8th Graders and High School Soccer

Can 8th graders (still in middle school) play high school soccer?

TCAF will allow 8th graders to play high school sports. TAPPS and UIL will not.

Thanks Zusi. If that is the case, then why would 8th graders be listed in Top Drawer Soccer as players on a UIL high school team?

SickofStupidity wrote:Thanks Zusi.  If that is the case, then why would 8th graders be listed in Top Drawer Soccer as players on a UIL high school team?

What are you worried about SoS?  That your DD is missing out, or that some other school is going to use an 8th grader to whup on your DD's school?  The HS and parents can petition UIL for a hardship waiver that will allow kids as young as 6th grade to play.  Flower Mound is notoriously good at getting hardship waivers approved.  According to TDS, they currently have a 6th, 7th, & 8th grader currently playing for them.




Actually, it's a pretty simple explanation.  When you create a profile for your DD on TDS, you enter her club and HS info.  TDS is just pulling that info from their database and displaying it.  If you're an overzealous parent who registers their 6th or 7th grader on TDS, and list what HS they will attend, it will associate that and pull that info and display it when you look up the HS.

There are many girls linked to HS's in TDS that don't actually play for that HS.  You'll have to excuse me now while I go throw up.

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SickofStupidity wrote:Thanks Zusi.  If that is the case, then why would 8th graders be listed in Top Drawer Soccer as players on a UIL high school team?

Man, you can always look it up your self, but 8th graders are not playing on a high school soccer team in UIL or TAPPS. If you want your DD to play high school soccer as a 8th grader TCAF will allow her to play. Here i thought you were sick of stupidity.

DeltaTauChi wrote:

SickofStupidity wrote:Thanks Zusi.  If that is the case, then why would 8th graders be listed in Top Drawer Soccer as players on a UIL high school team?

What are you worried about SoS?  That your DD is missing out, or that some other school is going to use an 8th grader to whup on your DD's school?  The HS and parents can petition UIL for a hardship waiver that will allow kids as young as 6th grade to play.  Flower Mound is notoriously good at getting hardship waivers approved.  According to TDS, they currently have a 6th, 7th, & 8th grader currently playing for them.




Actually, it's a pretty simple explanation.  When you create a profile for your DD on TDS, you enter her club and HS info.  TDS is just pulling that info from their database and displaying it.  If you're an overzealous parent who registers their 6th or 7th grader on TDS, and list what HS they will attend, it will associate that and pull that info and display it when you look up the HS.

There are many girls linked to HS's in TDS that don't actually play for that HS.  You'll have to excuse me now while I go throw up.  

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