Originally Posted by Anonymous
The football issue about height and weight are irrelevant in at least Suffolk county PAL. There are no weight restrictions in SCPAL. It is strictly age with birth certificate affidavits. If you are held back in kindergarten or whenever, you play with your age appropriate group. if you are in 5th grade but are age appropriate for 6th grade, you play 6th grade. This becomes an issue for some kids because their team ages out because they start playing middle school ball and the holdback is left without a year of football because there is no team.

Either way, the boy will play age appropriate not grade level. There are also photo lineups before each game with league provided picture id cards so the opposing coach knows whether or not the stud went through the leagues check points.


Good system.. Totally fair and I bet no complaints except man that boy is big for his age. But parents will accept that . Everyone knows that holdbacks are a way to get an advantage at youth level