girls and women in organized sport programs. A similar pattern has been observed in recreational sports and act1v1t1es. The 1982 Sports Census Report (Women's Sports Foundation, 1983), which lists the ten most popular activities partic1pated in by men and women, showed somewhat slmilar participation patterns for both sexes. Although more men continue to partiCipate and in a greater variety of sports, women's participation 1S increasing. Teenagers (14-18 year olds) most frequently partiCipate in sports (66%). Adult Americans, although fewer in numbers, also are quite involved. According to the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sport, 55% of Amerlcan adults (18 years and over) partiCipate regularly 10