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."
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