[BasketBallonlyfan]

I think he may have a problem because his son wasn't held back, while many holdbacks get lots of attention. Imagine his son as a sophomore. He would be getting much more publicity than he is now. It does kind of distort our view of a player doesn't it?

I don't totally agree with holdbacks, but as a coach I see how hard it is to compete against teams who have lots of them.

No, I dont have a problem because he wasnt held back. He has always been head and shoulders above everyone he went to school in heights while growing up. As far as him getting attention from colleges, he is doing that already and still has a season and a half to go. As a matter of fact, he already has one offer on paper for 5 years with the first being a red shirt year.

Everyone keeps talking how it will help them when they get to be freshmen in college by being held back. Yet no one has mentioned a team that has had hold backs to either go on to college on a scholarship or stay there if they did make it. As far as the extra year of maturity is concerned. If a kid isnt as mature as his classmates and the parents want to hold him back a year to get as mature as the kids a year younger than them, it seems they would be more concerned about why he is maturing late as to how many points a game he will score.

People, you still can hold your kid back if you feel it is best for them to do so. The BOE cant take that right away from you. Just because your young Michael Jordan wont get to play in the county games and county tourney wont keep him from getting that extra year of maturity. One person stated that being part of a team will keep them off drugs and drinking. If a 7th grader is out drunk or doing drugs, that is the parents fault, not being able to play in what, 20 or so basketball games? That sounds like a cry in the dark to me.