jayvees
Second-string team members
Jayvees are members of a junior varsity team—the second-tier squad in American high school and college athletics, below varsity level.
The word comes from pronouncing the initials JV: The jayvees play at four, varsity at seven.
Also spelled JVs.
Secondary school team
- second-stringSubstitute team members
- developmentalRelated to growth stages
- underclassmenFirst-year and second-year students
- sophomoresStudents in year two
freshmen · bench · minor-league · reserves · backups · benchwarmers · understudies · alternates
Competitive physical activities
- sportsCompetitive physical activities
- teamsOrganized cooperative groups
- squadSmall working group
- rosterList of members
lineup · coach · practice · training · tryouts · lettermen · varsity · interscholastic
People aged thirteen to nineteen
- adolescentsYouth approaching maturity
- teensAges thirteen through nineteen
- highschoolersSecondary education students
- underclassmenFirst-year and second-year students
youngsters · students · minors · sophomores · freshmen · pupils
Inexperienced beginners in profession
- beginnersThose newly learning
- neophytesInexperienced newcomers
- greenhornsInexperienced beginners
- traineesPeople being instructed
apprentices · tyros · fledglings · newcomers · amateurs · initiates · learners · recruits
JV
Secondary school team
- second-stringSubstitute team members
- developmentalRelated to growth stages
- underclassmenFirst-year and second-year students
sophomores · freshmen · bench · minor-league · reserves · backups · benchwarmers · understudies · alternates · second-stringers
athletics
Competitive physical activities
roster · lineup · coach · practice · training · tryouts · lettermen · varsity · interscholastic · gymnasium
teenagers
People aged thirteen to nineteen
- adolescentsYouth approaching maturity
- teensAges thirteen through nineteen
- highschoolersSecondary education students
underclassmen · youngsters · students · minors · sophomores · freshmen · pupils
rookies
Inexperienced beginners in profession
- beginnersThose newly learning
- neophytesInexperienced newcomers
- greenhornsInexperienced beginners
trainees · apprentices · tyros · fledglings · newcomers · amateurs · initiates · learners · recruits · newbies
jayveesvarsity
Primary school squad
starters · first team · first string · lettermen · A-team