[ekybballfan]

ekybballfan-- you've definitely watched middle school ball all across the state. You have commented that 5 of the 17 are not holdbacks. What do you consider a holdback?

A) A player who has repeated an upper level grade for what appears to be athletic purposes

B) A player who has repeated a grade at any level (k-8) for academic purposes

C) A player who because of a late birthday (ie... turns 5 in September) does not go school the first year they are eligble.

Any player that is older than they are supposed to be to play in their proper age group or grade level per AAU guidelines. A player that would be considered an age exception under AAU guidelines.

Basically the hold backs should really be one grade higher than they really are due to their age. Usually these players are at least one year older than the non-hold backs. It could be less or more depending on their birth date.