Paying College Athletes Everyone has their own opinion on whether or not college athletes should be paid. College athletes are athletes who come straight out of high school to play at a higher level of competition in college. These athletes are expected to perform like they are in the pro-league. Although expectations are high for college athletes‚ they should not be paid to play the sport they chose to play. Most athletes have known that they wanted to advanced to the next level of athletics since
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Professional Athletes’ Behavior “Children are going to learn from their role models in their life--- including their sports heroes.” That’s what Sports Psychologist‚ William Gayton featured in ABC News’ article “Study Says Kids Emulate Athletes” by Tracey L. Ziemer‚ has to say on the relationship between kids and their favorite professional athletes. This statement stands true for on and off the field behavior of professional athletes. Now you may be thinking- well my kids knows right from wrong-
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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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The Shame of Paying College Athletes Definition of college-A constituent unit of a university‚ furnishing courses of instruction in the liberal arts and sciences‚ usually leading to a bachelor’s degree (dictionary). College was made for learning and in preparation for rest of your life; not for just a pay check. (Daugherty) Bob night states “Paying college athletes diminishes the value of an education.” (Daugherty). Not only does a paying college athlete diminish the value of an education
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What is the difference between college athletes and pro athletes? Pro athletes are paid and college athletes are not paid. But pro athletes are professionals and college athletes are students and athletes. The question is whether college athletes should be paid or not. Paying college athletes has been controversial for many years. Many believe paying college athletes is the right thing to do while some have different feelings. College athletes should be paid to play a sport because they are employees
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College Athletes Should Get Paid At some colleges‚ college athletics are a key source of income‚ and they attract students to their institutions. Universities depend on their athletes to produce and maintain the popularity of their school’s name. College athletes are suppose to be the best of the best on that level‚ so why do college athletes not get paid? The National Collegiate Athletic Association‚ NCAA‚ says that it is trying to protect the athletes from "exploitation by professional and commercial
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Paying of College Athletes: An Annotated Bibliography O ’Shaughnessy‚ Lynn. "7 Things You Need to Know About Sports Scholarships." US News. U.S.News & World Report‚ 22 June 2010. Web. 20 June 2012. http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/the-college-solution/2010/06/22/7-things-you-need-to-know-about-sports-scholarships This source gives information on sports scholarships. It states that there are seven things to know about college scholarships. The first thing an athletes needs to know is the
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yearly.” All this money goes to support championships and programs that benefit student athletes and for building operations. The NCAA is supposed to be a non-profit organization but they sell jerseys with the star athletes names on them. The “student-athletes” get none of the money that is made by selling their name on the jerseys. Even though they get a free education with their scholarship‚ college athletes should be getting some compensation for their hard work and abilities because they are expected
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Imagine how you felt when you realized that your son and daughter were taking drugs just because they saw one of the athletes in the olympics doing it‚ what would you do? I know how I would feel and the answer is not happy at all. I don’t understand why athletes are taking drugs so that they can be able to win. It doesn’t make sense. This is telling us that you need drugs to be able to win in a competition. I find it very sad because there are young kids that look up to those big stars. Yes I know
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Are professional athletes overpaid? This question continues to permeate conversations from the board rooms to locker rooms; to street corners and beyond. How much is too much money for an athlete to earn. Folks will argue that the money could be spent on increasing teachers salaries as they are responsible for sculpting the minds of the American youth. Athletes make more money in one day than most Americans will make in a lifetime. New York Times best selling author David Epstein posed the following
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