Bowling Facts
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Summary

USBC Membership for 2006/2007 season as of May 2007:
• Number of USBC certified leagues bowlers:   2,521,617
• Number of USBC certified leagues:   71,196
• Number of USBC Sport Bowling members:   12,543

USBC Coaching Program as of May 2007:
• Number of coaches in USBC Coaches Association for 2007/2008:   842
• Number of USBC Coaches receiving certification for 2006/2007 season:

  • Level I Coaches:   2,754
  • Level II Coaches:   396
  • Bronze Coaches:   410
  • Silver Coaches:   107
  • Gold Coaches:   3

Youth Bowling Programs for 2006/2007 season as of May 2007:
• Number of USBC Junior Gold members:   2,725
• Number of states with high school bowling:   48
• Number of colleges/universities with USBC certified teams:   150
• Number of USBC certified collegiate teams:   218   (107 men’s teams, 77 women’s, 34 mixed)
• Number of USBC Collegiate members:   2,422

2007 USBC Championships:
• Number of USBC Junior Gold Championships athletes:   1,728
• Number of USBC Women's Championships bowlers:   43,811   (8,710 teams)
• Number of USBC Open Championships bowlers:   82,888   (16,235 teams)

USBC Certified Bowling Centers for 2006/2007 season as of May 2007:
• Number of USBC certified bowling centers:   5,559   (115,226 certified lanes)
• Number of centers with first time USBC certification:   45

Bowling Industry Figures:
• Total annual lineage for U.S. bowling centers for 2005/2006 season:   906,725,000   (7,894 per lane bed)
• Bowling revenue per lane bed for 2005/2006 season:   $20,478
• League play versus open play lineage for 2005/2006 season:   41.6% league play, 58.4% open play
• Number of PBA Members for 2006/2007 season (YTD):   4,233
• Number of bowlers (who bowled at least once in the past 12 months) in the United States in 2006:   66 million

• Number of youth (ages 6 to 17 who bowled at least once in the past 12 months) in 2006:   21 million

Top Five Fastest Growing Sports & Top Ten Participation Sports

Description
The chart displays the top five fastest growing sports for 2003 - 2006 based on percent change. The percent change of bowling is listed in order to compare the sports. The bottom chart displays the top ten sports in terms of total number of participants in 2005 and 2006 and the percent change from 2004 to 2006.


General Participation in Leisure Activities

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The chart displays the number of participants in leisure activities in 2006. The chart compares the number of bowlers versus non-bowlers and the U.S. population overall.