Girls High School Sport by the Numbers

GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS BY THE NUMBERS 77 MILLION PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS 2012-2013 24TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF INCREASED PARTICIPATION SCHOOL YEAR WAS THE: AN ADDITIONAL 15,190 GIRLS PARTICIPATED IN HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS IN 2012-2013 THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR 3.2M ILLION GIRLS PARTICIPATE IN HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS 55% OF STUDENTS DESIRE PLAYING SPORTS WITHIN A HIGH SCHOOL SETTING 10 MOST POPULAR GIRLS PROGRAMS SCHOOLS 17,493 BASKETBALL 15,962 TRACK AND FIELD OUTDOOR 15,565 VOLLEYBALL SOFTBALL - FAST PITCH 15,067 13,918 CROSS COUNTRY 6. 11,351 SOCCER 10,005 TENNIS 9,568 GOLF SWIMMING & DIVING 7,249 10 4,847 COMPETITIVE SPIRIT SQUADS PARTICIPANTS O sT OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD 472,939 433,120 BASKETBALL 420,208 VOLLEYBALL 4. 371,532 SOCCER 362,488 SOFTBALL - FAST PITCH 9. 214,369 CROSS COUNTRY TENNIS 181,116 163,992 SWIMMING & DIVING COMPETITIVE SPIRIT SQUADS 116,508 10 77,258 LACROSSE OTHER HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SPORTS INCLUDE: ARCHERY V EQUESTRIAN / RIFLERY BADMINTON FENCING SKIING BOWLING FIELD HOCKEY WATER POLO CREW LACROSSE WRESTLING TOP 10 STATES IN PARTICIPATION 2012 - 2013 RANK STATE GIRLS TOTAL O TEXAS 314,303 798,333 321,228 174,028 2 CALIFORNIA 777,545 3 NEW YORK 389,475 339,944 4 ILLINOIS 139,674 133,589 327,919 315,492 304,438 270,423 243,397 230,421 98,638 5 ОНIO 6 PENNSYLVANIA 146,294 MICHIGAN 130,009 112,371 104,428 8 NEW JERSEY 9 FLORIDA 110,312 41,723 10 MINNESOTA 30 OREGON Sources http://www.nfhs.org/content.aspx?id%3D9628 http://www.laxpower.com/common/ParticipationRates2012.php http://www.nfhs.org/content.aspx?id=3282 aries APPAREL www.ariesapparel .com