The cost of this would be extremely detrimental to colleges if they were able to afford it at all. However, colleges do not necessarily need to pay the athletes. They simply need to lift the amateur status and allow them to sell their gear, make money off their jersey sales, profit from their likeness in video games, and accept money and benefits from alumni or sport fanatics that want to help them. This would allow the athletes to make enough money to live above the poverty line and colleges would not need to treat the athletes as
To Pay or Not to Pay To exploit means to make full use of and/or derive benefit from something or someone. In the case of student athletes, exploitation has become a major argument. In discussions of athletes and money, a controversial issue is whether or not student athletes should be paid. Many argue that being a college athlete is like having a full-time job, with players either at practice majority of the day, or in class the rest. In this case, they question why not give them some sort of payment to help aide the harsh student expenses they are forced to pay?
Should College Athletes be paid for their performance? More and more college athletes are becoming household names without shoe deals, video game endorsements or a weekly paycheck. And more and more often, people are asking if colleges and universities should pay student athletes. The answer is no. But should companies like Nike have to give student athletes a piece of their jersey sales?
“The three most lucrative college football teams in 2005 – Notre Dame, Ohio State, and the University of Texas – each generated more than $60 million for their institutions. That number, which comes from the Department of Education, fails to account for the millions of dollars alumni donated to their alma maters because they were so proud of their football teams” p.621. The NCAA plays a big factor in this whole situation because it makes sure that players get no pension what so ever. The NCAA says that there is no need to pay football players because they all have scholarships and their education is paid for and that is something that football players don’t take advantage of. Some argue and say that education is the most important thing in college but it’s not to the football players.
April 24, 2012 The Professional Sports industry is and industry that has people wondering & questioning if the athletes that play them are over paid or not? Well in my opinion and many others tend to lean to thinking the athletes are paid correctly and not over paid. Why I think they are not over paid is simply because of what it takes to become a professional athlete and its entertainment for all the spectators as well as all of the hard work& dedication that is put into their jobs. What does it take to become a professional athlete? #1-Well the best answer would be that it takes a person that is more than dedicated, a person willing to surpass any obstacle, a person that wants it so bad that it becomes there life.
Running Head: Why Should College Athletes be Paid? 1 Why Should College Athletes be Paid? Jarod Sjogren Gwinnett Online Campus Authors Note Written for Honors American Literature, taught by Danielle King Why Should College Athletes be Paid? 2 Throughout the era of college sports there has been a large and continuous debate about why and whether or not college athletes should be paid for the services and income they provide their respective colleges. In most cases people agree that college students simply do not have the time to maintain a job while having to juggle college classes and sports practices.
Speech Outline Purpose Statement: The purpose of this speech is to show the audience why college athletes should be paid. Thesis Statement: College athletes deserve to be paid for a variety of reasons including: Introduction: As an athlete it is obvious that the harder you work the more success you have and every athlete’s dream is to play professionally. I feel that one of the major problems of being a college athlete is that you cannot get paid for playing. The NCAA makes millions of dollars a year off of student athletes. Body: 1.
Playing college football is a privilege, not a business. Players should be playing for the love of the game and not the money. Also many college players already have a free ride through out their four years of college or until they decide to go pro because they are already receive many things from the school and it’s not fair to other athletes who play a different sport who don’t get paid as well because they work hard for their sport just like college football players do. College football for players isn’t a business. Being able to play college football for a school is a privilege.
Of course many athletes receive scholarships, but young financially underprivileged students can't always balance school, athletics, and a job. Because of this, college athletes should be paid for playing for their college to firstly, help them financially accommodate their expensive lifestyles, give them the money they played hard to earn, carry on their academics and finally to allow for stress free recuperation
It will discuss how it was unfair to students that were entering college for sports gave minorities an unfair advantage to all, not just non-minorities. This paper will provide examples how the affirmative-action was not working to help everyone obtain a higher education. Many elite universities in the United States have delved into the issue of affirmative-action and the role affirmative action plays during the admission stage. Many universities automatically give minorities, African Americans and Hispanics, up to 230 points on a 1600 point SAT scale. Those entering for sports reasons obtain 200 admission points.