[Coach_Lockwood]

I am from an area that only allows players to play a middle school sport for 3 years and high school sports for 4 years. We have so many youth leagues in our area that kids who are untitled I eligable for being held back or academic issues can go and play in one of there competitive youth league teams.

Do most areas not have these youth leagues? I would think that if you hold your child back and are rule ineligable for that hold back year, why not have them play in youth league and then resume midle school football/basketball the following year?

I am just throwing questions out there as I have no issue with hold backs and agree it's a parents choice but I also see the point of fair play if your hold back is older and physically more advanced than the others...

Thanks