Why Not to Pay College Athletes After numerous scandals over the past several years of college athletes receiving improper benefits‚ the question has come up whether or not college athletes should be paid or not. College sports are a growing industry‚ and we have seen money destroy organizations‚ teams‚ and players in this industry. The determination and motivation of college athletes supersedes professional athletes by their will to win; therefore‚ college athletes should not be paid. The law
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"More than 460‚000 college athletes make up the 19‚000 teams that send more than 54‚000 participants to compete each year in the NCAA’s 90 championships in 24 sports across 3 divisions" (NCAA). This statistic is imprinted on the cover page of the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) official website. These teams are watched closely by many fans all year and bring in a large amount of money. The issue with the NCAA is that even though these 460‚000 college athletes play their desired sport
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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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early as the third grade‚ I remember being involved in sports. Whether it was volleyball‚ basketball‚ or dance I have been given the privilege to play on many teams. The life of a young athlete is great‚ however‚ it can become very stressful. At all ages an athlete is forced to cope with school‚ sports‚ and a social life. Along with all of that‚ athletes are expected to deal with extra stress and even stricter rules. Over the years I have realized all student-athletes are treated differently and are held
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level and it’s growing rapidly growing. At this level athletes put a lot of their time to spend hours every day practicing. Right now‚ a college athlete cannot be given money for their effort or marketed in a way that could profit the school or themselves. A growing debate centers on whether these athletes should be able to make money for all their hard work. Every year‚ the NCAA and other universities earn millions of dollars from their athletes that everyone loves to watch. For example‚ the University
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think professional athletes should have to take drug test‚ for the sake of the sport that they play and those who look up to them as a role model. If they didn’t have to‚ it would make the game unfair and may draw attention away from the game because using illegal drugs to enhance your performance is cheating. So many children and teenagers look up to athletes and idol them. As a professional athlete‚ they should set a good example and be a role model. If professional athletes are abusing drugs
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without the college athletes. Many feel that because the schools benefit so greatly that the athletes deserve some compensation beyond the scholarships for tuition. College Athletes as a whole have been at the helm of discussion for years when it comes down to whether or not they should be paid. According to the Indianapolis Star‚ the NCAA made over 912 million dollars in 2013-2014. This astonishing fact alone can‚ for some‚ raise the bar in discussion when it comes to student athletes receiving benefits
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.For years‚ professional athletes have made millions of dollars due to salary and endorsements. Many average working people think that athletes should make as much money as an average person.Many think athletes do not do enough to make as much as he or she does while these athletes are out each day working hard to make ends meat. Professional athletes should make more money than an average person One reason athletes deserve their pay is because of the entertainment they bring to the world .The
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December 1‚ 2014 The Rise and Fall of Professional Athletes With the introduction of Facebook‚ Twitter‚ Instagram and other social networks professional athletes have been placed under a microscope with their every action being scrutinized by everyone in the public sphere. However this was not always the case when it came to Pro Athletes status in society. A pro athlete ten years ago may not have been met with the same strife as a current pro athlete. Athletes of the past lived by a different set of rules
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Being a student athlete should be a privilege‚ a reward; it should always come second‚ after the students’ education. It seems that student athletes get special treatments‚ getting away with having low grades‚ having an extended time to do assignments‚ or even being excused from them. There needs to be a more strict policy in order to be on a high school sports team and to play in games. After all‚ high schools do not require students to participate in team or individual sports. Most high school
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