[Belfry0304]

Why do you feel your school is getting punished? If your district is already following all of the safety standards, than you have nothing to worry about.

Because of these PLAYER SAFETY rules, kids won't have the option to play as a holdback which should be a player choice, therefore won't want to take a year off so will more likely graduate at 17. Which is something I absolutely wouldn't recommend to anyone. It just seems odd they'd want to get involved for player safety and then make a hold back rule. Seems to me like they'd only do that, like high school, so teams wouldn't have a championship advantage (which in my opinion, middle school championships are cool but aren't that big of a deal, especially when every kid has the option to hold back at every school) So I wouldn't be surprised if they get involved with the state playoff and try to make money.

It's a punishment to have to deal with the morons from the KH$AA alone.