Should College Athletes Be Reimbursed
Should College Athletes be reimbursed for Their Efforts? My fellow classmates, there is an issue that must be presented to all of you. College athletes: should they be paid for what they do? The answer is simple: yes college athletes should be reimbursed for their efforts. The NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) basketball athletes are being treated like slaves. They do all of the work, they might get a little reward, but they usually get nothing. Why should college athletes get paid for what they do? It is very simple, they work very hard, the NCAA makes a lot of money, and many scandals can happen if they are not paid. These players are considered amateurs but they perform just like the professionals.
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This film was produced by ESPN Films, directed by Jason Hehir, and released on March 13th, 2011 (http://en.wikipedia.org). This group of five college players played for the University of Michigan. They were famous because these five players started for their team and they were only freshmen (which is very unlikely for 5 freshmen to start on a team). Nike made shoes, shirts, and other merchandise with the name or faces of the Fab Five. These players also made wearing black socks popular so Nike immediately made black socks. These players also took time out of there day to promote their brand of clothing around the world (http://www.bvonsports.com). This was labor intensive because they would practice daily, have schooling, play games, and promote their clothing. They also raised the Michigan University merchandise from $1.5 million per year to about $10 million after their first season (http://www.bvonsports.com). All of these things sound really great but the unfortunate thing is that they did not even earn a dime from doing all this and this led to a huge scandal. Former NBA superstar Chris Webber was charged for taking money that was given to him. He took over $200,000 from a friend, Ed Martin. He took it for his own purposes and he lied to the court for not taking anything. He was charged $100,000 for lying to a court and taking money illegally (http://www.bvonsports.com). If these players were paid they would not need to ask for money and most of these scandals will be
Firstly, if the …show more content…
This film was produced by ESPN Films, directed by Jason Hehir, and released on March 13th, 2011 (http://en.wikipedia.org). This group of five college players played for the University of Michigan. They were famous because these five players started for their team and they were only freshmen (which is very unlikely for 5 freshmen to start on a team). Nike made shoes, shirts, and other merchandise with the name or faces of the Fab Five. These players also made wearing black socks popular so Nike immediately made black socks. These players also took time out of there day to promote their brand of clothing around the world (http://www.bvonsports.com). This was labor intensive because they would practice daily, have schooling, play games, and promote their clothing. They also raised the Michigan University merchandise from $1.5 million per year to about $10 million after their first season (http://www.bvonsports.com). All of these things sound really great but the unfortunate thing is that they did not even earn a dime from doing all this and this led to a huge scandal. Former NBA superstar Chris Webber was charged for taking money that was given to him. He took over $200,000 from a friend, Ed Martin. He took it for his own purposes and he lied to the court for not taking anything. He was charged $100,000 for lying to a court and taking money illegally (http://www.bvonsports.com). If these players were paid they would not need to ask for money and most of these scandals will be