Should Major College Athletes Receive Pay For Play? http://bleacherreport.com/articles/22835-should-major-college-athletes-receive-pay-for-play John Stevens Correspondent When I was asked to write this article I gave it quite a lot of thought. Having been in the same position as many of these athletes many years ago‚ I do share some of their feelings on this matter. However‚ on the other hand‚ I want to be as unbiased as possible about this and present a fair perspective. This is a question that
Premium College University High school
their star athletes’ performance on the field. The role athletes play in the production of profit from merchandise‚ ticket sales‚ and advertising has created the question: Should athletes get paid? Based out of “Student athletes deserve payment in multimillion-dollar industry”‚ published in the University Star‚ as the main text describes the reasons why athletes should be paid. The editorial staff argues about the profit the NCAA makes‚ how athletic scholarships work‚ and how some athletes come from
Premium Newspaper University Texas
There are about 480‚000 student-athletes in the United States and none of them are getting paid to play sports in college even though they are practicing for over forty hours per week. Some people say that the student-athletes have already gotten paid with scholarship money‚ however‚ they don’t get to choose where that money goes. Scholarship money that they receive goes toward tuition and room and board. College athletes often need money to pay for food‚ but unfortunately they can’t use that scholarship
Premium National Collegiate Athletic Association Full-time Professional sports
a current high school student involved in athletics‚ the main goal has become to receive a scholarship so that the burden of financial loans will not be as severe. A controversial issue has arisen as to whether or not college athletes should be paid or not. Although athletes are the primary source of revenue for the school‚ paying them would add more financial pressure to colleges and athletic programs‚ mislead their motivation‚ and create a tension within colleges and universities. In today’s society
Premium College High school Secondary education
“You go to Chapel Hill and try to go to a Carolina-Duke game‚ good luck trying to find a ticket. It’s nationally televised. There’s so much money that goes behind just one basketball game. I do think the players from both sides should definitely see some type of benefit.” (Marvin Williams). Marvin Williams was a college basketball player who thinks that the NCAA will be able to pay their players. As Marvin says the NCAA is capable of doing this so if one of the most successful college basketball
Premium Basketball National Basketball Association Michael Jordan
but money had a great deal on his case. Most baseball players get paid payed over four million dollars a year. As a result‚ Yeager was able to pay of his medical bill because of how much he was paid. Many professional athletes get paid millions of dollars. Some people think these athletes are overpaid. In reality‚ we all know that’s not true.
Premium Professional sports Amateur sports Football
see on TV(American Academy of Pediatrics). Indeed these enormous amount of hours watching TV when at home leads to changes not only in eating habits and health‚ but also on one’s psychology and eventually the impact on the social life. Watching too much TV can affect you eating habits. When kids get back from school‚ when parents get back from work‚ with their about just about to explode‚ they want to relax‚ so they sit back on the couch and open up the TV. Then they go grab something to eat and
Free Television Media violence research Sexual intercourse
just being an athlete. Athletics will fade. Character and integrity and really making an impact on someone’s life‚ that’s the ultimate vision‚ that’s the ultimate goal - bottom line; according to " Ray Lewis (Brainy Quotes). Those words are true to all student athletes. Student athletes work hard to be extremely successful. In addition to school‚ recruitable athletes devote over twenty hours a week to their sport. Athletes devote time and money to become successful‚ additionally‚ athletes raise hundreds
Premium Education University High school
SITI AISHAH BINTI JAILANI CEB140106 Too Much Money Is a Bad Thing Introduction : Too much of everything is bad whether it’s too much or too little. In this case‚ we can say that too much money is bad for several reason. I have few opinions and evidences to support that too much money is bad. cause greed lose the meaning of life creates a false sense of security Body: too much money will cause someone to become selfish and greedy when human is not grateful‚ they will have the desire to have
Premium Meaning of life Life
Abdullah Alsaggaf Writing 107 02/07/2013 Effects of Watching Too Much TV Television has become the most popular kind of media all over the world. Most people‚ who watch too much TV for different kinds of reasons‚ do not know nor care about the effects that may happen to them. Nowdays‚ the majority of people over the world spend more than five hours watching TV every day. Watching TV for long time is one of the most serious problems that affect the human body. Also‚ there is a significant impact
Premium Human body Brain Traumatic brain injury