Arrows largely point in the right direction for the industry as post-pandemic declines in sports per participant level off and core participation logs a second year of improvement, according to the 2026 SFIA U.S. Trends in Team Sports Report. The participation rate hit a new high in 2025, tallying 29.7% of Americans ages 6 and up, a 190 b.p. expansion over ‘24. This represents sustained growth since the 2020 drop to 22.1% from 23.4% in ‘19. Unique participants hit 92.3 million, up 8% over 85.8 million in the prior year and ... Log in to view full article.