to. Specifically in college‚ students can easily gain a misconception of finances and rewards. As 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
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College athletes have made over two billion dollars for colleges all over the country. Over the years‚ college athletic programs have been a growing business for colleges to make insane amounts of money. Being a player at a Division I university can be an emotionally fulfilling experience; however‚ universities see it as an opportunity to profit more than multi-million dollar companies. College athletes should be paid. The way college athletes are so electrifying on and off the court or field should
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"College is not a place to go to make money‚ it’s where you learn how to make money." say famous sports journalist Colin Cowherd. For decades people have been debating whether or not the NCAA should pay their college athletes. While people believe that the NCAA is making their money off of basically free labor‚ people don’t realize they’re getting free education and multiple benefits for being an athlete. First‚ student athletes have advantages over regular students because they receive free education
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Jeren McGhee Jenna Tucker Research Paper November 10‚ 2011 Paying College Athletes? Might Not Be a Bad Thing College athletes are some of the hardest working individuals around. Athletes have a routine that includes brutal practices‚ intense games‚ and difficult college courses. College athletes carry a tremendous weight on their shoulders. Compensation for college athletes has been a controversial subject for years. Many individuals have their arguments in support of each side
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Every parent wants their children to get a scholarship to attend college. It is estimated that a four-year college degree can cost over $100‚000. Receiving scholarship money sometimes is the only way a student is able to attend college. Scholarships can pay for your academic‚ housing and athletic needs. A major discussion made today is about paying student-athletes to play for a college. College athletics have become a big time business especially in football and men’s basketball. According to
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Why should college athletes be paid to participate in their sports? College athletes are awarded tuition free college due to their hard work and athletic abilities‚ why should they get paid extra money outside of their tuition being paid? Student athletes in college only have two jobs while they are attending‚ to learn and become a better and smarter athlete. These student athletes don’t need extra money outside of having their tuition‚ room and board‚ and food paid for. They are also given clothing
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Persuasive speech $53.4 Million the combined salary of the top 15 paid coaches in division 1 college football‚ $0 the combined salary of all student-athletes. Over the past few decades‚ college athletics have gained popularity across the United States. Whether it is football‚ basketball‚ or baseball‚ ever since the turn of the century‚ intercollegiate sports have brought in a surplus of revenue to their respective Universities. A recent study found that the University of Texas’ Athletic Program
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Paper 12/17/13 Pay for Play is Not the Answer In recent years‚ colleges throughout the nation have come across plenty of controversy concerning the idea of whether or not athletes should be paid to play sports in college. To this day the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) deems this a violation of their rules‚ and that is no matter what the amateur status of the players who make college athletics a billion-dollar business is not going to change (“Associated Press”‚ 2013)
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Why College Athletes Should Be allowed to be Paid: College athletes should be allowed to be paid to play for many reasons‚ but today’s college athletes are subject to the “pay for play” rule‚ which states ‘that an individual will lose his or her amateur status and will not be eligible for intercollegiate competition in any sport’’ (Steve Wieberg). However‚ ultimately the rule hurts student athletes because many college students need help simply surviving financially if student athletes are
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The topic I chose is “Why are college athletes not being paid for playing sports in college while others around them are?” College athletes are like other professional athletes only thing different is they are one level under professionals and they are not being paid. The athletes are not being paid for their entertainment‚ but they are doing just about everything a professional athlete is doing such as being on television‚ playing on holidays‚ and being exposed to the media. This topic was chosen
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