JBO - Again, the only problem is that not ALL coaches had the opportunity to do this without fear of penalty because the rule states that dressing and sitting in the bench area constitutes participation in the match. This is not my rule, but one that I have had to adhere!
Now, this "veiled threat" is no more, and of course we should be able to dress 8th graders in future matches because the SCHSL has no grounds to penalize us for doing so. We would all benefit from dressing our 8th graders (7th graders for that matter) since it will help them as far as experience goes.
My congratulations to the Lady Wildcats, but I feel the League has opened up a can of worms, that out of principle, should and will be challenged!