[RoShamBo]

Yes. It is open for any school to do it. If a school (site base council, conference, etc.) chooses not to, that's on them. The middle schools/conferences that don't allow it, they do it prior to the middle school level anyway, so it still occurs. In my opinion, not letting a kid play for a season because of that is what is truly holding kids back. Guys, there is no difference in holding back in 7th grade compared to 5th grade or even starting a kid in kindergarten a year later rather than earlier. They develop the same over the course of time. It is what it is. I suggest teams either deal with it or find another school/conference to play for.

You're absolutely right I should have rephrased, my fault. What I meant was, not all schools/districts allow it to happen. And what I was referring to was schools that allow kids to hold back in the 7th or 8th grade and still play football the next year, not just holding back in general. Like I have said on basically every post in this and the Southern thread, I am in no way against holding kids back and have encouraged kids to do it in the Somerset system in the past (the 2009 8th grade state champs had a few).