#2--you can take your child anywhere you want to and have them compete in any evert of your (and his/her?) choice. Have at it as there are NO rules stopping you as an individual and parent from doing this.
However, if you want them to be a member of a SCHOOL TEAM then you and he/her are accepting the fact that there are rules to be followed in regards to participation.
Just remember that the choices you make enhance opportunities in some areas restrict/diminish them in others.
And yes, more othen than not schools because of institutional objectivity have a much better idea of what is best for children than do overzealous on one hand, and uninterested on the other, parents.
