A relative of my needs to know for her son. He is only 13 years of age but he skipped a grade so he's in the ninth grade. Would he be allowed to play? Not trying to use this in a bad way but would it help to sway the decision in his favor since he couldn't play last year because he was undergoing chemotherapy treatments and had a fractured ankle?
2006-09-20 04:53:40 · 6 answers · asked by CJ 1 in Sports ➔ Basketball
A relative of my needs to know for her son. He is only 13 years of age but he skipped a grade so he's in the ninth grade. Would he be allowed to play? Not trying to use this in a bad way but would it help to sway the decision in his favor since he couldn't play last year because he was undergoing chemotherapy treatments and had a fractured ankle?
UPDATE: He skipped the second grade. I was just trying to say that since he's a year younger because he skipped a grade that maybe that combined with the fact that he was getting chemotherapy during his eighth grade year which prevented him from playing ball would convince the school board to allow him to play. We do live in a rural kind of place so maybe they will let him he really wants to play...
2006-09-20 10:05:12 · update #1
I think it depends on where he goes to school. If it is a private school they will probably be more likely to work with you about it. Either way I would go sit down with the coach and principle and talk it through and decide what would be best for this particular situation! This is probably a case by case decision! Hope it all works out!!!
2006-09-20 05:03:15 · answer #1 · answered by Beth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most likely if he is a freshman in high school then he cannot go down and play middle school basketball. I mean if he skipped a lot of grades then there would probably be an exception. But being in highschool changes the story and he'll have to play freshmen ball if he wants to play for the school. If not then he can find some recreation league in the town to play with the kids his age.
2006-09-20 05:50:12 · answer #2 · answered by Shawn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he was undergoing chemotherapy, I cannot understand the reason he was allowed to skip a grade. However, on what team he will be allowed to play will depend on the decision of school board in his area - which is where you should take your question.
2006-09-20 08:03:45 · answer #3 · answered by dmspartan2000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no national standard for this, so you'll have to check with the league offices or the school. I'm guessing he's OK to play. Usually they let kids play up, but not down. I used to play up every now and then when I was in junior high and it wasn't a problem. Of course, that was years ago.
2006-09-20 05:08:47 · answer #4 · answered by Philthy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-01 04:29:26 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He can play at the level he is in , for example if he is an 8th grader then he can only play 8th grade b-ball. He cannot play under his grade which would be 7th and he cannot play over his grade which would be 9th. Peace and love your way.
2006-09-20 05:06:22 · answer #6 · answered by wonderwoman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