The line graph demonstrates the average monthly participation of children in 3 diverse sports in the UK between 2008 and 2014.
Overall, football remained to be by far the most popular sport throughout the given period, while the number of children in athletics rose sharply and then stabilized at the same period. The highest figures were recorded in the year of 2014, while the lowest were in 2008.
Between the years of 2008 and 2010, there was not any noticeable increase (about 8 million) in number of kids who took part in football activities. In contrast, after the year 2010 the figures increased from around 8 million to approximately 9 million and it was the highest record among all the sports.
In terms of swimming, the figures of children participating in swimming each month rose gradually from about 2 million to almost 4 million from 2008 to 2014. When it comes to athletics, the number of participants remained stable at roughly 1 million from 2008 to 2010. After that period, the figures increased sharply from about 1 million to about 5 million, and then remained stable after 2012.
