The only "holdbacks" in the Philly area are kids that went to kindergarten a year late without lacrosse in mind. You aren't allowed to reclass in Philly due to eligibility rules. You're just saying this because you are butthurt about losing to one of the Philly teams.
Just curious, what part of the eligibility rules prevents re-classing in Philly, are they capped age-wise in high school like LI?
You can't be older than 19 on June 30th before the start of the academic year. So technically a true summer birthday who is a holdback but also reclassed is age eligible.
However, PIAA rules also say: Your athletic eligibility extends only until you have reached the end of your fourth consecutive year (8th consecutive semester or the equivalent) beyond the eighth grade. Therefore, if you repeat a grade after eighth, you will be ineligible as a senior.
Additionally, you may participate in (1) a maximum of six seasons in each sport during grades seven through twelve, (2) a maximum of four seasons in each sport during grades nine through twelve, and (3) a maximum of three seasons in each sport during grades seven through nine.
You may participate in only one season in each sport during each school year.
Interesting, but I guess the question, assuming that the birthday part does not create an issue, is repeating a grade. The rule prevents a player from repeating after 8th grade (i.e. a high school grade), but does not seem to disqualify a player who repeats eighth grade or any prior grade, again assuming that the birthday is not an issue. As witnessed over and over, most kids just delay high school for a year by repeating 8th grade.
I think the game is to transition from public to private sometime before 9th grade and repeating whatever grade you finished. PIAA rules limit the number of years you can play, so you would need to sit out games for that second round of 8th grade.
"The only "holdbacks" in the Philly area are kids that went to kindergarten a year late without lacrosse in mind. You aren't allowed to reclass in Philly due to eligibility rules." This isn't true - the Inter-Ac allows reclassifying as long as you turn 19 prior to senior year. The best time to reclass is before HS - makes it a lot smoother with NCAA because they never know about it. Reclassing during HS can still get through NCAA but it's a bit trickier. One way to avoid all of this is to graduate with your class and then PG.
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