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    selling merchandise. Should NCAA pay their athletes? No‚ because they already get free things from their sponsors‚ they get paid by their education‚ last but not least it will trouble other non-generating revenue clubs. The first reason why athletes should not get paid is because they already get free things from their sponsors to their fans. “The NCAA athletes get paid with psychology classes‚ track suits‚ knee braces‚ and ice baths.” This proves that the athletes get free stuff some of it that they don’t

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    College athletes should receive a moderate amount of stipend for their hard work. They put their time and effort with many practices and games‚ furthermore‚ paying for their extra traveling expenses. College athletes should have an allowance because they contribute and perform very hard as a team with hundreds of hours of practice and games‚ sustain their grades‚ while jerseys‚ merchandise‚ and appearances in video games does not implement any compensation towards them. However there is a society

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    Ethics 5/1/14 Should student athletes get paid? This question has long been debated for quite some time in various institutions and organizations. With the upcoming focus on the NCAA‚ especially in our own division of the Big East‚ the question on how players should be compensated is brought up. It is no secret that student athletes are compensated in various ways‚ whether it is through scholarships or complimentary housing‚ but questions of paying the student athletes a surplus in addition to tuition

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    Athletes Are Overpaid What/who are athletes really playing for? Professional athletes are getting overpaid‚ but no one is really stopping and thinking about it. I think that Professional athletes shouldn’t get paid as much money.But on the other hand‚ many professional athletes may disagree and say that it’s the right amount of money and not too much. However I think that the facts that support my opinion overshadow the counter statement because there is a bundle of information that exists to support

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    Many children athletes all over the world are pushed by their parents too much causing them to have anxious and depressed childhood. Another consequence of pushing athletes over their limits is becoming seriously overused and injured. Parents may also break the bond between them and their child. Too much pressure from parents cause their children athletes to feel depressed and emotionally damaged. Which may further lead to resentment of any sports‚ and anxious childhood and puberty years. It may

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    and professional athletes With the development of economy‚ people are satisfied with the physical needs. Thus people began to chase the spiritual needs. Entertainment and sports became an important way to do so. So there are many actors and professional athletes appeared. And they usually can get much money from their job‚ which many people cannot understand. Because people think actors and professional athletes are not worthy to get high salary. However‚ I think that actors and professional athletes

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    Woods Effect The term “professional athlete” can and is often applied to anyone and everyone who holds a job as an athlete or sports competitor. Often‚ these “professional athletes” are glorified and held to a standard above what an everyday citizen is held at. They are given the best equipment to compete against the best of the best. However‚ a common factor of criticism is the salary that these professional athletes receive to compete in their various sports. While athletes are often given a large

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    Are professional athletes overpaid? Do they warrant the astronomically high salaries they make each year? The simple answer is no. No one person playing a sport that is meant for entertainment should make more than a whole family working at jobs that contribute to people’s health‚ or make a city safer. Do athletes deserve high salaries? Maybe so‚ but as of right now there is so much separation between the pay of an athlete and the pay of the average american that athletes are quite frankly not worth

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    reward youth athletes who earn their trophies? Participation trophies the easy way out. Participation trophies not only harm youth athletes‚ nut are a waste of money in youth organizations. Giving participation trophies decreases motivation. It is ok to give participation awards to 6-8 year old’s‚ but not to older youth athletes. Participation trophies should not be given because it teaches kids that you can get an award for just showing up. According to the "Trophies for All" youth athletes are being

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    college athletes be given legal payment for their contribution to the universities? Many colleges around the United States have given thought to paying the athletes that play at their schools‚ especially in Division 1 programs. Collegiate athletes believe they are the source of income for their school‚ and request to obtain a part of what they produce. Although lawmakers‚ and experts conclude that paying college athletes would remove the amateurism from the game‚ college athletes should be paid because

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