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Amateur Vs Professional (Amateurism (modern day amateurs (Positive impacts…
Amateur Vs Professional
Amateurism
Code based on playing for the love of the sport and receives no financial gain
Upper and middle class
Values
High moral integrity
Appreciating health and fitness
Manliness and physical endeavour
Higher status
Characteristics
Belonging to social elite
Character building no desire to train as seen as professionalism
Respected member of society
Playing to a high moral code
Positive impacts of Amateurism
Amateur code
Belonging to social elite
Amateurs were the elite performers
Participation rather than winning
modern day amateurs
Lower status
Some high level performers are amateurs
Blurring of amateur and professional distinctions
Performance at top level open to all
Some amateurs receive finance for training expenses
Positive impacts of modern day amateurs
Amateur code
Still viewed as positive and promoted by fair play
Sports still have codes of conduct
Professionalism
Person who plays sport for financial gain
Lower class during the industrial and post industrial era
Paid on results and performance so success was crucial
Training occurred to help improve performance and chances to win
Modern day professionals
Modern day professionalism
People are respected for their talents and efforts
High rewards via media and sponsorship
Social class is no longer a barrier to participation
Compete for a living so can constantly work to improve performance
Celebrity status formed through the media and investment
provides positive role models to act as motivators
money invested allows sports to survive commercially