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The addition of ladies flag soccer helps gasoline rising participation in highschool sports activities nationally, with a file 8,260,891 girls and boys having participated within the final faculty 12 months, in accordance with the annual survey from the Nationwide Federation of State Excessive Faculty Assns. launched on Monday.
There have been 68,847 women enjoying flag soccer, a 60% improve from the earlier 12 months.
Women sports activities led the will increase, together with wrestling rising 15%.
Soccer stays the most well-liked boys sports activities at 1,001,039. Monitor and subject tops women sports activities at 513,808.
Women flag soccer has been rising in reputation in Southern California. Within the Los Angeles Metropolis Part, there at the moment are extra flag soccer groups (91) than 11-man soccer groups (71).
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