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And in your opinion navajo4life what does holding back a kid has anything to do with it?

I know for a fact (HC for the team told me) that all his 7th graders were going to repeat the 7th grade again next year. Some areas of the state have no issue doing this. Some areas it is very rare. I would take my team from last year against any team this year. A number of them are starting in 5A varsity ball has freshman. Age wise they could have been held back one year and still be on track to graduate. My team this year age wise could have played as 7th graders (some age wise could of played as 6th graders).

I am not saying the hold back for athletics is a practice for either of the teams. I am not saying it is the practice of those teams. It is an advantage and depending on how you do it..it can be a big advantage.

What we are going to end up with in MS football is not Private vs Public debate you get with HS. You are going to get the Hold back vs Non hold back debate.