Junior Varsity Team - Slang Terms

Slang Terms

Slang terms for junior varsity players include:

• Mop-up players, with their playing time called "mop-up time" or "garbage minutes."
• Players who "ride the pine" or are "bench warmers", since they spend most of the game on the bench.
• Second-stringers (and third-, fourth-stringers, etc.); compared to a game's starters and top substitutes, who comprise the first string. These lower strings sometimes are as talented as the first string, with little or no drop-off in playing ability, although even if the talent of the winning team's bench is not as good, these players may be able to easily outplay a weaker team's first string.
• Scrubs, considered a derogatory term by some.
• Reloads, also considered derogatory by some.
• JVFL, derogatory term designated to junior and senior grade level junior varsity players. Short for "junior varsity for life."