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Soccer

Fever Pitch

In this coronavirus-addled year, participation in team sports was – and continues to be – dictated by state and local governments and agencies. The policies, often based on ever-fluctuating rates of transmission and hospitalizations, vary wildly from state to state...

SFIA: Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball and Flag Football Lead Team Sports Growth

After years of stagnant activity rates, 2019 saw three million more Americans take part in some sport or fitness activity, according to the SFIA’s annual Topline Participation Report. The report found that team sports, fitness and outdoor activities categories showing the most growth.

Lofty Goals

Although overall soccer participation has its challenges like any other team sport, the picture is bright at the high school level. The NFHS 2018-19 High School Athletics Survey reports that girls’ and boys’ soccer are each growing, albeit at different rates. At present, 12,000 high schools...

Scoring Chance

Although soccer’s popularity as a spectator sport is surging in the U.S., growth in participation remains at a standstill. Outdoor soccer participation totaled 11.4 million players in 2018, a decline of 4.3 percent from 2017, according to the SFIA 2019 Topline Report.