Repeating rule

[UTRok]

I was at a basketball game the other night and heard a conversation about kids that have stayed back in 7th and 8th grade. They were talking about the TSSAA taking a larger interest in this do to the large number of kids staying back in the 7th and 8th grade and playing again in middle school. According to the rule if a kid stays back in the 7th or 8th grade and participates in a sport they will not be eligible in the 9th grade to play any sport. I had not heard of this being an issue.

 

                                                                                                                   Repeating Rule

Section 7. A student who repeats the seventh or eighth grade and participates in school athletics while repeating shall be ineligible in all sports at all levels in the ninth grade.

 

                                                                                                                    Repeating Rule

1. Q. If a student repeats the 7th or 8th grade, what is the status of the student’s eligibility?
 A. If a student repeats the 7th or 8th grade and participates in athletics at the school during the year he/she repeats, they will be ineligible during their 9th grade year.
                                                                                                            Eighth Grade Participation

1. Q. If an eighth grade student participates as a member of a senior high school team, is such participation charged against the student?
 A. No. Such a student will still be entitled to four years of high school participation.
 2. Q. May a seventh grade student participate or practice as a member of a senior high team?
 A. No, a student must be enrolled in the 8th grade or higher grade before he/she can participate or practice in the senior division.

[BuffaloDan]

If a school is a TMSAA school, a student must pass to play the next year.  

The downfall to holding a kid back at that age is you may make them ineligible their senior year.  There is an age cap in TSSAA rules as well.

[GCPioneer]

What if they are held back in 5th or 6th grade???

[uchs-21]

Then the repeating rule wouldn't be an issue, only the age rule could get them if they turn 19 before a certain date their senior year.  I believe it is August 1st but not positive.