junior varsities

Developmental sports teams

Junior varsities is the plural of junior varsity, the secondary athletic team at a school or college, typically for younger or less experienced players who aren't ready for the varsity squad: He played on junior varsity before making varsity his junior year.

Often abbreviated JV.

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athletics · substitute · reserves · secondary · high school · after school · freshman year · JV · skill-building · second-string · practice squad · competition · extracurricular · pep rally · subordinate · developmental · coach · roster

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Main athletic squads

varsity teams · varsity · first teams · A-teams · professional teams

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