Compensating the Student-Athlete for Participation in Intercollegiate Athletics. Sports Lawyers Journal 3‚ 25-50. This journal takes a look at the difficulty of being an NCAA athlete and the detrimental affects it has over the well-being of the athlete’s health. This journal is in support of paying NCAA athletes with it’s underlying argument that the NCAA regulations prohibit scholarship athletes to work which on turn effects the overall wellbeing of the student athlete. Overall‚ this journal states
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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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College sports have been around for many years now. Many college athletes have come and gone‚ playing for their respective school. Before‚ college athletes would participate in college sports for college spirit and to represent their school. In today’s time‚ many NCAA Division 1 college games are being televised and promoted by the colleges themselves. According to U.S News “The NCAA‚ as a whole‚ makes 6 billion dollars annually”. Many colleges also have wealthy supporters who spend lots of many
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Firefighters‚ police officers‚ and many other positions risk their lives for our safety‚ or provide necessary services to survive in today’s economy‚ every day and still get paid less than twice‚ or more‚ the amount that some celebrities get paid. Celebrities often can easily make 6 figures‚ over 100‚000 dollars a year. Most celebrities make millions of dollars‚ and some even make billions. “The median annual salary for a firefighter is $43‚580‚ with a range usually between $32‚685 - $54‚475 (Fire)
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Many big colleges had budgets that would make teams such as Alabama‚ Georgia‚ Miami‚ Oregon‚ Etc. laugh about what they were able to provide for sports. There have been questions for years about whether a college athlete should be paid or not and if athletes deserve to be paid for what they do at that level‚ after already being paid to go to school there‚ for most of the players. When athletes go to college they still put themselves in the same physical danger as a professional athlete does. The
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Running is a mental sport‚ but sometimes you need someone to remind you to never stop pushing to the limits. A person who will always keep you on your toes. A person who always pushes student athletes to the limits is cross country coach Katie Weyer. “Dig down deep” she yells at practices or meets‚ or “find your next gear” as we sometimes fall into a sluggish pace. These quotes that Mrs. Weyer says linger into our minds throughout the entire race as motivation. They remind us that we are going to
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Are Professional Athletes paid too much? Healthcare workers save lives on a daily basis for sixty thousand dollars a year‚ while professional athletes receive millions of dollars merely to entertain. Athletes should be paid well because they must train harder physically than other people‚ they must work even when they are not working‚ and their chosen profession sometimes entails great physical risks. Society believes that once a person is athletic they automatically qualify to become
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First of all‚ the risk factor involved with collegiate sports is all to high to not compensate players. If a student-athlete is hurt or unsuccessful‚ the coaches and administrators can thus waive a player and left with nothing. Moreover‚ no one mentions the lifetime of health care bills that await some student-athletes in contact sports. How can a "free education" compensate them for debilitating injuries caused during their time on campus? And how can we as fans truly enjoy a football game knowing
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Women Athletes Should Be Paid The Same Imagine you were doing your favorite activity‚ playing on your favorite sports team‚ or working at your dream job and the opposite gender is making more money than you are for doing the exact same thing‚ how would that make you feel? These are some situations where men and women are not being paid equally for working at the same thing. Gender equality is a big issue in the sports world especially for women because they are mistreated. Women athletes should make
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College athletes are manipulated every day. Student athletes are working day in and day out to meet academic standards and to keep their level of play competitive. These athletes need to be rewarded and credited for their achievements. Not only are these athletes not being rewarded but they are also living with no money. Because the athletes are living off of no money they are very vulnerable to taking money from boosters and others that are willing to help them out. The problem with this is
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