That sounds like some of the rules for the public schools in our area. The Private schools arent shackled with those types of rules and generally have players recruited from all over the area . They also have more travel players that participate with their eyes on playing at the next level. The rules about practice and workouts arent as stringent therefore kids can practice and workout with the coaching staff all year if they arent playing another sport. All in all it attracts a different type of player in the Privates than the Publics, and it lends itself to Privates having the advantage when it comes to developing those players also.
It just seems like the antiquated way of looking at sports in 2016. Why not suggest to a large framed kid that he should try out for the football team?? OR a tall kid tryout for the basketball team? Athletics help enrich your life both mentally and physically. Sometimes the administrators forget that fact. What is wrong with encouraging a kid to have an after school activity other than social media and video games??