As someone charged with making the rules for your sport club in the 19th century, amateurism would have been a key guiding principle. Amateurism was, as a principle, cemented to:

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Amateurism was primarily about exclusion, as it was used to maintain a certain social order by ensuring that only those who did not need to earn money from the sport (i.e., the wealthy or those of a certain social class) could participate, thereby excluding working-class individuals who would need to be paid.

As Someone Charged with Making the Rules for Your Sport