Analysis: Should College Athletes Be Paid
Should college athletes be paid? For years now there has been a debate on rather or not college athletes should be paid and the question is yet to be answered. Some may say that they should get paid and others may disagree with that statement. There are people who think that they deserve to be paid. Many critics, coaches, staff, and others may have numerous things to say on this. College athletes are being paid, but just not in a financial way. Wolff states, “When they ask for cash, college athletes should remember they 're getting paid to learn.” College athletes should always remember that their education is basically free because most athletes come on a scholarship that covers tuition. Some players may think that they work so hard
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to get nothing out of it. They may say the only thing their entitled to is a trip to the NFL if they even get that chance. Most people are forgetting that college athletes are compensated handsomely, with a chance to get an education worth as much as $120,000 (Wolff paragraph 3). With that being said college athletes get paid more than they think. Wolff states, “so long as sports are conducted on college campuses, let the payoffs for playing be something so valuable that no sleazy booster or agent could possibly slip into an envelope and palm it. Let it be a degree” (Wolff paragraph 8). The promise of a free education is not enough anymore if the NCAA wants to act as a money making business, and not reward those who help make it profitable. If the NCAA does not want to pay college athletes, than it should not hold these players back from entering the professional game. College athletes are not promised a free education or a free ride to the pros when wanted (Brill). People ask is playing big time sports like for the SEC or the NCAA an extracurricular activity or a job. Robert and Amy state, “it is definitely a job for football and basketball players on athletic scholarships at Division I schools (Cooper, Paragraph 1).” Therefore, they have to work hard and maintain because they are obligated to it. Athletes are demanded to do so much because they are employees to the University. Robert states, “These young men are laboring under very strict and arduous conditions, so they really are laborers in terms of the physical demands on them while they 're also trying to go to school and being required to go to school (Cooper, Paragraph 2). He is saying that athletes are under strict and difficult conditions, but they have no other choice but to do it. Athletes should understand what they are getting their self into before taking a scholarship from a school. There are some schools who are being penalized for paying players who did not perform their jobs. The NCAA has placed the University of Oklahoma on probation for two years after finding that a booster paid three football players more than $17,000 for work they did not perform (Wolverton and Quill). Players should not receive money from boosters because their money is coming from the scholarship. Scholarships are basically something that players have to earn within their years playing that sport. The results of this were not really something that the school was looking for, but when doing something like that they should have known that nothing good was going to come from it. So the university agreed to two years of probation and a reduction of available softball scholarships. In addition to the forfeited championship title, the university must give up its wins in all contest and tournament games in which the two students competed (Wolverton and Quill). The school being penalized really took a lot from the players that continued to play sports.
When on a scholarship whether it is two years or four years it is much time required.
Many people fail to realize that college athletes give most of their time to the sport that gave them a scholarship. They have time built in their schedule just for classes and study hall. Woodrow states, “success in graduating athletes then constitutes supporting evidence” (paragraph 4). He also states, “the success or lack thereof is universally measured by comparing athlete graduation rates to general student body rates (paragraph 4). There really shouldn’t be a comparison between the two because the general students have way more time to their studies than athletes. Some big time colleges have strategies on how to improve the graduation rates for athletes. Southhall states, “as part of the strategy, the NCAA strives “to ensure the academic commitment of student athletes and to increase the likelihood that they will earn degrees (paragraph 10). He also states, along these lines, in 2005 the NCAA formulated a tool called the Graduation Success Rate (GSR) for Division I Schools (paragraph 10). This means that they are committed to getting degrees regardless if they are an athlete or not. Robst states, “Many feel that participation in sports inhibits students ' ability to do well in the classroom (paragraph 1). This means that people think since you participate in a sport that you can’t make the grades. Participating in sports in college and making good grades is all on the …show more content…
athlete. In conclusion, the question on should they be paid or not is still not answered. People have so many different views on this that you really will never know. Some agree that it is time to start paying them, but others disagree. College athletes should get their degree then worry about money later. Some say that they are getting paid, but in other ways besides monetary ways. Athletes are employees to whatever university they attend and participate with. Maybe one day, someone who really thinks they need to be paid will make a big issue out of it and someone will start paying college athletes.
Works Cited
Cooper, Kenneth J.
"Should College Athletes Be Paid To Play?." Diverse: Issues In Higher Education 28.10 (2011): 12-13. ERIC. Web. 18 Sept. 2013.
Eckard, E. Woodrow. "NCAA Athlete Graduation Rates: Less Than Meets The Eye." Journal Of Sport Management 24.1 (2010): 45-58. Academic Search Complete. Web. 18 Sept. 2013.
Robst, John, and Jack Keil. "The Relationship Between Athletic Participation And Academic Performance: Evidence From NCAA Division III." Applied Economics 32.5 (2000): 547-558. Business Source Complete. Web. 18 Sept. 2013.
Southall, Richard M. "Taking The Measure Of Graduation Rates In Big-Time College Sports." Phi Kappa Phi Forum 92.3 (2012): 18-20. Business Source Complete. Web. 18 Sept. 2013.
Wolff, A. "An Honest Wage: When They Ask For Cash, College Athletes Should Remember They 're Getting Paid To Learn." Sports Illustrated 80.21 (1994): 98. SPORTDiscus with Full Text. Web. 17 Sept. 2013.
