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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College Athletes: To pay or not to pay? After being established in 1905 with the help of former President of the United States‚ Theodore Roosevelt‚ the NCAA has become on of the most profitable organizations in America. The NCAA makes approximately 11 million dollars from CBS alone for just the three weekends of March Madness. Many other college sports bring each of their respected programs millions upon millions of dollars each year. This is why college athletes have must be paid a salary by the
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Many people believe that college athletes deserve to get paid while many other believe that they should not. While there are many common arguments why college athletes should not get paid such as they are on scholarship‚ they are amateurs‚ and paying college athletes would ruin college sports. College athletes should get paid and there are various reasons why they deserve some form of monetary compensation. The typical American work week is said to be 40 hours‚ “while the typical division 1 college
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The term student-athlete was created in 1964 by Walter Byers. He was the first executive president of the NCAA. He coined this term to enable his organization to counter attempts to require universities to pay workers’ compensation. In layman terms‚ make money from extraordinary athletes and offer them a free education. Many student athletes have stated that a free education isn’t enough to get by and they need compensation. The NCAA believes a free education is enough for Student athletes. There has
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Should College Athletes Get Paid to Play “It’s Time for College Athletes to Get Paid”‚ an article written by AJ Enno‚ examines college athletics are a key source of income‚ and they attract students to their colleges. The article states‚ universities depend on their athletes to produce and maintain the popularity of their school’s name. He acknowledges college athletes are supposed to be the best of the best on that level‚ so this is why they should get paid. Enno also states‚ college athletes make
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Mihir Bhagat on the website Bleacher Report. The author believes that athletes are getting paid way too much money for their role in society; to play games for people’s entertainment. Salaries and wages are traditionally based on the value of one’s work but this rule does not necessarily follow in reference to high league athletes. In a day where one should be paid according to that person’s job’s economic importance‚ athletes simply are not. An example used in the article is the difference in salary
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Student athletes are constantly given rules and regulations that they must follow to be college eligible. One of those regulations is a required education GPA based on the schools division and student body. There are many schools that have allegedly ignored this regulation and allowed athletes that did not meet the requirements to play at the college level. Preferential treatment among student athletes is a major problem for the NCAA. Universities set standards that all students must follow. So when
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College athletes should get paid for playing. By watching college athletics you can tell how passionate they are about the game.( USA Today) You have to commit to this sport. There is a lot of blood sweat and tears that come with playing this lovely game of basketball. Although some writers and analysts say college athletes should get paid‚ here are some reasons they should. First‚ if college athletes were getting paid they would want to stay all four years in college. Second‚ if the college athletes
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College players need to get paid for what they do. When college players do not get paid‚ they do not get paid for the great things that they do on national TV. College players make more money for school playing their sport than people’s salaries. Did you know that just if you make it to the NCAA BCS game‚ you get at least six million dollars. That’s not even if you win. Sure student athletes get free things like free tuition‚ board‚ room fees‚ and food‚ but paying players would give them money for
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put limits on what student-athletes can and cannot do. College universities generate so much revenue from basically exploiting these athletes. “Only approximately 7% of high school athletes go on to compete at the collegiate level” (O’ Rourke). This prestigious group is filled with hardworking‚ talented and blessed individuals. All the hard work and blood they put into aspiring to better themselves for a successful season‚ gains their university millions‚ and leaves athletes with just the pride
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