The charts illustrate the amount of money that was spent for British children’s sports by their parents and the average number of 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 sports 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 gradually increased, and by 2014 the amount of money had risen just above 30 pounds.
Looking at the participations in the beginning year, the number of children in football teams was around 8 million, while roughly 2 million children attended swimming courses and 1 million of them chose athletics. Demand for football clubs 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 almost 5 million children.