| October 7, 2006
NeighborhoodNet requested answers to several questions in a telephone interview with Mr. Michael Meadors, Director of Johnson County Parks and Recreation Department [JCPRD]. In answer to question 2 about the basis for saying there are 46,000 soccer kids in Johnson County, JCPRD provided the table shown below.
JCPRD noted in its answer that this table counts participants, not individuals. To determine the number of individuals, JCPRD says decrease the following participant count by 40%.
Mr. Meadors' entire table was converted to web page format from an excel spreadsheet. All content is as JCPRD provided.
The following article gives a complete discussion of the issues associated with this table: "10/7/2006 - 46,000 Disappearing Soccer Kids, Round 2: Parks & Rec Drops Count By 40%, May Have More Errors"
For a complete transcript of the questions and answers from Mr. Meadors, visit this page:
"Johnson County Parks and Recreation Responds To NeighborhoodNet's Questions"
The following is the table provided by Mr. Meadors.
| Johnson County Soccer Participation |
| Organization |
2006 |
| JCPRD |
3,100 |
| Olathe Soccer Club |
5,200 |
| Shawnee Soccer Club |
5,500 |
| Leawood |
3,900 |
| Overland Park Soccer Club |
2,000 |
| Heartland |
16,500 |
| Blue Valley Soccer Club |
4,800 |
| Gardner Area |
150 |
| DeSoto |
|
| Spring Hill |
310 |
| Northeast United (300 U8 - 250 Pony) |
550 |
| Southwest United (U5-U8) |
850 |
| KC Comets |
200 |
| Highschool Teams |
3600 |
| TOTAL |
46,660 |
These numbers do not include
Camps
Clinics
Adult Soccer Teams (Soccer Academies (Club Instructional Programs) |
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