<P> Junior varsity games are specially - scheduled events in which junior varsity players play to gain skills and experience . These games may be played immediately before a varsity contest; or if a school has a sophomore or freshman team, the junior varsity game will take place on another night or, in some cases, an off - peak time slot such as Saturday morning . Records and statistics are kept for the junior varsity team, and some leagues offer a junior varsity championship . An assistant coach acts as the head coach for these games . </P> <P> In some sports, such as tennis and golf, a junior varsity meet will take place simultaneously with the varsity event; however, the scores are separately tabulated . In track and field, a junior varsity "heat" of a particular event may take place either before or after the varsity "heat" (again, implementing separate tabulation of meet results). </P> <P> An underclassman who plays on a junior varsity team one year is expected to gain enough experience to be one of the varsity players the next season . A team's head coach will attend a junior varsity games to evaluate skill and decide if a player is ready to play in the main part of a varsity game . </P> <P> Junior varsity teams may or may not travel with or take the field / court with the varsity team, or in particularly well - organized hierarchies (especially in sports such as football) may alternate home and away schedules with the varsity squad to ensure at least one of the two teams plays at home each week . This is often dependent on the size of the varsity team, availability of transportation and policies invoked by either the coach, school or league . A JV can sometimes completely replace a varsity team in a game with little to no importance . </P>

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