Shibumi,
I haven't been deeply involved with Bridge for a couple of years now. However, while I was still involved, we were attempting to move to a club centric mode. In the end though, it was still team centric. It may have changed, but I doubt it, because it is do deeply rooted.
This team centric environment adds a dynamic to the parental choice, i.e. if you leave what will that do to "our" team. That brings up the "loyalty" discussion that has been talked about on the message board.
