Amateurism and proffesionalism

Question 1

what is an amateur and what is a professional 19th century

Answer 1

an amateur is a person who plays sport for the love of it and receives no financial gain, a professional is a person who plays sport for financial gain

Question 2

in terms of school background how did the gentleman amateurs and the working class professionals differ 19th century

Answer 2

amateurs came from public school/university background whereas professionals came from a state education backround

Question 3

in terms of wealth how did the gentleman amateurs and the working class professionals differ 19th century

Answer 3

amateurs had wealth and didn’t need ‘financial compensation’ to participate in sport whereas professionals had little wealth and needed ‘financial compensation’ to play sport for example broken time payments emerged

Question 4

in terms of how sport was viewed how did the gentleman amateurs and the working class professionals differ 19th century

Answer 4

amateurs viewed sport as good for character building and training was frowned upon as it would constitute professionalism, professionals saw it as a way out of poverty and earning money from sport was seen as an avenue for social mobility

Question 5

in terms of how many sports how did the gentleman amateurs and the working class professionals differ 19th century

Answer 5

amateurs played a lot of sports and were cried as an all rounder, using natural talents and training was frowned upon. professionals specialised in a specific sport and we’re committed to training

Question 6

in terms of moral code how did the gentleman amateurs and the working class professionals differ 19th century

Answer 6

amateurs played to a high moral code and emphasised fair play participating and appreciation of the value of the activity whereas professionals played with a lower level of morality with an emphasis on gamesmanship winning and cheating, open to bribes

Question 7

what were the characteristics of twentieth century amateurs

Answer 7

high status in sport and society, controlled sport financially, they were now top performers from upper and middle classes, highly moral as they had leisure time and sufficient income to play