motivated for academic studies‚ schools earn massive amounts of money from athletic events‚ and athletes have more costs to cover. Motivation for Academics Student-athletes choose either sports or academics to focus more on. Generally‚ most students will prefer sports. Most athletes can become distracted from academics‚ which unmotivates students‚ by many factors: the sport itself‚ teammates‚ and time. Although athletics teach many life skills such as responsibility and leadership‚ athletes need
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until they get their grade up. Getting a scholarship is an easy ride to college‚ and very important to a student athlete. 2. In high school one thing that always crosses a student’s mind is getting a scholarship‚ to play your sport in college. An athletic scholarship
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Coach Foyer is aware of the importance of the University of Miami’s Football team winning the championship. It is clear that there is a lot at stake if this team loses‚ especially after working so hard throughout the entire season. The University is granted new uniforms‚ equipment as well as a $100‚000 prize if they win. When the semester ends and final grades are posted to a “Staff Only” website using computer technology that only teachers will be able to view and alter the site accordingly. This
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degree. First off‚ Concordia has really good academic programs plus they want to make sure there is some excitement involved with your college experience. Some of those activities include kickball and wiffle ball every weekend. Concordia has a lot of athletic opportunities as well‚ 56% of students play sports. Cost wise it is $41‚000 a year‚ but I think it is worth the money. There is a 99% graduation rate‚ which shows why I believe it is worth the expense.
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and exploitation relating to athletic departments. According to various reports‚ the football teams at Texas‚ Florida‚ Georgia‚ Michigan‚ and Penn State‚ just to name a few big-revenue football schools‚ each earn between $40 million and $80 million a year in profits (Branch). In an article by Forbes.com columnist‚ Patrick Rishe‚ he claims‚ “The reason why schools are chasing the money associated with college football is so they can better finance the rest of their athletic programs. Programs where
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that student-athletes should not get paid. Majority of college athletes are trying to get to the pros‚ with that being said they have not reached that level yet‚ so why should they get paid as they were a professional? Being involved in a college athletic program is just another stepping stone to your ultimate goal of reaching the pro level. There are strict NCAA sanctions to be imposed upon anyone caught receiving bribes money or gifts of any kind. There are several notable scenarios where college
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(College athletes shouldn’t get paid). Will all college athletes be given a paycheck? “There is no system of payment that can be put in place that is fair across the board for all students‚ all sports and all schools that participate in college athletics” (Jackson). These things can only result in
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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 they were younger. High school is the next step to furthering their career in the sport they have always dreamed about playing. High school athletes have to get the attention of college recruiters. To progress to the next level recruiters and
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Jonneshia‚ The location of the University is key in deciding what sports need to be added in order to accommodate this ruling of a 1.5 percent benchmark. That is why you are correct in stating that the key factor in deciding which sports to add lies in what sports will draw the largest crowd and largest amount of willing participants. I disagree with your statement that there are no grounds for adding field hockey to the University. Upon further glance‚ just as an example‚ Stanford University and
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United States is referred to as “The land of the free and the home of the brave” in The Star Spangled Banner. Without our armed forces to fight in battle‚ we would not have the freedoms to do anything that we do now‚ including playing sports. Many athletic players receive more money than most soldiers do. Many agree that athletes should‚ but I beg to differ. I think a man with a helmet defending his country should make more money than a man with a helmet defending a football. Football players make
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