[MCHSHornets#5]

Well for the most part it depends on the parents. Even if the kid knows exactly why he was held back and it was for sports the parents can still keep him/her focused on acedemics too by saying to the kid "if you dont keep your grades up then i'm not allowing you to play what ever sport it may be whether you or the coaches like it." My brother was told this and because he wanted to continue to play football he was forced to keep his grades up. It comes down to the parents on whether or not the effects of being held back are positive or negative.