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Your last statement answers your question, it's not racing. It's skills training. Although there is of course an element of physiological training, it's not fitness training either, riders wishing to "beast" themselves could easily ask if they could take a lap.
This also smacks of riders disobeying the coaches instruction and possibly a belief that their skills are somewhat better than they actually are. Many riders simply do not yet have the sills required to be safe despite being fit enough to ride at a reasonable speed.
If there's a gap then someone is entitled to fill it (if the coach has asked you to) if there isn't then there isn't. Nobody has said obstruct other riders or "force" your way into a line have they?
What you (and anyone else with issues about saturdays) should have done is spoken to the coaches about it and see if they have noticed it going on, I can't see how they wouldn't if it was as bad as you say with wheels touching etc. By your own admission you nearly caused an accident by riding dangerously, well done for being honest but I wonder how many don't realise they are being unsafe?