For female adolescents, participation in sports has been shown to have a delaying effect on initiation of first intercourse, to lower the frequency of sexual intercourse, and to decrease the number of lifetime sexual partners (Miller, Sabo, Farrell, Barnes, & Melnick, 1998; Sabo, Miller, Farrell, Barnes, & Melnick, 1998). Participation in sports increases the likelihood of using contraception among both male and female adolescents (Miller, Sabo et al., 1998) and reduces the likelihood of a female adolescent getting pregnant (Sabo et al., 1998).