Several possibilities:
# They are funded by their parents # they are rich and don't need funding # they have another source of income, perhaps from a full-time or part-time job # they have very little need for funding in their particular sport, and they make use of publically funded facilities # they are high performers and their government, or charities, or national lottery organisations provide significant 'funded' assistance in the form of coaching and facilities etc. # Grants and sponsorships are sometimes made available, but there are strict rules which regulate whether or not any particular source of funding changes the status of the athlete from amateur to professional.
because they are amateurs and are new
A amateur has less experience and is not as good as a pro While this is a good description of the meaning of the words "amateur" and "professional," but in sports it's often a matter of whether or not the player is getting paid for participating in the sport. It used to be that professional sports players could not play in the Olympics, only amateurs. College basketball players would be amateurs, NBA and WNBA players are professionals. It was felt that some countries' amateurs (primarily capitalist countries) were at a disadvantage to players whose countries (primarily communist countries) supported amateurs. In 1986 this changed, some sports allow professionals. It's up to the International Olympic Committee. see the forum for the pbs newshour for the july96/olympics_7-23.html
The Amateurs was created in 2005.
The address of the South Boston Sports Hall Of Fame Trust Fund is: Po Box 236, South Boston, MA 02127-0007
The Last Amateurs was created in 2000.
Sports training facilities generally specialize in specific sports that are played on a team basis (such as baseball or volleyball). Although amateurs can join these facilities, you may find that the competitive nature of this environment is beyond the level that you are at when playing on weekends just for fun.
The duration of A Bunch of Amateurs is 1.6 hours.
The duration of Mickey's Amateurs is 1440.0 seconds.
Dromore Amateurs F.C. was created in 1958.
Headington Amateurs F.C. was created in 1949.
Wythenshawe Amateurs F.C. was created in 1946.
Radio Amateurs of Canada was created in 1993.