There was a total of 282,426 participants in sports in which the Association sponsors post-season tournaments during the past school year. The participation figures do count each team a student is a member of, meaning students who are multiple-sport athletes are counted more than once. The participation figures for girls are up over 13 percent since the 1994-95 school year.
Boys are up six percent over the same time period.
Volleyball was the most popular sport for girls for the fourth consecutive year. Boys soccer has grown over 25 percent to a record 12,987 participants in 1999-00. Football continues to be the most popular sport for boys, and its numbers have remained stable over the past decade.