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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]IAC players can not turn 19 prior to Sept 1 and players are allowed 4 years of participation starting in 9th grade.[/quote]

Part of your post is true, allow for me to correct it.

The IAC does not permit kids who have turned 19 prior to September 1st to participate in HS athletics.... Bullis has a current junior who is 19 and is taking a gap year after this school year before he heads off to an Ivy League School.

Regarding 4 years of participation, this is where things get very tricky in the IAC. The Maryland members of the IAC, Bullis, Prep, and Landon follow the Maryland code of HS Athletic standards that states players are only allowed 4 years of participation (it doesn't matter if you spend 2 seasons on JV and 2 on varsity)

The VA members in the IAC, Saint Stephens and Episcopal, don't have to adhere to these rules. Hence if a kid transfers to EHS or Saint Stephens, and has already played 3 years of HS ball (whether it be a season on JV and 2 seasons on varsity), they can re-classify and not be forced to sit out a season, thus play 5 years of HS athletics. EHS has been doing this for years in several sports and Saint Stephens has been doing it for hoops and lacrosse most recently.

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OK.  Prep and Landon have "23s" that played HS in 18-19.  So does Episcopal (kid transferred from SSSAS).  All committed so I guess the MD kids out a year.  Good players but I don't think they change the balance of the league.  People love the Prep kid on his 3rd IAC school but they were likely best IAC team with or without him.  Landon kid has not been a contributor and won't help them beat Prep.  It seems like a bigger deal to who gets playing time on a given roster.  So a Prep kid may be mad because the EHS transfer took his spot, but the IAC league competition is otherwise unchanged.  This may be a more sensitive issue too because Covid has screwed with recruiting and reduced the number of available spots. [/quote]

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