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Districtwide Comprehensive Master Plan 55 Needs Assessment Team Sports Over the last two years, there has been a slow but steady decrease in team sport participation. These include decreases in baseball, football, softball, and wrestling. Trending growth in the newer more evolving transplant sports like Lacrosse continue to grow at signifi cant rates. Baseball -6.0% Basketball -1.4% Football (tackle) -11.0% Ice Hockey 5.6% Lacrosse 29.1% Gymnastics 22.1% Softball (Fast Pitch) -3.1% Softball (Slow Pitch) -14.9% Soccer (outdoor) -2.1% Group Fitness Class based fi tness and exercise programs like Zumba continue to drive positive participation performance for these types of fi tness activities. Group cycling continues its rapid growth as the younger fi tness enthusiasts embrace this high performance group exercise activity as well as program variations to attract the beginner participant are developed. For most age groups, swimming for fi tness or weight training are the most frequently mentioned activities that people indicate they would like to participate in. While Pilates has shown an incredible 10 year growth trend, the past two years have seen a decline in participation. Perhaps participation migrated to Yoga, as participation is up across all levels for the year. Yoga is more class based while Pilates is more of an individual activity. The Gen Y fi tness participants are showing a higher propensity to go with group-oriented programs. Running and Walking for Fitness continue to show strong and consistent growth. Running participation has grown 17.8% in the past two years. Aerobics (High Impact) 23.4% Aerobics (Low Impact) 4.1% Elliptical 14.8% Running/Jogging 17.8% Stationary Cycling (Group) 29.2% Treadmill 5.7% Walking for Fitness 1.7% Abdominal Machine -4.9% Pilates -3.0% Stretching -4.4% Free Weights 11.3% Home Gym 1.8% Weight/Resistance Machines 1.2% Individual Sports Much like the trends for individual fi tness participation, sports are showing signifi cant declines across most levels of participation. Billiards/Pool -20.0% Golf -5.2% Martial Arts -24.2% Scooter Riding -15.7% Skateboarding -16.7% Trail Running 10.9% Triathlon (Road) 46.9% Tennis -4.2%