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[bas2456]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

Oh, that's right, some states have Freshman, Sophomore, and JV games as well as the Varsity contest.

My mistake, sorry.

No worries. Sometimes I wonder if it's just schools in my area. I'm in the suburbs of Chicago and high schools are much larger than they might be in southern Illinois.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by bas2456

No worries. Sometimes I wonder if it's just schools in my area. I'm in the suburbs of Chicago and high schools are much larger than they might be in southern Illinois.

There are high schools just as large and in many cases bigger than those in and around specific high schools in Chicago. It is just in the Chicago area they call the game before the varsity sophomore games.

Peace

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

There are high schools just as large and in many cases bigger than those in and around specific high schools in Chicago. It is just in the Chicago area they call the game before the varsity sophomore games.

I was referring to what they do in Utah, which is actually have FOUR levels of play: Fr, Soph, JV, and Varsity. They don't just call the game before the Varsity contest the Sophomore game, they actually have both a Sophomore game AND a JV game.

[bas2456]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

I was referring to what they do in Utah, which is actually have FOUR levels of play: Fr, Soph, JV, and Varsity. They don't just call the game before the Varsity contest the Sophomore game, they actually have both a Sophomore game AND a JV game.

Many places around here do that as well. I know for a fact that the conference my alma mater belongs to does, and I've got a JV game scheduled outside that conference as well.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

I was referring to what they do in Utah, which is actually have FOUR levels of play: Fr, Soph, JV, and Varsity. They don't just call the game before the Varsity contest the Sophomore game, they actually have both a Sophomore game AND a JV game.

That is how it is done in a lot of places here. In addition, many high schools also have multiple freshman teams.

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

I was referring to what they do in Utah, which is actually have FOUR levels of play: Fr, Soph, JV, and Varsity. They don't just call the game before the Varsity contest the Sophomore game, they actually have both a Sophomore game AND a JV game.

Pretty much the same here. Soph game precedes Varsity while usually a frosh a/b doubleheader is played in another gym. JV games are typically Saturday mornings or off days.

[grunewar]

Never heard of multiple-teams at one school for one age group/class. Now I'm hearing about b and c squads! Wow!

I ref in two-counties. One county has large - sometimes 15 players/team MS (7th and 8th grade) teams and then one F, JV, and V team/school. The other county has no MS and just one F, JV, and V team/school and larger Wreck Ball leagues (to make up the difference I suppose).

I always feel bad for those large squad coaches as they try to get each player some playing time - in six and seven minute quarters.....and oh yeah, win the game too!

[Adam]

Originally Posted by fullor30

Pretty much the same here. Soph game precedes Varsity while usually a frosh a/b doubleheader is played in another gym. JV games are typically Saturday mornings or off days.

This is how it was in Des Moines when I was there. The future varsity players, for the most part, were on the sophomore teams. The sophomore games had better turnout, but then again, they were before the V games.
Around here, there are no sophomore teams. Varsity, JV, and Freshman.

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

This is how it was in Des Moines when I was there. The future varsity players, for the most part, were on the sophomore teams. The sophomore games had better turnout, but then again, they were before the V games.
Around here, there are no sophomore teams. Varsity, JV, and Freshman.

I'm going to guess, I think it's split 50/50 on JV vs Soph. A friend is in Suburban Atlanta and no Sophs but JV. Might be a numbers thing. I live in a very populated area.

[jdmara]

It's definitely a numbers thing. The school I grew up going to had 3 teams in 7th and 8th, two Freshman Teams, and then a soph, JV, Var. Now they have Three freshman teams

But I now I officiate some schools that have a JV and Var team only.

-Josh

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by fullor30

Might be a numbers thing. I live in a very populated area.

I agree, it is a numbers thing. The Houston metro is very populated. Where I grew up in California, it was not as populated and we only had three teams for each gender, Frosh, JV and Varsity.

There is no shortage of games to work here, that is for sure.

[refnrev]

Originally Posted by bas2456

No worries. Sometimes I wonder if it's just schools in my area. I'm in the suburbs of Chicago and high schools are much larger than they might be in southern Illinois.

bas2456.
Don't forget... there are some large schools downstate as well.

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by refnrev

bas2456.
Don't forget... there are some large schools downstate as well.

Like the Cobden appleknockers?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by fullor30

Like the Cobden appleknockers?

As in Bob J's "Legal Uniform" thread, would their wimmen's team then be the Lady Knockers?

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

As in Bob J's "Legal Uniform" thread, would their wimmen's team then be the Lady Knockers?

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