There has been much debate over the past year or so as to if college athletes should be paid‚ independently of their scholarship‚ for their hard work and dedication to their school and team. The life as a student-athlete is not easy because of the time dedicated to athletics and the time they need to dedicate to their studies. For example‚ the life of a Division 1 athlete might include waking up‚ going to class‚ going to workout and practice‚ staying after for film sessions‚ and then only getting
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this large sum of money‚ no college athletes are legally compensated for their work. According to NCAA rules‚ “You are not eligible for participation in a sport if you have ever: Taken pay‚ or the promise of pay‚ for competing in that sport” (NCAA Regulations 1). Due to this law‚ not only are college athletes having difficulty in paying off their college tuition‚ but also many athletes are being paid under the table through black markets. These amateur athletes have no incentive to stay in college
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October 2014 Should College Athletes Be Paid? The NCAA makes billions of dollars every year off of college sports (Johnson). Last year the NCAA men’s basketball tournament made nearly 1.15 billion dollars just off of the television ads ran during the tournament (Johnson). Athletes should be paid for their time and efforts put into the sport. They are making a ton of money for other people and they don’t get to see any of it. There are many reasons that college athletes should be paid‚ they make
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Being a student athlete should be a privilege‚ a reward; it should always come second‚ after the students’ education. It seems that student athletes get special treatments‚ getting away with having low grades‚ having an extended time to do assignments‚ or even being excused from them. There needs to be a more strict policy in order to be on a high school sports team and to play in games. After all‚ high schools do not require students to participate in team or individual sports. Most high school
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With college athletes practicing and playing in the games‚ the National Collegiate Athletic Association‚ the NCAA should be paying their college athletes to play. College athletes spend the same amount of time on their sport as a full time job‚ college athletes are struggling to make ends meet‚ and a salary would help the athletes to manage their money. For all that they do these college athletes definitely deserve to be compensated for what they do. These college athletes spend an average of 43
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“There are no shortcuts to any place worth going” (Sills 1). In cross-country and track‚ this is the case because all athletes must exert maximum effort to achieve personal goals. Opponents of running disapprove of the sport‚ as it is simply a form of harsh punishment and does not assist the athletes. A high school coach forces his team to complete 20 hill sprints‚ 20 up-downs‚ two laps around the field‚ and the coach threatens he can kick one out of athletics if he or she does not finish the drills
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doesn’t get paid to play football. Johnny Manziel‚ a player from the Cleveland Browns‚ gets paid $420‚000 a year. If college athletes were paid it could be the difference between a “Big 10” college team that pays a lot or a less popular division that doesn’t pay much at all. Most people believe that college student athletes should be paid for playing a collegiate sport while going to school. Social media is reining over our lives nowadays with the glamorous lives of professional athletes fancy cars
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Should College Athletes Be Paid? Should college athletes be paid? This question has been the subject of debate for many years. There are pros and cons to both sides of the issue‚ but college athletes deserve to be paid for several reasons. One reason is that college athletes are not allowed to work and earn money when they are playing a sport. Another is that college athletes can contribute to a winning team that attracts fans and raises ticket sales and can bring in money through sponsorships
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Should College Athletes Get Paid? Should college athletes be paid? It is a question that most of us have heard before. Many people might say they are getting paid by getting scholarships but many people might say scholarships are not enough. It is an argument that has been going on for decades. It was even mentioned in June 1905 issue of McClure’s. There are a lot of reasons to why they should get paid. According to researches the fifteen highest paid college football coaches’ salary is $53.4
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Should College Athletes be Paid? Maybe it was the annual spectacle of March Madness and the fact that UCONN came out of nowhere as an underdog to win their 3rd national NCAA men’s basketball title. Maybe it was the excitement of watching the UCONN football team playing in its first ever BCS Bowl against Oklahoma last year. Whatever he reason‚ the media and sports critics always ignite a fresh debate over the merits of paying college athletes for their services to the schools. Over the past few
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