like to attend college as well as play a sport‚ soccer in particular‚ and I’m reaching out to you‚ regarding the fact that no current students get paid any salary for playing any sport at college level. Many practicing athletes dedicate most of their time and money‚ as well as their focus on the sport rather than school or other daily activities. In all due respect‚ students deserve to be paid in return for keeping the athletic department alive and running. Ironically‚ the college television networks
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I’m going to start by saying that I am a college athlete and it’s very interesting the number of people fighting and defending the topic if players should be paid. The price for college has never been higher and will only continue to grow as time goes on. Going along with that college athletics have never been more popular. The most prominent example would be a division 1 football program. Back in 1906‚ when the NCAA was created‚ a law was put in place to prevent exactly this. This law is called
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profit lots of money into college football games from late August to January‚ which begs the question‚ should the players get something in return? Should college football players get paid? Some may think that graduating from a four-year university with a degree should be considered way before playing football once a week and treating the college game like some sort of a developmental league for the NFL. Others may take into consideration that all the blood and sweat college football players put into
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#37 November 12th‚ 2012 Keeping College Sports In Line Should college athletes really be labeled as ‘employees’ eligible to be paid by the universities they attend? Or should the laws enacted by the National College Athletic Association (NCAA) remain unchanged leaving players unpaid? Whether or not college athletes should be paid has always been a relevant and controversial topic in the sports world. As a student at a Division 1 sports school and an avid college sports fan this topic interests
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Do College Athletes Deserve More Benefits? Over the years college athletics have grown dramatically. Between all of the sports there is an unbelievable amount of money made for the school. Football‚ mens basketball‚ and women’s basketball are the top sports for bringing in money. While those are the top three‚ they aren’t the only ones to bring in money. Every sport contributes especially if they are a winning team. Athletes struggle everyday with getting their schoolwork done and being on time
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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
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Classes. Game time. Stress. College athletes have a plentiful amount on their plate. Not knowing where money would come from adds more on top of school and sports. Paying athletes would eliminate stress. The NCAA refuses to pay athletes‚ but it’s not that they don’t have money. They have billions of dollars off of capitalizing‚ ticket sales‚ and team winnings. So why don’t they pay players? College athletes should get paid because their sports are jobs‚ paying would make sports more competitive
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Topic: College Athletes Should Get Paid. General Purpose: To Persuade. Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that college athletes deserve to get paid. Central Idea: College athletes should get paid because of the unfair lifestyle of a student-athlete‚ these athletes make millions for their universities and billions for the NCAA‚ and the finances are just as up to par as professional sports. Introduction I. Summer time is almost over. I hate to say it but it’s true. Pretty soon we’ll be
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24 May 2013 Athletes Leaving College Early Should Not be Limited From past to present‚ sports have played a widely significant role in our history. Sports bring our communities together and offer fame to the athletes. Professional sports have been looked upon as a place of glory. From prestigious awards to high salaries‚ being a professional athlete is something most athletes dream of‚ but only a handful achieve. Growing up‚ many young children aspire to be professional athletes and strive to
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Shaw 1 Christian Shaw Professor Amanda Childress English 1301 19 November 2014 The College Athlete Fight: Should College Athletes Be Able to Take Profit for Their Likeness? The NCAA profits over six billion($6‚000‚000‚000) dollars annually(USnews.com). However‚ college athletes never get to see any of that money. Though some may argue that they risk careerending injuries each time they come onto the field or basketball court‚ this still does not influence the mind of the NCAA to start paying the players in any way
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