Becoming an athlete‚ let alone a college athlete‚ is not a path paved in gold. There are times you will be doubted‚ challenged‚ and cast aside. There will be mornings you are awake before the sun rises. There will be nights you cry yourself to sleep. You will push your body to points where it will fail. In fact‚ you might be blindsided by an injury that ends it all. There will be coaches that will give you a false sense of security or flat out lie to you‚ and there will be coaches that change your
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passion and love for the sport alive. The equipment in the early part of the game was very basic compared to what it is now. The average player would wear a flimsy leather helmet‚ some thin plastic shoulder pads‚ and a pair of stiff high-top cleats. The field used to be 110 yards from goal line to goal line‚ and a foot more narrow than it is now. The ball used to be made of pigskin‚ and players were essentially slower‚ weaker‚ and less talented than the super-athletes of todays game (Peterson
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Paying College Athletes Everyone has their own opinion on whether or not college athletes should be paid. College athletes are athletes who come straight out of high school to play at a higher level of competition in college. These athletes are expected to perform like they are in the pro-league. Although expectations are high for college athletes‚ they should not be paid to play the sport they chose to play. Most athletes have known that they wanted to advanced to the next level of athletics since
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college athlete can be described using numerous words‚ but the biggest one is motivated. Almost every athlete has worked to be where there are today. Some harder than others‚ some gifted with god given talent‚ but one thing nobody can deny is the fact of being motivated to succeed. A college athlete is expected to balance everyday situations while being active in sports outside of life itself. This is something they strive to be great at‚ something they want more than anything. These athletes bust their
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For many years there has been a huge discussion on whether college athletes should be paid. John Thelin wrote an article called “Here’s Why We Shouldn’t Pay College Athletes‚” stating his reasons on why he believes that athletes should not be paid. He gives a general example explaining how the tax system would impact the players base salary of $100‚000. After all taxes are taken into account‚ he states that the athlete would make about $65‚100. He then compares this to the fact that many out of state
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Today‚ sports are no longer just fun and games‚ sports are now a business‚ and college sports are no different. College sports provide a huge source of universities’ income. The school takes in money from ticket sales‚ television contracts‚ and sport-related merchandise‚ just to name a few. With these sources of great revenue‚ comes the feeling of a “professionalization” of college athletics and in turn college athletes. The line between college athletes as Student-Athletes and college athletes
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today’s society‚ student athletes have begun play the game only for individual satisfaction. Sports such as football‚ volleyball‚ basketball‚ and baseball are now full of players with selfish attitudes instead of having team-driven mindsets. Athletes have lost their hope in coaches who do not give 100 percent devotion to their team during practice or game time. If a coach cannot give his or her all to the team‚ then neither should the players. Both coaches and student athletes must be able to come together
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College athletes are often considered to be some of the luckiest young students in the world. Most of the time they’re riding on full-fledged scholarships that cover all the costs of school. Plus‚ they are in a prime position to make a reputation for themselves in the sporting world and prepare for the big leagues. However‚ there are a lot of problems with how college athletes are treated. There has been a major discussion for years if college athletes should or should not be paid while they are
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Should College Athletes Be Paid? One of Americans’ favorite pastime activities has been watching or participating in college athletics. College athletics have always been something more pure and interesting than professional athletics because it isn’t about the money. However‚ over the years‚ college athletics have changed for the worse‚ as players have been drifting further away‚ core reason being lack of funds for the players (Eric‚ p. 250). This has led to the call for reforms in the National
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the majority of college athletes have scholarships‚ I believe that they should be paid. In this speech I will tell you why I believe this. The first reason I have are scholarships. On average a Division 1 scholarship is $25‚000. That’s $100‚000 a year! But most athletes don’t last the full 4 years. Once a player is involved in a sport there’s politics‚ injuries and/or coaches calling them to the office to tell them that they aren’t needed anymore. Many players turn out to have a scholarship for only
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