Hi all. I attended a HS that did not have major sports teams. Currently, I have a daughter who is showing some promise in basketball. Since I am unaware of how much practice a Varsity or Junior varsity High School students must do, I am asking. How much time is taken away from their academics?:
Do they do practice during school class hours?
How much practice do they do before/after school?
How much time should be set aside to practice at home?
And what about games - How much time must be set aside for the games? Is it almost every weekend, or during school days?
Do they still meet and practice after season is over?
Thanks.
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first of all, academics come first to all high school athletes. bad grades equals no playing time.
and to answer the rest of your questions.
1. No. Academics come first.
2. idk about female sports, but usually before school, they do some weight works for maybe an hour. after school, practices last 2 maybe 3 hours.
3. if you intend for your daughter to get better, maybe set aside 1-2 hours a day to work on some ball handling and shooting technique.
4. usually, high school games are 4, 8 minute quarters.
4a. it depends on how many games they play through the season. i think its 1-2 games during the school week and 1 on the weekend.
5. it depends on the coach to determine whether off season practices are held. more often than not, it is unlikely, unless they have a summer league.
and to answer the rest of your questions.
1. No. Academics come first.
2. idk about female sports, but usually before school, they do some weight works for maybe an hour. after school, practices last 2 maybe 3 hours.
3. if you intend for your daughter to get better, maybe set aside 1-2 hours a day to work on some ball handling and shooting technique.
4. usually, high school games are 4, 8 minute quarters.
4a. it depends on how many games they play through the season. i think its 1-2 games during the school week and 1 on the weekend.
5. it depends on the coach to determine whether off season practices are held. more often than not, it is unlikely, unless they have a summer league.
in high school wrestling practice was just after school 5 days a week and on saturday mornings. practice was about 2.5 hours from about 2:50 to 5:30. maybe an extra half hour to hour can be set aside to practice each day before going to school either to work on conditioning, speed, agility, ball handling, shooting, etc. but whether she wants to set aside time is up to her. basketball games are pretty long, & happen about 2-3 times per week so yes that will be time consuming. there probably won't be practices in the off-season because there are only a set amount of practices the high school can have, plus schools must cater towards spring sports as well. but be warned, the winter season sports have the longest season compared to fall and spring sports.
one thing to note is that your daughter will be exhausted after practice and it may be hard to get her to try to do hw then. so i'd say have a nice family meal once she comes home and then send her straight to do homework, but check on her to see if she's staying awake.
one thing to note is that your daughter will be exhausted after practice and it may be hard to get her to try to do hw then. so i'd say have a nice family meal once she comes home and then send her straight to do homework, but check on her to see if she's staying awake.
Do they do practice during school class hours?
No, practice is after school.
How much practice do they do before/after school?
About 2-3 hours... more if you're playing stronger opponents.
How much time should be set aside to practice at home?
Depends how dedicated you are & how much time is available... practice on the weekends!
And what about games - How much time must be set aside for the games? Is it almost every weekend, or during school days?
Games are after school, weekdays and twice a week unless you have a bye week. Games last about an 1.5 to 2 hours more or less... either 8mins quarters or 30min halfs.
Do they still meet and practice after season is over?
Depends on the team... when I was in highschool I joined a summer league after the season was over.
I stayed after school and tried to get some of my homework done before practice and finish the rest of it when I got home.
My team also played in Saturday Leagues so every other Saturday or so we scrimmage against another team and work on our plays.
This is from my personal experience in highschool playing JV and Variety basketball.
No, practice is after school.
How much practice do they do before/after school?
About 2-3 hours... more if you're playing stronger opponents.
How much time should be set aside to practice at home?
Depends how dedicated you are & how much time is available... practice on the weekends!
And what about games - How much time must be set aside for the games? Is it almost every weekend, or during school days?
Games are after school, weekdays and twice a week unless you have a bye week. Games last about an 1.5 to 2 hours more or less... either 8mins quarters or 30min halfs.
Do they still meet and practice after season is over?
Depends on the team... when I was in highschool I joined a summer league after the season was over.
I stayed after school and tried to get some of my homework done before practice and finish the rest of it when I got home.
My team also played in Saturday Leagues so every other Saturday or so we scrimmage against another team and work on our plays.
This is from my personal experience in highschool playing JV and Variety basketball.
Hi all. I attended a HS that did not have major sports teams. Currently, I have a daughter who is showing some promise in basketball. Since I am unaware of how much practice a Varsity or Junior varsity High School students must do, I am asking. How much time is taken away from their academics?:
Do they do practice during school class hours?
No, academic performance is always a priority over academics no matter what level the school team is. Usually schools have some sort of regulation where athletes have to maintain a minimum gpa or else they cannot continue to be a part of school teams.
How much practice do they do before/after school?
