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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2 Ms. Taylor Johnston 13 November 2012 Professional Athlete Salary Professional athletes today are being paid big bucks‚ and many of the athletes are being reckless with that money. Athletes should be getting a lower salary because that money could be helping so many people and causes. Soon‚ some natural disaster will happen in your area and there won’t be enough money due to the fact that athletes are taking it all. Athletes should be paid less because colleges are going bankrupt‚ it is affecting
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Should college athletes be paid actual cash for their contribution to the sport they participate in? Now I know a lot of people would argue that‚ “athletes do get paid‚ in scholarships”‚ but what about the big time D1 athletes that have their jersey’s being sold and being put on magazine covers? I mean some of these athletes we hear about daily are being publicized like celebrities. In Division 1 sports the big time conferences and schools have big time athletes that bring the universities they are
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Pay College Athletes Currently‚ sports are clearly used for a business opportunity‚ not for the love of the game. Did you know that in 2011 the NCAA signed a 14-year contract with CBS and Time Warner Cable worth 10.8 billion dollars for just three weekends of men’s college basketball? The NCAA claims to be a non-profit association but they make an average of 11 billion dollars in annual revenue. Many people don’t realize the NCAA treats student-athletes like employees. College basketball and football
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revenue generated from hard-working‚ unpaid athletes. A college sport competition‚ such as football‚ basketball‚ and baseball‚ can be found on the television‚ radio‚ and Internet‚ almost every day. Intercollegiate athletics generate amazing ratings and revenue for both the media and universities due to their immense popularity in the United States. College athletics are big business and big money. In spite of this‚ the topic of paying college athletes is an extremely controversial topic. In fact
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without ever doing their job. That’s how it is for many athletes who sit on the bench and don’t play a single game‚ yet are paid millions of dollars anyways. Professional athletes are paid way too much for the careers they have chosen. Careers that are beneficial to our society have a lower pay grade than the majority of these athletes. The President of the United States annual pay of $400‚000‚ is less than most athletes pay. Also‚ the highest paid doctor makes an average of $500‚000 annually‚ and the
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a woman who many people adore‚ especially the women and activists that fight for equality as well as your fierceness. You are very protective and put together on the outside‚ if you want something you will go after it. However‚ I disagree with this idea‚ you may have some strong arguments‚ however as a journalist‚ I will fight for my opinions to be voiced. I see myself as an arbitrary person and even though I see myself as someone who longs for mens equal practices‚ I am a woman who advocates for
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university to recruit more individuals they would need to understand the world we live in. The world of sports is being more acceptable of the diversity of athletes to play in a sport. I believe that the university believes that a free education is good enough for athletes who did not grow up well enough. I think a big issue that USD can do is help the athletes who stress with money by identifying the social class among the team. By doing this‚ a coach staff or collective group of members from the university
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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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