You cant do that now though. With the new MS regulations you cant play a repeat grade year either. So in other words, you have an 8th grader, who could be promoted, but isnt. They are now ineligible for HS sports, and Ineligible for MS sports as well that next year. Lose/lose situation.

They have always been ineligible for HS athletics during holdback year. If a student repeated 5th grade and was on HS tennis team then they could not play their holdback year. It's now included MS athletics. The middle school was put into affect because some schools were holding nass number of kids back at 1 time.

They have always been ineligible for HS athletics during holdback year. If a student repeated 5th grade and was on HS tennis team then they could not play their holdback year. It's now included MS athletics. The middle school was put into affect because some schools were holding nass number of kids back at 1 time.

 

One of those teams that did that, won a HS football Championship this year, so It worked for them.