varsity athlete
Top team player
A varsity athlete is a student who competes on a school's top-level sports team, as opposed to junior varsity or intramural squads.
The term applies mainly in American high schools and colleges, where varsity status often brings prestige, scholarships, and greater competition: She was a varsity athlete in three sports.
- lettermanDecorated school athlete
- letter jacketAthletic award coat
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- starterInitiator of action
- starting lineupInitial player selection
team captain · captain · recruit · championship · big game · practice · roster · eligibility · red shirt · NCAA · division · tryout · scout · locker room · jersey · game day · teamwork · conditioning
- athletesOlympian, champion, swimmers, runner, swimmer
- school sportsbasketball, football, JV, soccer, baseball
- studentsstudent, freshman, university students, sophomore, pupil
- popular kidscool kids, popular kids, queen bee, cheerleaders, jocks
varsity athletereserve player
Athlete awaiting game entry
bench warmer · junior varsity · JV · walk-on · second string
varsity athletecouch potato
Habitual sedentary TV watcher
spectator · sports fan · fan · team manager · drama student
varsity, athlete, varsities, athletes, athletic, athletics, athletically, athleticism