Introduction. We are in a heavily demanding athletic world that everyone feels they are entitled to money for their skills and that it is never too early to be paid millions if they think they deserve it. These athletes are infatuated with the life of the professional league players and the life these players live. The amount of money they make, the cars they own, or the houses they live in are a few of the things these athletes want. If the NCAA starts to pay elite players at the highest level, then they should also have to pay the players at the lowest level. There is no difference between these athletes, other than the school they play for and their skill level. They are all students who play a varsity sport. Every one of these athletes goes through rigorous practice schedules, long seasons, and high demands no matter what level you play at. Every team has the same goal of winning a national championship, so how could you pay the top players and not the lower ones if they are all playing for the same championship title?…
The NCAA is a multibillion-dollar business. They generated over 845 billion dollars last year. The President, Mark Emert, does not believe college athletes should be paid. He makes about 1.7 million dollars yearly and only has to pay 419 employees. Something seems wrong with this situation. If coaches and administrators are making millions of dollars from the players, why are the players not making any of the money? College athletes deserve to get a profit from the money being produced by them.…
Schooled is a documentary about if D1 college athletes should be paid even if they have a full ride scholarship. I think that if athletes can’t buy or afford things outside of school that they should be provided with money to do so. If these colleges are earning revenue off of these athletes, but the athletes themselves are seeing none of it. Not being able to do things outside of a sport like get a job is harder on kids who don’t have a full ride because they also have to pay for part of their tuition and not being able to get a job doesn’t help them at all.…
These days athletes are getting paid under federal labor laws and entitled to form unions and negotiate wages, hours and working conditions. Most college athletes these days are getting paid under the table according to Kenneth J. Cooper. This article explains why college athletes go to certain colleges. Donald Remy, the NCAA’s general counsel and vice president for legal affairs, says court precedents and tax laws have upheld the status of college athletes as students. “Remy believes that student athletes are not employees under the law, and that they should not be treated as employees either by the law or by the schools they attend”. Tommy Amaker a former basketball star at Duke…
If colleges were to pay athletes there would be no fair way to distribute the money. Athletes perform their sport at different levels of ability and for various lengths of time. In addition, not every player is able to compete in a game. Problems would arise about the athlete not playing which would not allow for him/her to receive the money they deserve. The first issue about this problem is that some people believe that athletes should be paid based on an open market system. This idea of an open market system would allow for supply and demand to come into play. In addition, a school would be able to pay their scouted athlete based on the money that comes in because of their ability. However, The payment would vary depending on the market along with the deals that each athlete has with the school. The second issue is about the colleges because not every college can afford the players they want to recruit. In 2013 the NCAA had an investigation on the economic stability of Division 1 sport programs. This study showed that out of 288 Division 1 schools only 23 were running their programs in a profitable way. This means that only those 23 schools had the money to pay a college athlete. In our society, any business not profiting from anything is likely not hiring, and there is no idea…
There have been major discussions recently if college athletes should or shouldn’t be paid while they are in school. Once you get a sport involved, there are politics, injuries, and a call to the office to tell the player, “thanks, but we don’t need you on this team anymore.” Many players will get a scholarship for a year or two, and then transfer to a different school which returns out to be a better situation. A $25,000 scholarship may seem like a lot of money, but it really only covers the basics, such as books, tuition, university fees, housing and a meal. The point of this is that a scholarship doesn’t equal cash in a player’s pocket.…
College Athletes should get paid they are the fomor NFL and the NFL get paid millions. When a college athlete gets a scholarship they get a free ride to go play football or whatever the sport is that they play but they deserve that scholarship because they are working hard to get what they want in life and they are getting better everyday.…
Division I college football is a very popular sport, with many stars all across the nation. Some of these stars are essentially well known celebrities, yet they make the same amount of money as a newborn. This is what Division 1 football players deal with during their times at school. This issue has become a well-known argument, with many attempts by different groups in support of the players receiving a salary. However, the NCAA has been strongly against the idea of paying the players. Division 1 football athletes bring revenue to their schools and commit much of their time to their sport, so they should be paid for their work.…
The Education of Dasmine Cathey is an intimate narrative of a Memphis born man who suffered through the struggles of illiteracy while attending the University of Memphis and playing football. The story of Cathey sheds light on the educational shortcomings of NCAA athletes and how the Tennessee department of education has failed him. This article is extremely candid and moving by forcing the audience to emphasize with Cathey’s difficult situation. The author (Wolverton) appeals to the readers emotions, questions the educational system, and applies logos to compel you to sympathize for Dasmine Cathy and to see how NCAA athletes are failed.…
College athletes should get paid for playing. By watching college athletics you can tell how passionate they are about the game.( USA Today) You have to commit to this sport. There is a lot of blood sweat and tears that come with playing this lovely game of basketball. Although some writers and analysts say college athletes should get paid, here are some reasons they should. First, if college athletes were getting paid they would want to stay all four years in college. Second, if the college athletes get paid they need a salary every month. Third, their salary will pay for things they need, family trips, insurance.…
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She rejects this argument by bringing up the fact that the act of illumination of athletic scholarships would greatly affect the vast majority of the NCAA athletes who have no monetary benefits, suggesting that most of those athletes will no longer be able to attend college due to financial restrictions imposed by such actions. She states that allowing students to take this financial support makes much more sense than just eliminating their opportunity to play and even study in college. Instead of imposing great restrictions upon student-athletes and forcing them to choose between academics and sport, Greenwell is thinking about the ways to help students-athletes to succeed in the classroom. She claims “getting serious about their academic performance, even at the expense of practice time, is a better response than forcing “student-athlete” to choose between…
Could you imagine if college athletes would get paid? College athletes that play sports everyday and don’t have time to get a job and do their academics. Most college athletes that play football or basketball and if they win a championship they bring millions of money back to the college. If you go to college and play sports like basketball,football you should get paid for how long you stay in college for the sports before you go pro or drop out. Because most athletes think when they get paid they can just go blow all their money but they don’t think they have to pay the school back. Therefore,college athletes should get paid. Because if the athletes get good grades and perform good they should get…
was a classed that used to be a requirement according to the article. “In the 1920s, almost all universities required P.E. classes toward degrees.” In my opinion if a physical education class was required to receive a degree then there be a degree for it. For my final reason the article said, “But one question that gets little attention is how schools can keep big-time athletics connected to their academic objectives.” I do firmly believe a degree in athletics could help contribute to this problem if athletes connecting to their academic objective. If you want to play a sport and playing it isn’t contributing to their major why would you do both. At that point, the only thing that makes since is to drop either your classes or your sport. In my opinion that is how the situation is for most athletes at a collegiate level. With most of the situations and theories in this article I believe them to be true, but not very impactful on the decision allowing a sports degree. In conclusion, there are many reasons why sports should have a degree, and they can be compared to the fine arts in respects of having a…
There’s a great deal of controversy over the topic of whether professional athletes are overpaid or not, as compared to teachers, police officers, and firefighters. Jennifer Fontaine, a sports promoter, clearly states that she believes professional athletes are not over paid, due to their careers being short lived due to any serious injury, or injuries, that could end that highly paid career.…