Although athletes may work extremely hard‚ they do not deserve that high of a salary because there are people who do more for this country than just entertain. Everyone loves watching the olympics‚ football‚ or basketball‚ but that doesn’t mean that athletes should get paid in the tens of millions of dollars. Maybe that’s why the United States is so in debt is because people care more about sports than their own well being. First and foremost‚ athletes get paid more the military which shouldn’t
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Imagine you are a student athlete; your daily routine would consist waking up early and going to practice. After practice‚ you have to go to all of your classes. Maybe some of your class you are not doing so well‚ so the college provides you with a tutor. Lastly‚ to call it a night‚ you afternoon practice which will likely end late. Athletes are demanded to this routine 24/7 everyday. Most of all the athletes’ time goes towards their sports and studies. They have no time to find a job or work to
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college is a amazing event‚ you get to meet new people and have experiences you want to have. One of the major problems for many students is paying for their college tuition. Many students will take out loans‚ apply for scholarships‚ and have parents pay for college. If a student play a sport in high school and are lucky enough to get drafted to play for a college you might get a full ride.Many colleges will profit off of their athletes not give their student athletes anything in return. So one of
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Student-Athletes who are recruited to play a college sport are going in with one goal‚ to play their sport professionally by being the best player they can be. Unfortunately only about 3% percent of NCAA athletes in their respective sport go on to play professionally. The other 97% spend hours and hours of their precious time practicing on the field all for no future in that specific field of work. Actually according to Forbes‚ Marc Edelman reports “student-athletes work 3 and a half more hours a
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approximately 1% to 2% of undergraduate students in Bachelor’s degree programs receive athletic scholarships‚ equaling a total of about $1 billion a year. While that monetary amount is growing at a rate of 4.5% year over year…” Yes giving talented athletes scholarships is great. The state is giving the athlete an opportunity to get a free education just due solely on the fact that they play their sport very well. But why should athletes on scholarships be paid any typeof salary if everything school
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“An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head-Emil Zatopek.” This quote shows that if you’re happy playing your favorite sport then money should be the last thing you should be worried about. The idea of paying college athletes has been thrown around for a couple years. Some student athletes feel that they bring in a great deal of money to their universities‚ but they do not see one penny of it. These students think they should be getting
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Should student athletes be paid to play? People are debating many controversial issues locally and globally. One controversial issue‚ which is relevant today‚ is whether or not college athletes should be paid or not. One side argues college athletes should be paid while others argue why they should not. For the NCAA this has been a popular topic. People began to discuss this topic when college athletes started to receive special treatment and compensation from scouters to insure that those players
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Hom ENG 302 MW 1:30 30 October 2013 Student Athlete Worker Over the decades college sports have gained quite a momentum in its popularity throughout the country. These athletes spend their whole lives preparing to play in college and many receive educational scholarships for the schools. This attention for college sports has grown but also has lead to the rise of a controversial topic‚ if college athletes should get paid to play. Even though these students are already offered scholarships for their
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Becoming an NCAA Division 1 athlete is a dream that most kids have growing up. Having thousands of fans‚ friends‚ and peers screaming your name as you step out onto the field‚ hitting that walk-off homerun‚ catching that game-winning touchdown‚ scoring that game-winning goal in overtime‚ or even‚ winning the national championship‚ is the epitome of all college athletes’ dreams. Student-athletes represent the school they play for. They play their absolute best and give 110% every time they are out
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Bri Oliver A.P English 3B Mrs. Scott 25 Jan. 2012 Student Athlete Requirements: Too Strenuous or not Enough? When kids are little‚ most everyone will participate in some sort of little league sports program. Most of those children will then continue on to play that sport threw high school and if they are lucky‚ even threw college. When a child is young and in sports‚ the responsibility that ensures that grades are being maintained falls into the hands of the parents‚ so therefore it is a rare
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