gender and race) in the sports participation were also examined. Differences between mean values for demographic factors (i.e. was used to measure the sport commitment variables. A 27-items scale adapted from the Sport Commitment Models by Scanlan et al. The present study has been conducted to investigate the relationship between sport commitment, sport enjoyment, personal investments, social constraints, involvement opportunities, involvement alternatives and social support variables and sports participation among secondary school students. Gender and race differences in school sport participation both confirm and contradict previous research and suggest that schools should consider cultural factors when planning sport programs for diverse populations of young people. In addition, students participating in intramural sports played nearly twice as many sports during the school year as students participating in interscholastic sports.

Using a sample of seventh and eighth graders in two southeastern middle schools, results indicated that school sport participation levels were higher in intramurals than interscholastic sports for all studied categories of students except for White girls. The purpose of this study is to compare variations in how students participate in interscholastic and intramural school sport programs. Fewer schools offer intramural sports, and little is known about participation in these activities. Although school-sponsored extracurricular sport remains one of the most popular and effective ways to increase adolescents' physical activity levels, it is designed to include a small number of a school's elite athletes.

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