varsity crew all wished they were on our game instead --they had a boring blowout. Probably the most I've run all year in a game.