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You're not making any sense. You're talking about not being allowed to compete in the state tournament, but you're thinking that this will be fixed if the SCHOOL didn't allow hold backs? That's a KYMSFA issue, not a school issue. If a middle school banned hold backs, parents would just start the process a year or 2 earlier in 5th grade or so. Your problem won't ever be fixed. It is not strictly to benefit athletics. I've seen students that have C's in the classroom, get held back and keep A's the following year and beyond. Do you think those parents/students regret it? It helps you in the classroom just as much, if not more. I'd be willing to bet the house that the grades of hold back students are better than those who didn't.

The true definition of a hold back? Not allowing it to be done. Or making an athlete sit out for a season because of it. THAT'S what truly holds children back from success.

our players have to hold a c average at all times to qualify to play any sports not just during the season you must have a true average for the year we have no hold backs our kids can compete with kids there own age no problems no questions asked we give them the skill set in life to overcome all adversities not just show them an easy way to get what you want hold backs for sports is wrong if a kid trully needs to be held back for maturity and academic reasons they don't have the time or the mind set for sports.