"More than 460‚000 college athletes make up the 19‚000 teams that send more than 54‚000 participants to compete each year in the NCAA’s 90 championships in 24 sports across 3 divisions" (NCAA). This statistic is imprinted on the cover page of the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) official website. These teams are watched closely by many fans all year and bring in a large amount of money. The issue with the NCAA is that even though these 460‚000 college athletes play their desired sport
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on many teams. The life of a young athlete is great‚ however‚ it can become very stressful. At all ages an athlete is forced to cope with school‚ sports‚ and a social life. Along with all of that‚ athletes are expected to deal with extra stress and even stricter rules. Over the years I have realized all student-athletes are treated differently and are held to a higher standard. (1) Why are standards higher for student-athletes a person might ask? One way athletes are held to a higher standard is through
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Why is a professional athlete able to get away with certain crimes that a normal everyday person couldn’t get away with? There isn’t a good enough answer to that question today. Some judges and law enforcement seem to look passed the wrong doing of a professional athlete because of their social status or importance to the league or association. Obviously this is unjust‚ athletes can’t get away with what whatever they want just because of the status they hold. One definition of the judicial system
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the highest level” -Terri McKeever (bustle.com). Whether you are a professional athlete or an amateur athlete it has always been a dream to represent your country at the Olympics. The Question is should professional athletes be able to compete? Some think they shouldn’t but professional athletes have worked just as hard or maybe even harder than anyone else to get to that level. Professional athletes are the top athletes in the world which would create more revenue for the Olympics‚ a sense of national
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Professional athletes are overpaid Specific purpose: To convince my audience not to support and glorify pro athletes. Thesis: Nobody should be paid millions for entertainment while others that do an important job as teachers are underpaid. I. INTRODUCTION: A. Attention material/ Credibility Material: Wouldn’t it be great to make 31.3 million dollars a year and an additional 47 million dollars in endorsements simply to play a game? Michael Jordan‚ along with many other professional athletes thinks
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Should College Athletes be Paid? “Student athlete. Student comes first”. The question everyone asks is should college athletes be paid? There are many differences in a college athlete and a professional athlete. The thing about paying college athletes is they would just spend all their money on things that they do not need. College athletes should not be paid because they are still student athletes‚ being paid would take the intensity out of the game‚ they would not be focused on their grades‚ and
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which has fuelled the debate of whether college athletes should be compensated beyond their athletic scholarships. Athletes should not receive payment for their athletic play for reasons such they already receive a full scholarship‚ which athletes would get paid‚ and undermines what college is all about. First‚ athletic scholarships are college athlete’s compensation and a very reasonable and rational one at that. Essentially the student-athletes receive a free education and in return they represent
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suffer for the rest of their life because of their mistakes. Just like everybody else‚ professional athletes who have been involved in illegal behavior should have the right to return to their old life once they have paid their debt to society. To keep athletes from playing in their sport goes against our country’s bill of rights‚ destroys the athlete’s life‚ and would leave them out of a job. Athletes who are being kept from playing their sport should be protected by the bill of rights. The eighth
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Brendan Cowie Athletes in combat sport (i.e.‚ wrestling‚ boxing‚ etc.) compete in weight classes. This ensures competitive matches‚ reduces injuries‚ and allows more people to compete in the sport. To gain competitive advantages athletes will often lose 5-10% of their body weight shortly before a match‚ also known as ‘cutting’ weight. Cutting weight often achieved by complete stoppage of food and fluid intake combined with excessive exercises and sweating. This‚ unsurprisingly‚ leads to dehydration
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When you imagine the life of an Olympic athlete‚ you may be lucky not to be among them. That’s because the athletes have to practice for hours‚ traveling‚ and eating uncontrollably. In 2008‚ Michael Phelps‚ a swimmer‚ is known to eat up to 12 thousand calories per day in preparation for the Olympics. For dinner‚ she ate a pan of pizza‚ half a kilo of pasta‚ and some energy drinks in containers that contain 1‚000 calories. Since then‚ it was reported that he had changed. For the preparation of the
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