[goBIGblue82]

I think you're missing the fact that they can still hold back letting them mature and develop their skills. So your example of the kid just needing another year isn't valid. I believe the main reason behind the rule is consistency. Before it was left up to the schools site base to decide whether or not the kids could play during a hold back year. With middle school athletics growing greatly in kentucky there was a need for a rule to govern all schools making all schools play under the same rules. Believe it or not more schools already had this rule adopted rather than those who let hold backs play. In all honesty whether you like to believe it or not, Middle School Athletics in Kentucky are growing and headed in the right direction. There are numerous states trying to emulate what Kentucky is doing right now. - See more at: http://www.bluegrassrivals.com/forum/sho...d201I.dpuf