Table 1. Athletic participation figures by gender for 1982-83 through 2007-08.
| High School | College | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | |
| Baseball | 10,916,754 | 23,517 | 616,947 | 0 |
| Basketball | 13,796,973 | 11,041,039 | 374,600 | 328,237 |
| Cross-Country | 4,546,218 | 3,486,467 | 275,202 | 235,937 |
| Equestrian | 621 (‘04-’07) | 4,322 (’04-’07) | 1,268 (’03-’07) | 6,245 (’03-’07) |
| Field Hockey | 2,781 | 1,431,676 | 0 | 145,133 |
| American Football | 35,623,701 | 17,872 | 1,929,069 | 0 |
| Golf | 480,989 (’05-’08) | 199,721 (’05-’08) | 24,844 (’05-’08) | 12,197 (’05-’08) |
| Gymnastics | 98,169 | 637,467 | 15,298 | 38,775 |
| Ice Hockey | 722, 874 | 72,537 | 99,626 | 17,309 |
| Lacrosse | 858,712 | 589,973 | 151,309 | 106,153 |
| Rowing | 16,147 (’01-’07) | 17,111 (’01-’07) | 14,107 (’01-’07) | 47,310 (’01-’07) |
| Skiing | 154,979 (’94-’07) | 131,660 (’94-’07) | 16,923 | 15,052 |
| Soccer | 7,175,341 | 5,184,875 | 429,603 | 321,982 |
| Softball | 29,743 | 8,141,872 | 0 | 322,777 |
| Swimming | 2,242,814 | 2,919,225 | 203,271 | 231,394 |
| Tennis | 3,677,132 | 3,832,588 | 199,274 | 203,695 |
| Track | 13,266,497 | 10,747,774 | 933,764 | 728,059 |
| Volleyball | 536,747 (’94-’07) | 5,364,475 (’94-’07) | 15,391 (’94-’07) | 182,530 (’94-’07) |
| Water polo | 220,778 | 189,126 | 25,543 | 10,266 (’98-’06) |
| Wrestling | 6,235,016 | 46,361 | 175,353 | 0 |
| Total | 100,602,986 | 54,067,623 | 5,501,432 | 2,953,051 |
Data from Mueller FO, Cantu RC. Catastrophic Sport Injury Research 26th Annual Report: Fall 1982-Spring 2008: National Center for Catastrophic Injury Research;Spring 2008.