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Section 6: Participatory Sports Trends | May 2017
Sports Market Business Strategy – Morgan Hill, CA
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TOP CORE SPORTS BY AGE GROUP
Team sport participants can also be categorized as either Casual or Core based on the frequency with which
the athlete participates in the particular sport over the course of a year. On average, a Casual Participant of a
sport takes part in that certain sport fewer than 12 times over the course of a year. A Core Participant, on the
other hand, participates in a certain sport more than 12 times per year. Table 6-5 below provides the five
sports with the highest core participation rates for several age groups.
Table 6-5
Top 5 Rates of Core Participants in a Team Sport by Age Bracket
(2014)
Age Group Core Sport Percent of Core
Participants
Gymnastics 51.6%
Soccer (Outdoor) 44.5%
Baseball 42.6%
Swimming on a Team 32.8%
Soccer (Indoor) 30.7%
Track & Field 55.8%
Football (Tackle) 48.1%
Swimming on a Team 46.5%
Cheerleading 41.6%
Lacrosse 39.1%
Ultimate Frisbee 42.6%
Field Hockey 34.4%
Paintball 24.2%
Rugby 24.0%
Lacrosse 23.5%
Field Hockey 33.4%
Rugby 31.3%
Volleyball (Sand/Beach) 23.6%
Volleyball (Grass) 19.3%
Football (Flag) 19.1%
Roller Hockey 25.9%
Softball (Slow-Pitch) 21.1%
Volleyball (Sand/Beach) 18.7%
Football (Flag) 15.0%
Volleyball (Grass) 14.6%
Volleyball (Sand/Beach) 16.5%
Softball (Slow-Pitch) 15.4%
Rugby 14.6%
Volleyball (Grass) 13.9%
Ice Hockey 9.2%
Ultimate Frisbee 11.1%
Ice Hockey 9.7%
Softball (Slow-Pitch) 8.5%
Volleyball (Sand/Beach) 7.1%
Volleyball (Grass) 6.9%
Gymnastics 3.6%
Volleyball (Grass) 2.8%
Softball (Slow-Pitch) 2.7%
Softball (Fast-Pitch) 1.6%
Track & Field 1.2%
35-44
45-54
55-64
65+
Source: SFIA, Johnson Consulting
6-12
13-17
18-24
25-34