www.thelancet.com Medicine and Sport Vol 366 December 2005 S21 The rules of sport define a 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
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believe that the NCAA should keep the academic majors how it is‚ but in all actuality the NCAA should consider offering sports as an academic major. Athletes who could major in the sport they enjoy playing can have the same enjoyment learning more about their sport and can potentially make a career out of it. Also Sports should be considered an academic major because if there are majors in theater‚ dancing‚ art and music then sports should be as well. Furthermore‚ athletes who can study their sport
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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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Basic Comp Dr. Finley College is an experience that I feel everyone should have a chance‚ especially the American college experience coeds‚ parties‚ dorm life‚ and coeds. With college though also comes a lot of responsibility. It comes in the form school work. The work load in college can force you to stay up late into the night typing papers and studying for test. That and social life is all most college student have to deal with when away at school. Their commitment to their school only goes
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debatable issues in the world of sports is whether or not college football players should get paid. My honest opinion is football that players should receive a certain proportion of money because of the service that college athletes provide to the institution they attend. In addition‚ they should be rewarded in a reasonable manner after putting their bodies out on the line‚ bringing in a tremendous amount of money‚ it will help with the football athletes to begin creating a sense of financial awareness‚
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Athletes are playing in sports every left and right all around the world. But many people think they are getting paid too much. But many don’t think that they do because they earn their money‚ have chronic health problems when they retire‚ and they dedicate their lives to their sport. To begin with‚ athletes do get paid a lot but don’t you think they earn it? Athletes get paid billions and doctors don’t get paid that much but athletes get paid more because they earn it. They earn it like LeBron
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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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Paying College Athletes Should College Athletes Be Paid a Salary Being a college athlete is a stressful and tiring job to maintain. Student athletes’ schedules are filled with sports and school work ‚ with little to no time for anything else.They barely have any time to make money legally outside of school. Most college athletes do not have any money to spend on things such as late night snacks‚ movies or other inexpensive things and entertainment. Really the only student athletes that have additional
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Compensation for College Athletes Athletes have to be dedicated to the game they play. Dedication means something different to each person; it is how the person responds to adversity that makes all the difference for when they play again. When student athletes have to practice they must be committed to their sport. This means student athletes must make their sport their second full time job‚ their first full time job is their schooling. Division 1 football players spend 43.3 hours a week practicing
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The Shame of Paying College Athletes Definition of college-A constituent unit of a university‚ furnishing courses of instruction in the liberal arts and sciences‚ usually leading to a bachelor’s degree (dictionary). College was made for learning and in preparation for rest of your life; not for just a pay check. (Daugherty) Bob night states “Paying college athletes diminishes the value of an education.” (Daugherty). Not only does a paying college athlete diminish the value of
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