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    people pay to join will be used in a fabulous way. And if he or she pays to participate the money everyone pays can be gathered up and used to help the team succeed. Students should pay to play a school sport because the money can be used to buy good equipment‚ they can also use the money to pay the coach‚ and the athletes could use the money to benifit the team. First of all‚ equipment costs money and it isn’t cheap. If you have to pay to participate the money can be used to buy amazng equipment

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    The question ”should college athletes be paid‚” has been highly debated over the past couple years. College sports are on the rise and bringing more and more money in every year‚In 2014‚ Texas A&M made over 190 million dollars off their sports teams alone(e.g. Malcolm Lemmons‚ “College Athletes Getting Paid? Here Are Some Pros And Cons.”‚The Huffington Post)! This is in part why I believe that college athletes should get paid. There are three main reasons that can back my belief up‚ those reasons

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    Paying College Athletes: A Distraction from Academics Why should kids be paid for doing a professionals job? The debate on whether or not to pay college athletes is a debate that has been argued for quite some time. Due to the lack of positive results‚ and a surplus of negatives‚ this should not take place. There is no way to muster up a fair system to pay the athletes while keeping everyone happy. Also‚ paying players will distract them from their academics due to them knowing that they can make

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    thousand athletes. Many of these athletes have been training for most of their lives to be able to play in college. Athletes dedicate their life to the sport have no time for anything else. I have trained with the most advanced volleyball clubs and volleyball specific personal training. Coming into college I would expect the same or more intensity then I was trained with‚ but I was surprised by a lot of things that were done wrong. I was one out of fifteen players on Concordia College volleyball

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    Assiya Dair ENGL 100905 Professor Faircloth Assignment 2: Argument (Persuasive Paper) “Are student athletes exploited by American universities that profit off of their athletic abilities? Or are student athletes unfairly pampered members of the student body?” After a long day of classes and practice‚ I don’t return to my room until 2:00 am. I am exhausted and haven’t eaten a good meal since the afternoon. After practice I am always tired and starving‚ but I do not have any time to relax because I

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    Are Female College Athletes pressured into dysfunctional eating disorder to maintain thin physical features? Female student athletes have a dual roll in trying to maintain academic and athletic excellence while in college. These athletes are expected to perform at the highest athletic level possible‚ and then asked to sustain their physical appearance. “For some female college athletes‚ such concerns and pressures may contribute to eating disorders

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    Wouldn’t it be amazing to be paid nearly $111 million a year just because you played a game? Many athletes are being paid big bucks just like famous quarterback Andrew Luck. But do these famous athletes really deserve all those millions of dollars? In my opinion‚ they are definitely being paid an excessive amount of money. Professional athletes are paid too much money in an unfair way because they are paid more than the people who “perform more valuable services”‚ and the money they earn could be

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    Reaching Female College Athletes: Nutrition and Eating Disorders in Female College Athletes Stephanie J. Watson‚ B.S. Indiana State University Nutrition and Eating Disorders in Female College Athletes Athletes tend to be highly competitive‚ highly-achieving‚ and self-disciplined individuals (Mahan and Escott-Stump‚ 2000). Similar personality traits are seen in people with Anorexia Nervosa (AN). A lean body type is associated with enhanced strength and performance in many competitive

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    College Athletes Getting Paid: Considerate or Materialistic? Now‚ more than ever‚ we live in an era of entitlement. College students are fully aware of the time and effort they must put forth should they choose to participate in a sport. The rules and regulations are clearly stated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)‚ and receiving compensation for their contributions are clearly not stated. Paying college athletes has been an ongoing debate since the early 1900’s. In 1905‚

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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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