The charts illustrate the amount of money that spent for British children’s sports by their parents and the average children that participated in three different sports in Britain throughout the same period of time. Overall, it can be clearly seen that British parents tend to pay more money over the years for sport clubs, whereas participation of children in all types of sports rose remarkably over the six-year period.
In 2008, British families spent an average of 20 pounds per month for their children’s sports. Over the following six years, these numbers in spending are gradually increased, and by 2014 the amount of money had risen just above 30 pounds.
Looking at the participations in the beginning year, number of children in football teams was around 8 million, while roughly 2 million children attended in swimming courses and 1 million of them chose athletics. Demand for football club rose steadily during the six years, but participation in swimming clubs doubled to just below 4 million in 2014. Moreover, figures in athletics show that they saw fivefold growth in this period, reaching to almost 5 million children.