football09 10 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 What does everyone think Tazewell will have next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH31 2,533 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 loses some key players but have players to step up. a lot of thier lineman are back and mcdaniel. matt muncey willbe the qb, he looked pretty good as a freshman this year. tj salyers,mcdaniel will be 2 out of the 3 back set. tj rasnick looked good as a freshman this year too... they have a good sophmore class moving up. i don't know too much more about em than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldskool 10 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 How many more 8th grade holdbacks do they have? That will decide how good they will be in the coming years. HAHA! From my understanding they have quite a few over at the middle school now and there are s few that are in the 9th grade now. Can someone please explain the reasoning behind this? I for one would really like to know why this goes on so much not only in Tazewell but in other areas also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tid_Bit 10 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 [ QUOTE ] How many more 8th grade holdbacks do they have? That will decide how good they will be in the coming years. HAHA! From my understanding they have quite a few over at the middle school now and there are s few that are in the 9th grade now. Can someone please explain the reasoning behind this? I for one would really like to know why this goes on so much not only in Tazewell but in other areas also. [/ QUOTE ] because it is legal in the eyes of the state and the vhsl. It is also the perogative of the parents involved. Graham has always had quite a few 5th year seniors on their team. Look no further than the 89 champ team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] How many more 8th grade holdbacks do they have? That will decide how good they will be in the coming years. HAHA! From my understanding they have quite a few over at the middle school now and there are s few that are in the 9th grade now. Can someone please explain the reasoning behind this? I for one would really like to know why this goes on so much not only in Tazewell but in other areas also. [/ QUOTE ] because it is legal in the eyes of the state and the vhsl. It is also the perogative of the parents involved. Graham has always had quite a few 5th year seniors on their team. Look no further than the 89 champ team. [/ QUOTE ] What??? You've got to be kidding!!!! TidBit, you are REALLY reaching on this one!!! BTW, I know for a fact that the STAR player on one of the THS sports teams was held back his eight grade year...not for academic reasons either because he is a bright young man in the classroom... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldskool 10 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 Wow, you went back 16 years just to find something. I can go back to last year and name at least 5 to 6 players that were hold backs for ya'll. If you can name 1 player from Graham that was held back in the 8th grade just for sports reasons I can name 2 for each one from Tazewell. Now, my question for the other people was why is this happening so much not just in Tazewell but in other areas as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues_56 23 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 Honaker does it too....and in my eyes if you wanna do it then do it...kinda wish i had so i would have another year in football at RHS BUT i dont and life goes on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldskool 10 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 I really just wanted to know what was the purpose for doing this. I don't really see any big results as far as these guys gettting a better chance at attending college to play sports thats why I asked was it just for sports. I just wanted to know maybe from a parent that has done this. I see this sometimes in NC but they do it in the 11th grade with guys going to private schools to repeat that year in order to get another year of basketball in to get ready for the next level. I would say that about 85% of these guys go on to play college ball. I don't see that happening in Tazewell and Honaker and Buchanon county and where ever else they do it in these rural towns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 Havin' went to Graham for my four years, I NEVER saw a player held back in 8th grade (or any other) in order to play high school football as old as he could. I don't think any were held back for academic reasons, either. Let it go, man... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tid_Bit 10 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] How many more 8th grade holdbacks do they have? That will decide how good they will be in the coming years. HAHA! From my understanding they have quite a few over at the middle school now and there are s few that are in the 9th grade now. Can someone please explain the reasoning behind this? I for one would really like to know why this goes on so much not only in Tazewell but in other areas also. [/ QUOTE ] because it is legal in the eyes of the state and the vhsl. It is also the perogative of the parents involved. Graham has always had quite a few 5th year seniors on their team. Look no further than the 89 champ team. [/ QUOTE ] What??? You've got to be kidding!!!! TidBit, you are REALLY reaching on this one!!! BTW, I know for a fact that the STAR player on one of the THS sports teams was held back his eight grade year...not for academic reasons either because he is a bright young man in the classroom... [/ QUOTE ] Big deal....so they held him back. Are you one of his parents??? NO...then you had no say in the decision. As far as using the 89 Graham team as an example...it was not meant to be derogatory, just saying it has happened there too. I think it really made a difference in their team. The 2004 Tazewell team had 3 or 4 holdbacks and it gave those kids a chance to mature and it really paid off in the end. some of you people are so anal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 Name the kids on the '89 team that were held back...if you don't want to post it here, PM me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance 228 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 VHSL sets age requirements, if they don't want hold backs then lower the age by a year...a lot of parents want to hold the kids back for other reasons than sports for a year...and even if it is just for sports i don't see a big problem with it...they still fall under the age limit set by the VHSL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoolteacher 10 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 they better be in the weight room like those boys from richlands or they'll be taking another one on the chin!!!Hard work pays off! Go Dawgs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurley Rebels 16 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 Lifting weights in the Grundy Town is going great now, we might not be as down as u all think, for next year, now up to 20 or more in there.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zach 10 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 So can people talk about the team? I know Burtons gone, and the RB, who are they bringing back? I think the QB right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldskool 10 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 thanks for somewhat answering my question. I just wanted to know why they did this. It just seems to me it happens more down there than any other place I know. Thanks again lance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdm 10 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 I am still waiting for someone to say who the hold back was on the 89 team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tid_Bit 10 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 [ QUOTE ] I am still waiting for someone to say who the hold back was on the 89 team [/ QUOTE ] Well there were a few who probably werent held back, but probably failed a grade somewhere along the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I am still waiting for someone to say who the hold back was on the 89 team [/ QUOTE ] Well there were a few who probably werent held back, but probably failed a grade somewhere along the line. [/ QUOTE ] Once again...name them on the board or if you are scared to do that, PM me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
football09 10 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 [ QUOTE ] So can people talk about the team? I know Burtons gone, and the RB, who are they bringing back? I think the QB right? [/ QUOTE ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futbolking 766 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 I can tell you how many hold-backs there were on theat 89 Graham team...."zero"... I knew most of the kids on that team!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH31 2,533 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 [ QUOTE ] So can people talk about the team? I know Burtons gone, and the RB, who are they bringing back? I think the QB right? [/ QUOTE ]the qb that ended the season is back as a sophmore, the begginning of the season starting qb turned rb (saunders) is gone. mcdaniel is back who had over 1000 yards this season for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman 10 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 I was told Richlands had three holdbacks on this years team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenecknation 17 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 the holdback thing in now a way of life in high school sports Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues_56 23 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 [ QUOTE ] I was told Richlands had three holdbacks on this years team. [/ QUOTE ] Yes we did, soo...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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