second team
Bench players collectively
Second team refers to the backup or reserve players on a sports roster, as opposed to the starters or first team.
In athletic honors, second team designates the next tier below first team all-conference or all-American selections: She made second team all-state as a junior.
The phrase can extend beyond sports to mean any backup group or B-squad.
- stand-inTemporary human placeholder
- replacementWhat takes another's place
- reserveSupply kept back
- junior varsitySecondary school athletic squad
- understudiesSubstitute performers for principals
backup · squad · alternate · depth chart · deep bench · substitute · minor league · trainees · apprentices · rookies · crew · prospects · utility players · third string · practice squad · taxi squad · strategic reserves · scrubs
- competition levelselite tier, top tier, mid tier, lower tier, upper tier
- Backup Teamsbackups, substitutes, subs, reserve unit, reserve roster
- sports rankingsworld number one, top seed, MVP, all-star, champion
- Sports AwardsMVP, gold medal, silver medal, Gold Glove, bronze medal
second teamfirst team
Primary competitive roster
starting lineup · starters · first string · varsity · A-team
second teamnational team
Country's official sports squad
first team · varsity · elite squad · dream team · all-stars
second, team, secondly, seconds, seconded, seconding, secondary, teams, teamed