In 2001:
  • 41.5% of all high school athletes were female.
  • 42% of all college athletes were female.
  • 32% of recruitment funds were spent on females.
  • Over 56% of college students are female.


I've heard those that make the argument that it's easier to get an athletic scholarship if you're female. I've also heard those that make the argument that male soccer players in the United States aren't our best male athletes because the best male athletes play football and basketball.

It has always seemed to me that the following was true
  • [Micro-View] On average it's easier for a United States female soccer player to get a soccer-related athletic scholarship than a male soccer player.
  • [Macro-View] The average United States female soccer player ranks higher in terms of same-gender athleticism than the average male soccer player.