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I was wondering if this is normal for our high school hockey team to have 2 hours and 45 minutes set aside for each practice with JV getting 45 minutes and varsity getting 2 hours. JV and varsity are not intermixed either at all. I don't see skills being improved much on the JV team. Just wondering if this is pretty normal around the state?

Never heard of this before. 45 minutes?

Not here.FL

Do they zamboni during the varsity practice?

SportsNorthFan wrote:I was wondering if this is normal for our high school hockey team to have 2 hours and 45 minutes set aside for each practice with JV getting 45 minutes and varsity getting 2 hours. JV and varsity are not intermixed either at all. I don't see skills being improved much on the JV team. Just wondering if this is pretty normal around the state?

Ridiculous. They should be practicing together. 45 mins just wrong.

1 1/2 hour for varsity and 1 hour for jv was the standard where my son played.

Huh? standard is 1.5 varsity 1 jv anything else is a disservice to developing any guys for future varsity spots..

First off, having them practice together would result in way too many kids out on the ice and nothing would get done. Secondly, there is no JV state tournament.

Geno Snipes wrote:First off, having them practice together would result in way too many kids out on the ice and nothing would get done. Secondly, there is no JV state tournament.

I disagree many teams practice jv and varsity together.... JV players develop faster because they are playing with better competition in practice this also makes competetion for spots way more competitive

depending on how big your program is there may not be enough room.
and while it may help the jv to practice with the varsity the varsity needs to practice at a higher level.

truehockeyfan wrote:

Geno Snipes wrote:First off, having them practice together would result in way too many kids out on the ice and nothing would get done. Secondly, there is no JV state tournament.

I disagree many teams practice jv and varsity together.... JV players develop faster because they are playing with better competition in practice this also makes competetion for spots way more competitive

You have a very good point. But i think that's why JV and varsity usually practice together at the beginning of the season, when guys are still competing for a lot of spots. Once the season gets going it needs to be seperate though.

SportsNorthFan wrote:I was wondering if this is normal for our high school hockey team to have 2 hours and 45 minutes set aside for each practice with JV getting 45 minutes and varsity getting 2 hours. JV and varsity are not intermixed either at all. I don't see skills being improved much on the JV team. Just wondering if this is pretty normal around the state?

Not normal. Usually its an hour each of ice and maybe a half hour of dryland/weights.

Up north we have 3 hours scheduled to be divided as needed. Normally 1.5 hours for Varsity and JV. If the varsity coach feels more time is warranted to work with the Varsity then he schedules it that way. There are also times when he may feel an hour is ample time and then gives the extra time to the JV.

How are JV kids expected to develop into varistiy players with less than an hour of practice time? Practices should be seperate with maybe a few bubble kids moving up and down; but practice time should be relatively equal.

I know here they get 1.5-2 hours and it's both varsity and JV on the ice.

Like today for example the j.v. is skating w/ varsity. Some days they skate more than varsity, or same. Never less than an hour.

It looks as though it comes to a monetary situation and/or its falls on to the discretion of the DA or the varsity coach. Regardless it appears there is no "normal" time amount nor what the teams do for practice. Most programs have their differences compared to another.

JV hockey for the most part is a joke.

Reggie wrote:JV hockey for the most part is a joke.

false. In the bigtime schools JV is filled with sophomores chomping at the bit to crack the varsity roster. That creates good competition at that level. Many premier players have paid their dues at the JV ranks. The small schools, yes it is a "joke." At schools such as Wayzata, Edina, etc. JV is not a joke

Reggie wrote:JV hockey for the most part is a joke.

Stupid statement

formerplayer37 wrote:

Reggie wrote:JV hockey for the most part is a joke.

false. In the bigtime schools JV is filled with sophomores chomping at the bit to crack the varsity roster. That creates good competition at that level. Many premier players have paid their dues at the JV ranks. The small schools, yes it is a "joke." At schools such as Wayzata, Edina, etc. JV is not a joke

Hockey is different than most sports. Many sports have fresh, soph, and maybe A, B or C fresh teams. Many times, if you are not good enough to make varsity by the time you are a senior, you are not someone who will contribute as a senior. In a sport like football, you can be on the roster, but in hockey that would mean JV as a senior.

So, it is not a joke, but in many cases, it can be a place for players who will not be good enough to play varsity to continue to play the sport they love.

HShockeywatcher wrote:

formerplayer37 wrote:

Reggie wrote:JV hockey for the most part is a joke.

false. In the bigtime schools JV is filled with sophomores chomping at the bit to crack the varsity roster. That creates good competition at that level. Many premier players have paid their dues at the JV ranks. The small schools, yes it is a "joke." At schools such as Wayzata, Edina, etc. JV is not a joke

Hockey is different than most sports. Many sports have fresh, soph, and maybe A, B or C fresh teams. Many times, if you are not good enough to make varsity by the time you are a senior, you are not someone who will contribute as a senior. In a sport like football, you can be on the roster, but in hockey that would mean JV as a senior.

So, it is not a joke, but in many cases, it can be a place for players who will not be good enough to play varsity to continue to play the sport they love.

Right there folks, is the statement of the CENTURY. Denny Greenism.