Furthermore, athletes should gain playing time in most athletic contests. Skill development is essential at the modified level and emphasis on winning and losing should be of lower significance than participation and sportsmanship. Junior Varsity Level Participation and competition begin to share equal value, team selection becomes more competitive and cuts are made. This is the highest level a student athlete can obtain are viewed as a select group, representing a superior skill level. Emphasis is placed on competition, and the paradigm present at the modified level is reversed.
Varsity teams place emphasis on winning while upholding the value of sportsmanship and team work.
The general framework of the athletic program is applicable for most athletes and most interscholastic situations. To do this, an athlete must meet all the provisions of the New York State Selective Classification process. The New York State Selective Classification test determines the physical capabilities of a student in state-sanctioned conditioning drills and criteria. Likewise, a less skilled order athlete may be advised to play down. It should be emphasized that the screening process to determine the Developmental Rating of each candidate be as inconspicuous and discrete as possible.