I strongly believe that college athletes shouldn’t be paid because they're still amateurs at the sport. They aren’t professionals at the sport. Even though their in college they are still learning and they need to pass school then start getting a job to make money. If you compare college amateurs to professionals there will be a big difference and observe why they get paid it will make a lot of sense. According to the text it says “A gentleman never competes for money,” Walter Camp wrote in his 1893 handbook on college sports.”
First of all, these college athletes aren’t professionals. If you want to join the NBA National Basketball Association you have to be nineteen years old. Height doesn’t really matter a lot but it still recommended. It is recommended height is six feet, and seven inches. …show more content…
Amateurs to professionals, if they were going to face against each other that’s probably their height, speed and capability to break ankles and and dunk faster than these amateurs. Amateurs do travel and have competitions but they don’t play as well as professionals do. Professionals and amateurs both compete against other teams and have finals. Some state don’t have to compete against other states. For example, the Nets use to be the New Jersey Nets. However, they gave the name to Brooklyn. See, not all states have to compete.
No, college basketball players shouldn’t be paid for this. Instead, they should focus more on passing college, SO they can get a job. Once they get a job college boys can start making money to join the NBA. Comparing professional basketball player to college amateurs there will be a huge difference. Even if just watch the scores might be higher than other but this shows how good professionals basketball players are! Until you join one of the 30 teams to choose from. One there is one in Canada. The rest is up to you to