Talk:Varsity letter

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I would like to know how many programs there are out there that high school students cannot receive a varsity letter unless they play a specific number of games. A varsity letter was awarded to those who participated in a high school sport by being an active memeber on the team. This particular school does not award varstiy letters for players who have not played more than half of the games, and were made to sign a letter indicating that they would only play during tournaments if at all.

I don't know how many schools do this. My old high school (25 years ago) had a policy on the books that you had to play in 3 football games (out of 9) to win a letter. But the actual policy was that every member of the team got one, the written policy just hadn't been updated. I believe that it is common to award every member of the team a letter - standout players have ample opportunites for additional awards. My school awarded a block "E" to athletes and a script "E" to people who participated in non-athletic activities - band, choir, etc.--RLent 19:55, 16 February 2006 (UTC)