[MCHSHornets#5]

I think holding kids back in certain cases can be a good thing, in academics and atheltics. My brother stayed back and repeated 8th grade and this helped his academics as well as in atheltics. His grades got better and also he hit a major growth spurt. He went from being 5'8 or 5'9 and 140-145 pounds to being 6'3 and 170 pounds. I think for some kids holding them back helps a lot in maturity and everything else. Now instead of showcasing the atheltic abilities his growth spurt gave him for 3 years in high school, he can now do it for 4 years. Now as far as competing in high school atheltics after being held back, he cannot unless he is still younger than 14 years old (I think that's the correct age I'm not really sure) but if he is 14 years of age or older he can't unless he wants to lose a year of elibility while in high school.