It depends on the level of the team, it would be a good idea to ask your daughter's coach what sort of plans he/she has for the basketball team. Practices are usually held after school for 2-3 hours. 2 hours for drills and 1 hour for the weight room and additional exercises. My high school required both jv and varsity teams to attend practice everyday of the week except for sundays and game days.
How much time should be set aside to practice at home?
I don't think it is required to set aside time to practice at home. Unless your daughter is serious about basketball and competes with a state team or nationally or wants to participate in collegiate sports, she should just play basketball when she wants to outside of practice and games.
And what about games - How much time must be set aside for the games? Is it almost every weekend, or during school days?
This depends on the rules of the league or organization the team participates in. You could have anywhere from 1-2 games a week to 1 every two weeks or something else. I personally had matches almost every wednesday and saturday.
Do they still meet and practice after season is over?
Once again it depends on how serious the teams+coach are. I don't think the average team will have practices during off season. If your daughter finds that she really likes basketball and doesn't have a chance to play after the season is over, see if there are any Club teams/leagues she can join or have her go play pick up basketball at your local YMCA or gym.
Do they do practice during school class hours?
No, academic performance is always a priority over academics no matter what level the school team is. Usually schools have some sort of regulation where athletes have to maintain a minimum gpa or else they cannot continue to be a part of school teams.
How much practice do they do before/after school?
It depends on the level of the team, it would be a good idea to ask your daughter's coach what sort of plans he/she has for the basketball team. Practices are usually held after school for 2-3 hours. 2 hours for drills and 1 hour for the weight room and additional exercises. My high school required both jv and varsity teams to attend practice everyday of the week except for sundays and game days.
How much time should be set aside to practice at home?
I don't think it is required to set aside time to practice at home. Unless your daughter is serious about basketball and competes with a state team or nationally or wants to participate in collegiate sports, she should just play basketball when she wants to outside of practice and games.
And what about games - How much time must be set aside for the games? Is it almost every weekend, or during school days?
This depends on the rules of the league or organization the team participates in. You could have anywhere from 1-2 games a week to 1 every two weeks or something else. I personally had matches almost every wednesday and saturday.
Do they still meet and practice after season is over?
Once again it depends on how serious the teams+coach are. I don't think the average team will have practices during off season. If your daughter finds that she really likes basketball and doesn't have a chance to play after the season is over, see if there are any Club teams/leagues she can join or have her go play pick up basketball at your local YMCA or gym.
I've played volleyball for 7 years, right now I'm 16 going into my junior year and I've played varsity since mid freshman season - libero
Do they do practice during school class hours?
No but for some games that are far away they may release your kid early from school sometimes, I've had that happen before no biggie
How much practice do they do before/after school?
2-3 hours everyday after school, in our HS only the swim team practices BEFORE school starts, it depends on how serious the school is about a certain sport
How much time should be set aside to practice at home?
It's really your self preference, I'm busy with my sport all year round and practice almost every day of the week or atleast every other day so I barley touch a ball at home and not much you can practice at home with alone
And what about games - How much time must be set aside for the games? Is it almost every weekend, or during school days?
In school we have the most 3 games a week, average is 2 with the occasional 3 a week to fit games in. A game of mine would usually last up to 2 hours because in volleyball (varsity) we could end up playing 5 games I barley had weekend games unless they were tournament's which we usually left around 7am for and came back in the mid afternoon
Do they still meet and practice after season is over?
Again depends on how serious the school is about the sport and the coaches preference too, we usually have open gym's which aren't mandatory practices but you can still come to play with some other girls since volleyball practice is limited to a single person alone
Do they do practice during school class hours?
No but for some games that are far away they may release your kid early from school sometimes, I've had that happen before no biggie
How much practice do they do before/after school?
2-3 hours everyday after school, in our HS only the swim team practices BEFORE school starts, it depends on how serious the school is about a certain sport
How much time should be set aside to practice at home?
It's really your self preference, I'm busy with my sport all year round and practice almost every day of the week or atleast every other day so I barley touch a ball at home and not much you can practice at home with alone
And what about games - How much time must be set aside for the games? Is it almost every weekend, or during school days?
In school we have the most 3 games a week, average is 2 with the occasional 3 a week to fit games in. A game of mine would usually last up to 2 hours because in volleyball (varsity) we could end up playing 5 games I barley had weekend games unless they were tournament's which we usually left around 7am for and came back in the mid afternoon
Do they still meet and practice after season is over?
Again depends on how serious the school is about the sport and the coaches preference too, we usually have open gym's which aren't mandatory practices but you can still come to play with some other girls since volleyball practice is limited to a single person alone
Do they do practice during school class hours?
No, but you do leave during class hours for games that
are over an hour away.
How much practice do they do before/after school?
Well I have to go to basketball practice before school
at 4am-7:30 and after school from 6-9
How much time should be set aside to practice at home?
