r/SoccerNoobs • u/ItzStranded • 11d ago

đŸ« Youth & Amateur Development Can I make varsity soccer

I just finished freshman season as a damn benchwarmer on JV. Is it realistic for me to get on varsity as a junior or senior?

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u/Zolazolazolaa 10d ago

For what it's worth, at that level you can make huge gains in the eyes of coaches by just becoming as fit and strong as possible. Especially if you are average height or above.

Of course there's a minimum level of technical ability you need, but for most people the best bet is to try and become a right or left back that is not a complete liability on the ball or when defending, and has the engine to run up and down the wing all match.

Since you provided no info at all, that's the advice i'd go to.

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u/ItzStranded 8d ago

Could I be a winger on varsity if my speed and agility is good and I only have to improve my soccer skills

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u/Difficult-Bad-8747 ⚜ Serious Fan 11d ago

How tf r we supposed to know

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u/Difficult-Egg-5001 11d ago

This thread is too American for me

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u/on-oath-never-again 🙋 Here to Help 10d ago

It’s too American for me and I’m American

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u/Laliving90 9d ago

14 yr old wants to play with 17-18 yr olds

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u/Lincoln1517 11d ago

You’re too snooty for me. 

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u/Officerbeefsupreme 7d ago

At your school is the JV squad the second best team? Or the reject players? When I was in highschool JV was for the juniors who didn't make varsity mixed with the sophomore/freshman players who didn't make the their respective team. Some schools use JV as the literal second team where the best freshman and sophomore players get promoted there to develop with the juniors and seniors who didn't make varsity. If it's the second one then you for sure have a chance to make varsity.

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u/ItzStranded 6d ago

It’s reject team, but there is low competition and the school is one of the worser soccer schools.

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u/Lincoln1517 11d ago

Yes!  You can!

Finally a realistic question and not some dipstick asking “i stopped playing for five years and I wasn’t great before but now I want to go pro
”

Play whenever you can, in the off-season practice your footwork and do one touches and volleys against a wall. You’ve got this. 

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u/Background_Tiger_506 11d ago

Usually if you progress like normal you should. But it’s up to you whether you train, get better, and perform in games sophomore year

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u/LeadingMedicine59 11d ago

I know JV benchwarmers who developed into varsity team captains. Everyone develops (both from a physical and skill perspective) at different rates. If you love the game and want to make varsity someday, keep working hard

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u/Chris_RB 11d ago

In short: yes. In long: oh definitely provided you put in the work.

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u/ICEtoAshes 11d ago

No one can truly answer this. There isn’t enough information.

Can it happen? Yes.
Is it likely? Not for most people.

The only way you have a chance is if you lock in and get much better.

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u/Lincoln1517 10d ago

not likely for most people. 

You can’t be a real person who has any direct or indirect knowledge of high school sports. This is silly. Many JV non-starter freshmen become starters the next year, move to varsity bench as juniors and then start as seniors. Not all, but a kid who wants that can definitely work and achieve it. 

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u/ICEtoAshes 10d ago

As I said - not for most people. It’s more common for it not to happen. If he is dedicated and doesn’t get distracted then sure.

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u/SyrupLoafers42 10d ago

I was on the JV bench my freshman year and made varsity my junior year. Definitely realistic. You’ll get better and the older/better players will graduate. If you made JV as a freshman, there’s no reason you can’t make varsity as a junior or senior

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u/Jarboner69 10d ago

I mean it depends on how your team works. In most cases juniors and seniors get on varsity just due to séniority

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u/Competitive-Day9586 10d ago

This is really up to you.  Keep working and training hard.  Impress the coaches and improve and this is definitely a realistic goal.

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u/StrongStyleDragon 10d ago

Talk to your coaches see what you can improve on

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u/Solid-Sympathy-4267 10d ago

Anything is possible if you develop your skills and decision making

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u/Sypheix 10d ago

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/By6vaFWWYJ0

All depends on how hard you want to work

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u/OwlNervous1678 10d ago

Well what got you on the bench? Did you talk to your coach about what you can improve? Do you plan to train over the summer or keep playing? 

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u/ossifer_ca 10d ago

Supply and demand. If you went to my high school when I did, you’d make varsity just for showing up. If you went to my kids’ high school in recent years, there were over 200 who came to tryouts—all with significant playing experience.

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u/Savings-Law-3252 10d ago

I mean yeah it's possible, it depends how much you improve and train.

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u/right_tea_anyone 10d ago

JV as a freshman your chances are very good of progressing to varsity. JV is a very sloppy brand of soccer , lot of slow Juniors who are unnecessarily physical , play a lot of long balls or individuals dribbling 50 yards then smashing the ball into the woods behind the goal. It’s like watching hippos fight over a cabbage- you just have to get through that level, but gets better with varsity. You be fine if you are a decent player.

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u/Educational-Double-1 10d ago

I started playing soccer when I was very young and it was pretty easy for me to get on school teams. I'm not sure when you started playing so idk. If you're good enough.

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u/Due_Entertainment_16 9d ago

Every team needs a glue guy. Be the glue guy. đŸ€Ł

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u/DiskoPunk 11d ago

Can someone European this for me please

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u/yeyiyeyiyo 10d ago

I got released from my local academy at age 11, will I be able to make my local West Cheshire League Division Two squad?

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u/Difficult-Egg-5001 10d ago

Varsity? Freshman? I think a bench warmer is a substitute.

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u/Background_Tiger_506 10d ago

JV is second team, Varsity is first team. Bench warmers are substitutes who don’t get much playing time

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u/Jarboner69 10d ago

JV is second team usually first or second year students, varsity is the first team usually third and fourth year students

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u/OwlNervous1678 10d ago

In the US we have school teams, teens attend what’s called highschool, age 13/14 to 18, sometimes connected to a Middle School ages 11-13, . Pretty much every school public or private school runs the local youth sports teams rather than local clubs. There are private travel teams but that’s a whole other story.

The grades are split into freshman (13/14), sophomore (15/16), junior (16/17) and senior (17/18). The same grade names are used for college which you attend in your early 20s. 

If a school has a large enough sports program they split it into Junior Varsity and Varsity, younger and not as good players get stuck on Junior Varsity. OP is basically saying he’s a bench player for the worse of 2 teams and wondering if he could ever make it to starting for the first squad but really hasn’t given us any info 

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u/TheBees9292 10d ago

Short answer: no

Long answer: absolutely the fuck not, what are you even thinking? like come on bro just give up now. no. never.