Most expensive children’s sports revealed in new survey
In a new survey, he says that the Parents in the UK spent an average of £ 443 a year to support the participation of their children in sports activities.
The survey for the payment provider Clearpay found that children participating in organized sports usually have three different activities every year.
Football, 62 percent of children appeared as the most popular election, 42 percent of it swam and danced at 20 percent.
However, the cost of participation varies significantly in sports. Hockey was defined as the most expensive, parents threw £ 460 an average annually.
He followed dance and basketball, cost 395 £ and £ 372, respectively, while tennis (359 £) and gymnastics (350 £) were among the more expensive options.
The questionnaire also broke down where the majority of the funds were allocated. Courses and coaching represents the largest outgoing cost of £ 81 on average.
The expert kit creates £ 67 with shoes, including football boots and trainers, and adds £ 66 to annual expenditures.
Budgets also extend for travel (62 £), club memberships (59 £) and equipment (43 £).
Despite the cost, almost two (65 percent) of parents say that they do not set a financial limit on how much they will spend to support their children’s sport.
However, the cost of life has had an impact, more than half of the parents (53 percent), says that their children limited the number of sports that they can try.
More than one of the five parents (21 percent) admits how much they spend on sports activities that their children have given up.
The questionnaire also said that the major events motivated a new sport at about one -fourth of children (24 percent), and that 37 percent of parents inspired their children to get a racket for the first time.
Clearpay UK Country Manager Rich Bayer said: “Parents are determined to have their children inevitably accessing different sports with a price tag.
“Ultimately, this investment will create a generation of people with lifelong sports and active lifestyles.”
Between 13-18 June, Opinium investigated 2,000 parents with children between the ages of five and 17.
