Above and below these are some national and state records that can not be continued. Short term gains for some are they good for the overall health of the sport???
During the period Nationally HS boys down 28,000 and girls up 8,000 in participation numbers. Overall numbers - 20,000 decline in HS participation - both nationally and in the state of Kansas an approximate 10 percent drop over the 8 year period - in HS participation. That is cause for some discussion on changes to the way we are "growing" the sport.
You Do The Math: High School Participation Numbers
2009/10 Data - NFHS
http://www.nfhs.org/ParticipationStatistics/PDF/2009-10%20Participation%20Survey.pdf2016/2017 Data - NFHS
http://www.nfhs.org/ParticipationStatistics/PDF/2016-17_Participation_Survey_Results.pdfNational Numbers � Wrestling
2016/17 -
Totals - 259,391
Boys � 244,804
Girls � 14,587
2009/10
Totals � 279,024
Boys � 272,890
Girls � 6,134
Kansas Numbers � Wrestling
2016/17
Totals � 4,861
Boys � 4,749
Girls � 112
2009/10
Totals � 5,373
Boys � 5,319
Girls - 54
