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years. From 2009 to 2014, team sports lost a net of 1 million youth participants or 3.7 percent, with the
number of sports played by each youth participant also declining 5.9 percent. The overall summary of the
team sport youth participants is displayed in the Figure 6-3 below.
Figure 6-3
TOP SPORTS BY VENUE & CIRCUMSTANCE
Team sports are held at a plethora of venues and participated in under various circumstances. Due to this
variance, participants are grouped within three categories based on the level of formality and organization of
their team. The description of these categories is as follows:
CASUAL/PICK-UP PLAY:
Informal participation that can be attributed to a casual, social, community-
driven atmosphere.
SCHOOL/COLLEGE PLAY:
Formal participation, involving student-athletes competing for an
extracurricular, scholastic organization.
LEAGUE PLAY:
Semi-formal participation in organized leagues that are offered prior to school,
during school years, and post-graduation. These leagues are recreational competition that is not
affiliated with a school or university.
The following table breaks down the ten sports with the highest participation rate for each venue &
circumstance category.
2009
Change
2014
Sources: SFIA, Johnson Consulting
Participants
Sports per
Participant
Total Participants
Team Sports Participation Rate Ages 6-17 - U.S.
26.6 million
27.6 million
-3.7%
2.01
2.14
-5.9%
53.2 million
58.9 million
-9.3%