I'll tell the answer to the school sport dominance battle. Its all about stature(sp) in the community. Parents want popularity too and if their kids play sports in school, they will quickly gain the popularity and dominance they long for. I've seen it too many times. Also, if you play school sports its mandatory that you attend every part of it or you have to sit the bench or get removed from the team. I get so ticked my team members miss practice for school sports. Its annoying. Don't parents realize that my competition team is mandatory too???