fvwrestler
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Many states allow 6th graders to participate on their JH teams. Why does Ohio not and do you think they should?
Are they literally not allowed (no ands, ifs, or buts), or is the main issue that they won't be eligible as 8th graders because their MS eligibility clock will expire after 7th grade?6th graders are not allowed to compete in OHSAA sanctioned meets. It uses their eligibility as you are only allowed to compete for 2 years at the ms level. We have this problem with private schools that compete at ms meets that are ohsaa events. This was confirmed from ohsaa a couple years ago with us for a league championship the private schools thought it was fine to allow 6th graders from the private schools but the other public schools were not allowed.
Seems fairly literal on 6th graders (from https://ohsaaweb.blob.core.windows.net/files/Sports/GeneralSportRegs2020_21.pdf)Are they literally not allowed (no ands, ifs, or buts), or is the main issue that they won't be eligible as 8th graders because their MS eligibility clock will expire after 7th grade?
I ask because a school near me had an 8th grader compete on its HS team a couple years ago. By rule, 8th graders can compete in HS, but once they compete in a HS contest, they can't compete in MS contests anymore. When senior year rolls around, this kid will have already used up the 8 semesters of HS eligibility.