The HoCo league has a set of rules and those rules include player eligibility. If hold backs are not in violation of the phrase "assuming normal progression of school to graduation??" then what could this possibly mean?
Exact wording from the rules:
"The Conference follows a grade based system based on the player’s current grade level and assuming normal progression of school to graduation. "
There is no "normal". Everyone is special. Way too vague to enforce anything.
Normal would be the Maryland State Age for school entry which and what a reasonable person would expect when allowing their child to play - a deviation from that in the state of Maryland would be not normal for a Maryland based league. Law is generally based on what a reasonable person would expect and no reasonable person would expect a kid that is turning 16 this spring to be in 8th grade.
I hope this is an exaggeration. What parent really think their son should be in 8th gr as a 16 yr old? It must be fun to have friends that are 13-14! Talk about stunting your kid, academically, socially and emotionally- all in the name of a sport that barely pays out much scholarship wise. It's like a deal with the devil. Parents need to think like adults and not live through their kids. This nonsense has to stop- not for the game, but the well being of the kids!
