Yesterday we had basketball tryouts at our school and as a sophmore i made jv again and 5 of my friends moved up to varsity. Mainly because one of the varsity didnt want me to make the team..soo she tried to do nething in her power to make me look bad. I am torn up about this..my heart feels like its in my throat. That was my goal this year.and i failed at it. I feel like theres no positives. Do you think there is ne positives about this?
thinkpink03 answered Thursday November 3 2005, 4:17 pm: cheer up! there are ! everything happens for a reason ! its fine if you didnt make it this year, just know that when you do make it it will be doubly exciting ! just practice, go to the games, excercise, anything...give it your all so that next year you will make it..dont worry hun!
sizzlinmandolin answered Thursday November 3 2005, 2:23 pm: I know it hurts, but I'd like to tell you about my own experience with basketball. My school was very small so we didn't have any tryouts or anything, but some girls got moved up by the varsity coach. When I was in 10th grade two girls that were in 9th grade that I'd played on JV with the year before were picked by the coach to move up to varsity. It made me so mad. First off I was older than them and second off one of them was about the same skill level as me, but the other girl wasn't any good at all! I moped about it for a long time, but I actually ended up having a really amazing season. I was one of the best players on the JV team and I improved a lot because I got so much playing time. The girls that got moved up barely played at all and had a horrible season. The next year when I got moved up to varsity I hated it. I never played and the two girls that moved up ahead of me played all the time because they sat the bench the year before. It was my first year on varsity and thus my turn to sit the bench even though I was better than both of them and even one of the starters! My senior year went a little better, but I still found myself missing JV a whole lot. I played so much better in 10th grade than any other year and a lot of varsity girls have really bad attitudes and are way too full of themselves. It wasn't all about basketball anymore, it was about looking good and making the other team mad at you, which I couldn't stand...I just wanted to play basketball again.
You will have a great season this year. If you work hard enough maybe you could even get moved up partway though the season if someone on varsity gets injured or something. Good luck, and enjoy where you're at because you will have a great time. You're needed on JV and you're one of if not the best player so you'll play a lot more than you would on varsity. I hope that your season goes well for you. Good luck! [ sizzlinmandolin's advice column | Ask sizzlinmandolin A Question ]
Helper14 answered Thursday November 3 2005, 12:41 pm: Everyone has their bad points.If this other person is also on the varsity then at least you won't be with her.Play the best you can and maybe you'll make your way up. [ Helper14's advice column | Ask Helper14 A Question ]
WIZBANG answered Thursday November 3 2005, 12:12 pm: I WILL TELL YOU THE POSATIVES. let me get this straight. you are good enough for "v" and you didn't get it because some mean person did't want you too? first of all you may be being a little dramatic on your accusations. but if what you say is true than you are going to be the star of "jv" right? think about that. your good enough, but you had an off day. then you need to lift yourself up and show them that you are the best on "JV". think of how good your going to look on "JV". then your junior year they will watch you alot more at tryouts. or even better. bump you up to varsity mid season. just don't let it effect your game.
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