While I can't speak for every coach, I can't see having too many guards as the issue. I will play whomever I feel best suits the position. I would recommend you work on improving skills by working on the fundamentals such as ball control and shooting. Also work to improve your defensive skills. You probably also should ask your coach what he feels you need to improve on and put a good deal of focus there. He/she should give you an honest assessment of what your strengths and weaknesses are.

"What the coach isn't telling you "outright" is: "In his/her judgment," he/she considers the ones on the varsity team to be better suited for the job "currently." If you have a great attitude then it's your skill level that probably made the difference. If there are truly too many guards, then someone did have to go and the coach had to make a choice....unfortunately. My advise is to prove him/her wrong by having a great JV year. It happened to me: recruited to start 4 years varsity as a freshman for Verbum Dei High but was FORCED to play freshman for Serra High who couldn't even beat Verbum Dei--the CIF Champions 4 years straight! DON'T GIVE UP....WORK HARDER AND GET BETTER. I got the last laugh--sort of: 8 tournaments 8 trophies (mvp or all tournament) and MVP of my lousy team as well. That would be the last full year of competition (age 15). The next and last time I was able to play again (an entire season): age 21 (sophmore for Long Beach State JV team)...then i retired! Again, I intend to bring only the truth here and nothing else...the things young athletes need to know before its too late and, hopefully, stress the importance of their education! As Ron Espinosa said: personal integrity happens at home "unless the home has no integrity!"--that's another real story.............. Peace".