Should College Athletes be Paid? How many times have you heard of college athletes being paid under the table or receiving gifts from the school they play for? How many times have these players actually deserved what they received? Many college athletes struggle to juggle their academic and work schedules. On top of that‚ college athletes need to dedicate themselves to a busy practice schedule as well. Why shouldn’t they be compensated for their time dedicated to helping their school?
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17 October 2014 Should College Athletes Be Paid? The NCAA makes billions of dollars every year off of college sports (Johnson). Last year the NCAA men’s basketball tournament made nearly 1.15 billion dollars just off of the television ads ran during the tournament (Johnson). Athletes should be paid for their time and efforts put into the sport. They are making a ton of money for other people and they don’t get to see any of it. There are many reasons that college athletes should be paid‚ they
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level playing field on which athletes compete. Antidoping policies exist‚ in theory‚ to encourage fair play. However‚ we believe they are unfounded‚ dangerous‚ and excessively costly. The need for rules in sports cannot be dismissed. But the anchoring of today’s antidoping regulations in the notion of fair play is misguided‚ since other factors that affect performance—eg‚ biological and environmental factors—are unchecked. Getting help from one’s genes— by being blessed with a performance-enhancing
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Should College Athletes be Paid? “Student athlete. Student comes first”. The question everyone asks is should college athletes be paid? There are many differences in a college athlete and a professional athlete. The thing about paying college athletes is they would just spend all their money on things that they do not need. College athletes should not be paid because they are still student athletes‚ being paid would take the intensity out of the game‚ they would not be focused on their grades‚ and
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Should College Athletes be paid? There is a huge debate around the nation‚ whether college athletes should be paid. Since college athletes contribute to millions of dollars in revenue for the NCAA as well as their respective schools‚ many argue that they deserve to be paid. On the other hand‚ since many college athletes get free education and other benefits‚ many say they are being compensated already. All things considered‚ college athletes should not be paid because after all‚ most college athletic
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rink? Athletes put themselves at the risk of an injury every time they step onto their playing fields simply for the love of the sport they play. However‚ the professional athlete embraces these risks because they are heavily compensated for the risks associated with the sports they play. In contrast‚ the college athlete has everything to lose and nothing to gain when he or she takes the risk of playing at the collegiate level. The many controversies between whether or not college athletes should
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College athletics have gained immense popularity among Americans over the past few decades. This has resulted into increased revenues for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the participating colleges which has fuelled the debate of whether college athletes should be compensated beyond their athletic scholarships. Athletes should not receive payment for their athletic play for reasons such they already receive a full scholarship‚ which athletes would get paid‚ and undermines what
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With college athletes practicing and playing in the games‚ the National Collegiate Athletic Association‚ the NCAA should be paying their college athletes to play. College athletes spend the same amount of time on their sport as a full time job‚ college athletes are struggling to make ends meet‚ and a salary would help the athletes to manage their money. For all that they do these college athletes definitely deserve to be compensated for what they do. These college athletes spend an average of 43
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benefit kids more than a lot of people might know. Being a student athlete is honestly very difficult for young men and women to live up to. Even though it is a difficult task‚ it comes with its benefits. Young men and women learn a variety of things that they can use in life. Student athletes learn things like dedication‚ time management‚ responsibility‚ and social skills‚ just to name a couple. More than likely responsibility is what student athletes learn the most from sports. Like everything in life
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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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