Only people with enough money to not work could play games well - had the time
Poor people couldn't play
If a working class man was good enough he could be paid to play so they had the time
These people looked down upon by "gentleman amateurs"
Mass Participation:
government wants more people playing sport
70% by 2020
Sporting Excellence:
Want to win medals
Time and effort needs to be put in
Sportsmen/women need to get paid and have the time to train
Up in the medal tables for the Olympics
UK Sport responsible
planning, policy, increasingly professional approach to sport
More national governing bodies
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Politicians shown greater interest in sport now, vote catcher
Given funding
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