Wolverton, Brad, and Elizabeth Quill. "NCAA Penalizes 2 Universities." Chronicle Of Higher Education 53.47 (2007): 35. Academic Search Complete. Web. 17 Sept.
2013.
to get nothing out of it. They may say the only thing their entitled to is a trip to the NFL if they even get that chance. Most people are forgetting that college athletes are compensated handsomely, with a chance to get an education worth as much as $120,000 (Wolff paragraph 3). With that being said college athletes get paid more than they think. Wolff states, “so long as sports are conducted on college campuses, let the payoffs for playing be something so valuable that no sleazy booster or agent could possibly slip into an envelope and palm it. Let it be a degree” (Wolff paragraph 8). The promise of a free education is not enough anymore if the NCAA wants to act as a money making business, and not reward those who help make it profitable. If the NCAA does not want to pay college athletes, than it should not hold these players back from entering the professional game. College athletes are not promised a free education or a free ride to the pros when wanted (Brill). People ask is playing big time sports like for the SEC or the NCAA an extracurricular activity or a job. Robert and Amy state, “it is definitely a job for football and basketball players on athletic scholarships at Division I schools (Cooper, Paragraph 1).” Therefore, they have to work hard and maintain because they are obligated to it. Athletes are demanded to do so much because they are employees to the University. Robert states, “These young men are laboring under very strict and arduous conditions, so they really are laborers in terms of the physical demands on them while they 're also trying to go to school and being required to go to school (Cooper, Paragraph 2). He is saying that athletes are under strict and difficult conditions, but they have no other choice but to do it. Athletes should understand what they are getting their self into before taking a scholarship from a school. There are some schools who are being penalized for paying players who did not perform their jobs. The NCAA has placed the University of Oklahoma on probation for two years after finding that a booster paid three football players more than $17,000 for work they did not perform (Wolverton and Quill). Players should not receive money from boosters because their money is coming from the scholarship. Scholarships are basically something that players have to earn within their years playing that sport. The results of this were not really something that the school was looking for, but when doing something like that they should have known that nothing good was going to come from it. So the university agreed to two years of probation and a reduction of available softball scholarships. In addition to the forfeited championship title, the university must give up its wins in all contest and tournament games in which the two students competed (Wolverton and Quill). The school being penalized really took a lot from the players that continued to play sports.
When on a scholarship whether it is two years or four years it is much time required.
Many people fail to realize that college athletes give most of their time to the sport that gave them a scholarship. They have time built in their schedule just for classes and study hall. Woodrow states, “success in graduating athletes then constitutes supporting evidence” (paragraph 4). He also states, “the success or lack thereof is universally measured by comparing athlete graduation rates to general student body rates (paragraph 4). There really shouldn’t be a comparison between the two because the general students have way more time to their studies than athletes. Some big time colleges have strategies on how to improve the graduation rates for athletes. Southhall states, “as part of the strategy, the NCAA strives “to ensure the academic commitment of student athletes and to increase the likelihood that they will earn degrees (paragraph 10). He also states, along these lines, in 2005 the NCAA formulated a tool called the Graduation Success Rate (GSR) for Division I Schools (paragraph 10). This means that they are committed to getting degrees regardless if they are an athlete or not. Robst states, “Many feel that participation in sports inhibits students ' ability to do well in the classroom (paragraph 1). This means that people think since you participate in a sport that you can’t make the grades. Participating in sports in college and making good grades is all on the …show more content…
athlete. In conclusion, the question on should they be paid or not is still not answered. People have so many different views on this that you really will never know. Some agree that it is time to start paying them, but others disagree. College athletes should get their degree then worry about money later. Some say that they are getting paid, but in other ways besides monetary ways. Athletes are employees to whatever university they attend and participate with. Maybe one day, someone who really thinks they need to be paid will make a big issue out of it and someone will start paying college athletes.
Works Cited
Cooper, Kenneth J.
"Should College Athletes Be Paid To Play?." Diverse: Issues In Higher Education 28.10 (2011): 12-13. ERIC. Web. 18 Sept. 2013.
Eckard, E. Woodrow. "NCAA Athlete Graduation Rates: Less Than Meets The Eye." Journal Of Sport Management 24.1 (2010): 45-58. Academic Search Complete. Web. 18 Sept. 2013.
Robst, John, and Jack Keil. "The Relationship Between Athletic Participation And Academic Performance: Evidence From NCAA Division III." Applied Economics 32.5 (2000): 547-558. Business Source Complete. Web. 18 Sept. 2013.
Southall, Richard M. "Taking The Measure Of Graduation Rates In Big-Time College Sports." Phi Kappa Phi Forum 92.3 (2012): 18-20. Business Source Complete. Web. 18 Sept. 2013.
Wolff, A. "An Honest Wage: When They Ask For Cash, College Athletes Should Remember They 're Getting Paid To Learn." Sports Illustrated 80.21 (1994): 98. SPORTDiscus with Full Text. Web. 17 Sept. 2013.
Wolverton, Brad, and Elizabeth Quill. "NCAA Penalizes 2 Universities." Chronicle Of Higher Education 53.47 (2007): 35. Academic Search Complete. Web. 17 Sept.
2013.