For me none because I had practice every day for well over
4 hours.
And what about games - How much time must be set aside for the games? Is it almost every weekend, or during school days?
Once games start going on its like at least 2 games every week.
Do they still meet and practice after season is over?
YES YES YES being on a varsity team will result in ALOT of commitment
when i was in high school in canada
Do they do practice during school class hours?
I had practices before school at like 7am and after school until 5pm and sometimes during lunch
How much practice do they do before/after school?
I practiced 2 - 3 days a week
How much time should be set aside to practice at home?
you set you own limit depending what you need to work on. different sports differ as some sports are easier to practice and convenient than others.
And what about games - How much time must be set aside for the games? Is it almost every weekend, or during school days?
The school board makes the schedule and you will get the season's schedule when you make the team. I always played after school and not weekends maybe once for tournament.
Do they still meet and practice after season is over?
After the season and ofsaa we just go back to normal life until try-outs for following year
i guess it is more strict in usa than canada cause i remember watching coach carter...anyways i wasn't so bright in high school and was actually failing 1 or 2 course during the season and ended up with a 60% ish average
Do they do practice during school class hours?
I had practices before school at like 7am and after school until 5pm and sometimes during lunch
How much practice do they do before/after school?
I practiced 2 - 3 days a week
How much time should be set aside to practice at home?
you set you own limit depending what you need to work on. different sports differ as some sports are easier to practice and convenient than others.
And what about games - How much time must be set aside for the games? Is it almost every weekend, or during school days?
The school board makes the schedule and you will get the season's schedule when you make the team. I always played after school and not weekends maybe once for tournament.
Do they still meet and practice after season is over?
After the season and ofsaa we just go back to normal life until try-outs for following year
QUOTE (xman150 @ Jun 7 2009, 11:36 AM) 
first of all, academics come first to all high school athletes. bad grades equals no playing time.
i guess it is more strict in usa than canada cause i remember watching coach carter...anyways i wasn't so bright in high school and was actually failing 1 or 2 course during the season and ended up with a 60% ish average
Do they do practice during school class hours? for us, no
How much practice do they do before/after school? there's no practice before school, but school ends at 2.30, and practice ends at 5.30 (so 3 hours), there's also Saturday morning 9-12 practice, Sunday is rest time
How much time should be set aside to practice at home? errr a lot of people don't really practice at home because they get 6 days a week already..
And what about games - How much time must be set aside for the games? Is it almost every weekend, or during school days? I think games were kinda scattered, there'd be like 2~3 every week or so? (don't remember) but the junior varsity and varsity had to stay for both games, so it's kinda double time
Do they still meet and practice after season is over? no, we still meet up SOMETIMES (rarely) just to hang out, but it's not for sports
don't forget to remind her that education > sports
I know that if you get lower than a C average on any of your courses, you're kicked out of the team, so make sure she's not slacking
also, this is for volleyball, but I'm assuming it's generally the same for all sports
How much practice do they do before/after school? there's no practice before school, but school ends at 2.30, and practice ends at 5.30 (so 3 hours), there's also Saturday morning 9-12 practice, Sunday is rest time
How much time should be set aside to practice at home? errr a lot of people don't really practice at home because they get 6 days a week already..
And what about games - How much time must be set aside for the games? Is it almost every weekend, or during school days? I think games were kinda scattered, there'd be like 2~3 every week or so? (don't remember) but the junior varsity and varsity had to stay for both games, so it's kinda double time
Do they still meet and practice after season is over? no, we still meet up SOMETIMES (rarely) just to hang out, but it's not for sports
don't forget to remind her that education > sports
I know that if you get lower than a C average on any of your courses, you're kicked out of the team, so make sure she's not slacking
also, this is for volleyball, but I'm assuming it's generally the same for all sports
hectic. esp basketball, we run heckkaa crazy
Do they do practice during school class hours? no, never
How much practice do they do before/after school? after school mon. thru fri., about 3 to 4 hours but if there's a big game then its close to 5; then theres sat. practice and sometimes even sunday
How much time should be set aside to practice at home? are you kiddingg me, lol, jkjk practicing is good, it deff helps u get better but home is home ill exercise but there is no way ur gonna see me playing around with a basketball
Do they still meet and practice after season is over? yupyup, most deff. our team is like family, we eat, we hang out and even from time to time play a little
Do they do practice during school class hours? no, never
How much practice do they do before/after school? after school mon. thru fri., about 3 to 4 hours but if there's a big game then its close to 5; then theres sat. practice and sometimes even sunday
How much time should be set aside to practice at home? are you kiddingg me, lol, jkjk practicing is good, it deff helps u get better but home is home ill exercise but there is no way ur gonna see me playing around with a basketball
Do they still meet and practice after season is over? yupyup, most deff. our team is like family, we eat, we hang out and even from time to time play a little
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