One of the leading controversies in college sports today is whether student-athletes should be “paid to play” or not. Is their college education their compensation‚ and the playing time considered an internship? The NCAA rules state that only amateur athletes may play college sports. Their current definition of an amateur athlete is “one who engages in a particular sport for the educational‚ physical‚ mental‚ and social benefits derived therefrom and to whom participation in that sport is an avocation”
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paid for their athletic performances. The fact that there is no fair way to determine how much money each athlete should receive is the main damper on this topic. Due to some sports being more popular than others‚ and certain positions demanding more skill‚ there is no fair way to pay the players. College
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Matt Lawrence Father Hudgin AP English December 21st‚ 2012 College Athletes: Should they be paid? The debate of whether college athletes should be paid has gone on for years. From famous sportscasters to the common man‚ everyone has their own opinion whether the student-athletes should receive a “stipend” or certain wage per month to cover food‚ gas‚ and other various essentials. A great example of this is from Ramogi Huma‚ a former linebacker for UCLA. “Even though the school was providing
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Well Paid Millionaires The National Basketball Association‚ commonly known as the NBA‚ is a multi-billion dollar industry that brought in a revenue of over 4.8 billion dollars in the 2014-15 season (forbes.com). With the LA Lakers finally reaching a worth of one billion dollars‚ according to forbes.com‚ and the NBA generating a revenue of over 4 billion many question whether or not too much money is poured in these teams; moreover‚ are the players overpaid. Night after night‚ fans flock to arenas
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Matthew DelSanto 3/16/11 Analyzing a Text Amateurs or Exploited Athletes? In the article titled “College players deserve pay for play‚” Rod Gilmore makes his case clear; it’s time for a change in college football. Since college sports originated‚ the athletes have been considered amateurs that receive benefits through scholarships. Recently‚ college football has become a multi billion dollar industry‚ and controversy about whether or not players should get paid has risen from it. Through factually
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education‚ although it is not necessarily true. for all the young kids that believe are getting a "full" scholarship is wrong. According to‚ "The Truth about Athletic Scholarships"‚ "A “full” athletic scholarship covers the following costs of college: tuition‚ certain course-related fees‚ room and board‚ and the value or provision of books. An athletic scholarship may not cover all student fees‚ and also may not cover things like
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The University of Connecticut’s Women’s Basketball team has become an icon for collegiate women’s basketball‚ and collegiate women’s sports in general. Since Geno Auriemma became head coach in 1994‚ the team has won eleven national championships‚ including the ones from the last four years. They won eleven in twenty-one years. The women’s basketball team has the record for most consecutive wins in college basketball‚ with ninety wins. They have won over twenty regular season championships. Still
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America’s major universities‚ and they cannot afford to support their own programs without relying on direct payment‚ how can they afford to pay athletes in their sports? In retrospect‚ the money is there‚ but it is not there for the sole purpose to pay collegiate
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When it comes to college athletics‚ there always will be a problem that arises. It is one of the most controversial topics there is. One of the main issues within athletics is the idea of whether to pay college athletes or not. Several studies have been done along with articles from various sources. This has been on the rise especially since “March Madness” is coming up. “March Madness” may only consist of three weekends‚ however‚ an 11 billion dollar deal is made to televise the games (Wilbon).
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football player says he doesn’t have enough money to buy new shoes I bet there is another college kid in the same boat. They are college kids; they are supposed to be poor. On the other hand‚ student athletes do spend an extreme amount of time on athletic functions‚ which takes away their focus from school. Although the controversy over student athletes being paid is a relatively new idea‚ the matter could become very controversial if it is left unaddressed. This issue has become more pressing as
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