State CIF Athletic Participation Survey
Annual survey of the 1,527 member schools state-wide
2012-13 Biggest Change in Participation
Boys water polo: +4.3% more players than 2011-12
Girls basketball: -4.9% fewer players than 2011-12
2012-13 Participation by Gender
450,729 Boys
307,745 Girls
2012-13 Sports by Total Participation (Boys & Girls)
Participants, Sport
102,737 Football, 11-Player
99,421 Track & Field
91,143 Soccer
77,177 Basketball
56,197 Volleyball
53,945 Cross Country
51,251 Swimming & Diving
43,701 Baseball
41,249 Tennis
39,216 Non CIF approved sports*
32,323 Softball
30,795 Water Polo
29,733 Wrestling
18,047 Golf
14,549 Lacrosse
8,391 Badminton
3,626 Field Hockey
2,136 Football, 8-Player
1,127 Gymnastics
927 Skiing
*sports include sailing, surfing, cheer, rugby, beach volleyball etc.
2012-13 Top 10 Boys Sports
Participants, Sport, Increase/Decrease since 2012
102,505 Football (11-player), -0.5
55,221 Track & Field, +1.6
47,861 Soccer, +0.2
43,776 Basketball, -0.4
43,253 Baseball, +0.03
29,583 Cross Country, +1.5
27,634 Wrestling, -0.07
22,971 Swimming & Diving, +2.8
19,039 Tennis, -1.5
16,377 Water Polo, +4.3
2012-13 Top 10 Girls Sports
Participants, Sport, Increase/Decrease since 2012
44,200 Track & Field, +1.0
43,282 Soccer, -0.2
40,271 Volleyball, -0.4
33,411 Basketball, -4.9
32,097 Softball, -1.7
28,280 Swimming & Diving, +0.3
24,362 Cross Country, +2.5
22,210 Tennis, -1.4
14,418 Water Polo, +1.2
6,985 Golf, +0.9