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From 1980-1981 through 2000-2001 participation in high school
sports grew by 16.2%, according to the National Federation of State
High School Associations. Here is a breakdown of student involvement
for each sport (minimum of 2,500 boy and girl participants), showing
the percentage increase or decrease over that 20 year span. {Taken
from Sports Illustration 11/18/02}
|
Sport
|
1980-81
|
2000-2001
|
Change
|
|
Boys Badminton
|
444
|
4,184
|
+842.3%
|
|
Girls Badminton
|
9,808
|
9,907
|
+1.0%
|
|
Boys Baseball
|
422,310
|
451,674
|
+7.0%
|
|
Boys Basketball
|
553,702
|
540,597
|
-2.4%
|
|
Girls Basketball
|
423,568
|
456,169
|
+7.8%
|
|
Boys Bowling
|
6,671
|
12,597
|
+86.3%
|
|
Girls Bowling
|
8,272
|
13,029
|
+57.5%
|
|
Competive Spirit Squads
|
not listed
|
13,029
|
_
|
|
Boys Crew
|
430
|
2,058
|
+378.6%
|
|
Girls Crew
|
120
|
2,508
|
+1,990.0%
|
|
Boys Cross Country
|
172,270
|
190,993
|
+10.9
|
|
Girls Cross Country
|
90,224
|
160,178
|
+77.5%
|
|
Girls Field Hockey
|
55,656
|
60,737
|
+9.1%
|
|
Boys Football
|
937,901
|
1,023,712
|
+9.1%
|
|
Girls Football
|
not listed
|
2,870
|
-
|
|
Boys Golf
|
118,390
|
163,299
|
+37.9%
|
|
Girls Golf
|
32,828
|
59,901
|
+82.5%
|
|
Boys Gymnastics
|
13,293
|
2,223
|
-83.3%
|
|
Girls Gymnastics
|
64,815
|
21,034
|
-67.6%
|
|
Boys Ice Hockey
|
25,925
|
34,652
|
+33.7%
|
|
Girls Ice Hockey
|
56
|
6,442
|
+11,403.5%
|
|
Boys Lacrosse
|
13,501
|
46,206
|
+242.2%
|
|
Girls Lacrosse
|
4,942
|
35,186
|
+612.0%
|
|
Boys Riflery
|
2,991
|
2,401
|
19.7%
|
|
Girls Riflery
|
795
|
1,249
|
+57.1%
|
|
Boys Skiing (XC
|
2,575
|
4,878
|
+89.4%
|
|
Girls Skiing (XC)
|
2,434
|
4,982
|
+104.7%
|
|
Boys Skiing (Alpine
|
6,895
|
6,353
|
-7.9%
|
|
Girls Skiing (Aline)
|
5,136
|
4,591
|
-10.6%
|
|
Boys Soccer
|
149,376
|
339.101
|
+127.0%
|
|
Girls Soccer
|
41,119
|
295,265
|
+618.0%
|
|
Boys Softball
|
1,027
|
2,019
|
+96.6%
|
|
Girls Softball
|
206,351
|
373,214
|
+67.3%
|
|
Boys Swimming
|
90,941
|
90,698
|
-0.3%
|
|
Girls Swimming
|
86,853
|
141,218
|
+62.6%
|
|
Boys Tennis
|
130,048
|
139,483
|
+7.3%
|
|
Girls Tennis
|
118,889
|
160,114
|
+34.7%
|
|
Boys Indoor Track
|
33,275
|
52,000
|
+58.3%
|
|
Girls Indoor Track
|
15,464
|
46,415
|
+200.1%
|
|
Boys Outdoor Track
|
507,791
|
494,022
|
-2.7%
|
|
Girls Outdoor Track
|
377,995
|
415,667
|
+10.0%
|
|
Boys Volleyball
|
11,732
|
40,567
|
+245.8%
|
|
Girls Volleyball
|
297,786
|
395,124
|
+32.7%
|
|
Boys Waterpolo
|
26,869
|
13,735
|
-48.9%
|
|
Girls Waterpolo
|
282
|
14,792
|
+5,145.4%
|
|
Boys Weightlifing
|
7,199
|
14,293
|
+98.5%
|
|
Girls Weightlifing
|
385
|
3,545
|
820.8%
|
|
Boys Wrestling
|
245,029
|
244,637
|
-0.2%
|
|
Girls Wrestling
|
not listed
|
3,405
|
-
|
|
