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Table 1 Most frequent physical activities in North American schools (data from Woods 2011)

From: Biomechanical modeling as a practical tool for predicting injury risk related to repetitive muscle lengthening during learning and training of human complex motor skills

Rank	Boys		Girls
Rank	Physical activities	% Participation	Physical activities	% Participation
1	Basketball	71	Dancing	61
2	Football	65	Swimming/diving	56
3	Soccer	51	Basketball	55
4	Jogging/running	49	Jogging/running	53
5	Swimming/diving	48	Volleyball	47
6	Baseball/softball	48	Bowling	47
7	Bowling	48	Soccer	40
8	Weight training	42	Baseball/softball	38
9	Bicycling	33	In-line skating	33
10	Skateboarding	29	Camping/hiking	29

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