Thank you both for getting back to me. I do believe that we now have the right answer for our girls. The misunderstanding was for the girls last year who did play both club AND middle school volleyball at the same time were NOT in either 8th grade and or on the varsity. The rule turns out that an 8th grader can NOT be on a 8th grade varsity and also play club ball. a 7th grader who is J-V can do both. now that is a stupid rule but it is the rule. So last year the girls who did both were only in 7th grade and on the JV team. Now these same girls are 8th grade so they are knocked out. I HATE how this kills just the 8th grade girls. But we have to fallow rules. Now we need to try and find some club tournaments in March and April to cover for the 4 we lose while middle school is going on.