College Athletes Paid

Making Millions: Should College Athletes be Paid? How much time and effort are student-athletes actually getting credit for? Should college athletes be paid for playing? The coaches of most college sports teams are getting all the rewards while the players are doing all the work. Paying athletes could improve attitudes and create more motivation. There are three main arguments as to why college athletes should be paid to play sports: athletes will be more motivated for academic studies, schools earn massive amounts of money from athletic events, and athletes have more costs to cover.

Motivation for Academics
Student-athletes choose either sports or academics to focus more on. Generally, most students will prefer sports. Most athletes can become distracted from academics, which unmotivates students, by many factors: the sport itself, teammates, and time. Although athletics teach many life skills such as responsibility and leadership, athletes need time in the classroom too (Denhart). The biggest issue is not having enough time for everything. Student-athletes need time to
Show me how you would schedule your classes when you can't schedule classes from 2-to-6 o'clock on any given day.” The players need motivation and more time to get in the classroom, because after practices these athletes are worn out. Sometimes, sports can interfere with academics so student-athletes should receive more time to study. Schools need the coaches and players to be more serious about academics, because graduation rates are still very low (Denhart). For example, men in college basketball graduate at about 40%, while football players are a bit higher at 50% (College). Student-athletes would be more successful and motivated in both the classroom and on the field or court if the players received