CHAPTER TWO • DEMOGRAPHICS & TRENDS NAPERVILLE PARK DISTRICT INDOOR RECREATION SPACE NEEDS ASSESSMENT
CORE VS. CASUAL TRENDS IN GENERAL SPORTS General sport activities, basketball, court volleyball, and slow pitch softball have a larger core participant base (participate 13+ times per year) than casual participant base (participate less than 13 times per year) (Figure 13) . Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most activities showed a decrease in their percentage of core participants, but these percentages for core users are slowly reaching their pre-pandemic levels.
Participation Levels National Participatory Trends - General Sports
% Change
Activity
2018
2022
2023
5-Year Trend 1-Year Trend
Basketball
24,225 24,240 17,841
28,149 25,566 23,595 15,540 15,478 13,018
29,725 26,565 23,835 18,464 16,655 14,074 13,582
22.7%
5.6% 3.9% 1.0%
9.6%
Golf (9 or 18-Hole Course)
Tennis
33.6% 99.0%
9,279
18.8%
Golf (Entertainment Venue)
Baseball
15,877 11,405
4.9%
7.6% 8.1%
Soccer (Outdoor)
23.4%
Pickleball
3,301 6,572 6,317 6,337 7,386 5,233 5,157 5,517 4,770 4,770 4,143 3,841 3,480 2,447 2,303 1,908 2,710 2,098 1,285 1,734 1,560
8,949 7,104 6,092 6,490 6,036 5,495 5,436 4,843 4,569 4,128 3,690 3,507 3,521 2,278 2,146 2,036 2,142 1,875 1,228 1,368 1,166
311.5%
51.8%
Football (Flag)
7,266 6,905 6,513 6,356 5,909 5,618 4,949 4,758 3,917 3,905 3,797 3,550 2,496 2,323 2,121 2,086 1,979 1,315 1,237 1,112
10.6%
2.3%
Volleyball (Court)
9.3% 2.8%
13.3% 0.4% 5.3% 7.5% 3.3% 2.2% 4.1% -5.1% 5.8% 8.3% 0.8% 9.6% 8.2% 4.2% -2.6% 5.5% 7.1% -9.6% -4.6%
Badminton
Softball (Slow Pitch)
-13.9% 12.9%
Soccer (Indoor) Football (Tackle) Football (Touch)
8.9%
-10.3%
Gymnastics
-0.3%
Volleyball (Sand/Beach)
-17.9%
Track and Field Cheerleading
-5.7% -1.1% 2.0% 2.0% 0.9%
Racquetball Ice Hockey
Softball (Fast Pitch)
Wrestling
11.2% -23.0%
Ultimate Frisbee
Lacrosse
-5.7% 2.3%
Squash
Roller Hockey
-28.7% -28.7%
Rugby
Participation Growth/Decline: NOTE: Participation figures are in 000's for the US population ages 6 and over Moderate Increase (0% to 25%) Large Increase (Greater than 25%)
Moderate Decrease (0% to -25%)
Large Decrease (Less than -25%)
Figure 13: General Sports Participation
Basketball Golf (9 or 18-Hole Course) Tennis Golf (Entertainment Venue)
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