varsity sports
Top team athletics
Varsity sports are the top-level athletic teams at a school or university, representing the institution in competition against other schools.
The term distinguishes these teams from junior varsity (JV) or intramural programs: She made varsity soccer as a sophomore.
In American education, varsity athletes often receive scholarships and compete under formal athletic associations.
- NCAAUniversity sports authority
- division onePremier competitive classification
- athletic scholarshipTuition aid for competitors
- track and fieldCompetitive stadium sports
- school spiritLoyalty to one's institution
basketball · pep rally · scholarship · soccer · letterman jacket · football · championship · state championship · eligibility · walk on · varsity letters · sportsmanship · mascot · rivalry · home game · coach · volleyball · game strategy
- high schoolhigh school, teachers, classroom, classrooms, principal
- schoolteachers, classrooms, classes, student, grades
- college sportscollege athletics, college basketball, college football, college baseball, NCAA
- school sportsbasketball, varsity, football, JV, soccer
- sports participationteam sports, individual sports, tryouts, practice, training
- academiaprofessors, universities, graduation cap, biology department, professor
varsity sportsintramural sports
Competition among same-institution students
intramurals · club sports · recreational sports · pick-up games · junior varsity
varsity sportspickup games
Casual unorganized athletic contests
varsity sportsphysical education
Instruction in fitness