Throughout the the summer, there were 26 sports: archery, badminton, baseball, basketball, juniors basketball, baton twirling, diving, fencing, field hockey, 6v6 field hockey, ice hockey, judo, lacrosse, pistol shooting, rifle shooting, soccer, 7v7 soccer, softball, swimming, synchronized swimming, table tennis, track & field, trap shooting, volleyball, weightlifting, and wrestling. 

One notable athlete who competed in the 2011 Summer Games was Nicole Woods. Woods, then a student at Beverly High School, played on the Metro/Northeast team (#6) in the field hockey showcase. After high school, she played field hockey at Louisville before joining the U.S. National Field Hockey team.