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Harvard junior varsity teams are protesting what they say is an attempt by the Athletic Department to pressure them into reorganizing as club sports...
...Approved club teams receive only minimal funding—between $500 and $1000 per season—and are responsible for the purchase of their own playing equipment and uniforms, travel costs associated with road contests, and the hiring of coaches. By contrast, JV teams receive more funding and are not expected to front any of those costs...
...Club team players also avoid a number of tasks typically faced by JV athletes. Their practice schedules are lighter and more flexible, and they are not required to acquire National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Clearinghouse certification, or comply with the regular drug tests required to maintain NCAA eligibility...
Svoboda added that junior varsity programs have already been reduced across the board at other colleges, and that a majority of Harvard’s junior varsity games are played against club and high school teams...
Jacob E. Segal ’09, a member of the varsity men’s Alpine Skiing team who attended a JV soccer meeting, said that the team is considering a switch to club status after the fall season in light of a meeting with an Athletic Department representative. He said poor scheduling—the team is slated to play just four games this season—and a lack of communication between players and coaches is also factoring into the team’s decision...