...Paid to Play? Collegiate Sports have always been popular in society. Many people would argue that the things the collegiate athletes do is worthy of being paid to play their respective sports. Collegiate athletes should receive a minimum salary yearly for the hours of training, and how much they bring in revenue for their colleges and universities. Professional athletes today make an outstanding amount of money for running around, jumping, tackling, and knocking people out. The “minimum wage” for a professional athlete would be around one hundred thousand dollars per year, which in many cases is a healthy amount compared to other working citizens. Do these athletes receive too much money for what they do? Are they worth the millions of dollars they make for playing sports? There are many different arguments for these questions, but one question that should be asked is, how many of these professional athletes skipped out on going to college for a few years to better their education, just to make the big bucks? Some would say they can go back to school if they choose to leave early or in the early 2000s not attend college at all, and go straight to the professional leagues, but if given the opportunity to make millions of dollars and have all the luxuries they can get their hands on, what is the point of wasting time that they can be partying and having a marvelous life, and decide to take college class instead? Is there a way to entice the youth that going to college instead...
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...College Athletes Deserve Compensation Collegiate athletes have been around for centuries. In its origin, college sports were only offered for recreational purpose, but now collegiate athletics is a multimillion-dollar industry. Some of the highest paid state employees are college football coaches. College athletics is a lucrative business. Sadly everyone but the athletes benefit from the commercialization of college athletics. Collegiate athletes are constantly being exploited by universities especially when it comes to merchandise. Athletes should be able to make profits off merchandise with their names and numbers on them. Collegiate athletes should also be able to market themselves by partaking in sponsorships and autograph signings and acquire profits if they choose from sales of their own jerseys. College athletes are influential to many people whether young or old. Things that show the effects of the players' influence are jerseys. Jerseys are a players’ entire identity. It's who they are. Currently, colleges are allowed to sell a jersey with a players number only. Most schools try to avoid putting a players name to avoid lawsuits and other altercations. When a...
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...Should college athletes be compensated? There are many people that think athletes should be paid and there are many people that think they should not. Paying college athletes is a controversial topic that many people are against. Millions of dollars are made by the success of these athletes and the teams they play for. Opponents believe athletes should be paid because of their hard work; college athletes receive benefits from their institutions, and the NCAA find paying college athletes a violation. First of all, many opponents surrounding the issue of paying college athletes believe they should be paid. Their theory of paying these athletes is due to their hard work. College athletes put in numerous hours every week preparing for games. The hours they put in come from practice, study hall, conditioning, position meetings, team meetings, and breakfast checks. There are so many things that these athletes are held accountable for that lead up to the whole package of being a college athlete. As important as football is, academics are even more important. The countless hours’ athletes put in on a daily basis for football don’t stop there. Athletes are required to...
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...Due to the vast media exposure of sports, college athletics have gained massive popularity amongst the general public of the United States. This in turn has led to an increased revenue and exposer for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the sport’s college. For instance, the NCAA made $912.8 million during 2012-2013, and a study by ESPN has shown that the University of Alabama athletic department made $123,769,841. With a great deal of money circulating through college athletics, a major controversy has arose on whether college athletes should be compensated for their efforts outside of their scholarships. This has developed mainly due to the NCAA’s strict rule on player compensation that states, “You are not eligible for...
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...Division 1 athletes should be paid or not. I explain the situation to the readers that do not have much background knowledge of the topic. I go on to say that Division 1 players should be paid because they do not have much money to buy necessities. The NCAA does not allow players to get jobs due to the workload required for their particular sport. The athletes also cannot sell their items or autographed items for revenue. My next reason athletes should be paid is because they are the core of the collegiate sports. Without the players, there would be no revenue period. My next point is that the scholarships are not enough to compensate or the time the athletes put into their sport. Although the scholarship helps, it doesn’t help the players any further than paying for tuition, rooming, and books. Should Division 1 Athletes Be Paid? Imagine one having a career that takes up a majority of one’s time, requires one to do rigorous tasks, and causes one to travel to many different states. Their role in their career brings in billions of dollars to the company but one doesn’t get paid one cent. Seems like a lop-sided deal, right? Well this is the position for many Division 1 athletes all across the United States today. Today a hot topic in the collegiate world is whether Division 1 college athletes should be paid for what they do and if there are too many responsibilities put on these young adults’ backs. Some believe that the NCAA should pay these athletes for the time...
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...College Athletics: Career vs. Experience The Debate Some college athletes and their supporters have debated over the years that students should be paid a salary. Those who are in disagreement argue that intercollegiate athletics should be viewed as one part of the college experience and not a career. They express that athletes are already receiving payment in the form of scholarships. But is it enough? Most scholarships cover approximately $20,000 to $35,000 worth of college expenses, including books, fees, tuition, and room and board (Brian, 2014). The Numbers Looking at the research provided by the National Athletic Trainer’s association, approximately 200,000 injuries are reported by college athletes caused by the strenuous nature of their sport (Thomas, 2014). Nearly 30% of these injuries have been chalked up to “over-use” injuries (injuries caused by long training sessions and repetitive motions), with women making up 62% of those injuries, and are more commonly found in low-contact sports. “Overuse injuries may present not only physical challenges but also psychological ones that could significantly affect an athlete’s recovery and performance” said Tracey Covassin, a co-author of a study for the Journal of Athletic Training publication that researches injuries and their impact on college athletes (Cody, 2012). Another aspect of this problem that needs attention is what happens to these student athletes that have career-ending or long-term disabilities due to injuries...
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...basketball and football are the most profitable collegiate sports. For example, March Madness the college basketball post season made $1.15 billion in ad revenue in 2013 (Van Ripper). It is a proven fact that college athletics is a revenue giant so why can’t these athletes get paid to play. Instead, college athletes the main attraction, for endorsement companies, and fanatics, are paid with a scholarship that is worth, an average of $50,000 in four years depending on universities (Jennings). In addition, collegiate athletes are forced to agree to harsh rules and regulations that prevent them from being normal collage students. Therefore, college athletes deserve financial recognition for the merchandise profit they generate, as well as the opportunity to pursue their own financial gains. As athletes, they work hard on the field every day to bring in fans and wins for their school; it’s only fair that they are rewarded for their efforts, at least in some small way. Background, According to the NCAA in order to play college sports every athlete must be amateur certified. Yet, what exactly makes a collegiate athlete an amateur? The NCAA has struggled to properly answer this question for a long time. Therefore, as of 2007, the NCAA amateur rules are as follows. Collage athletes are prohibited from, signing contracts with professional teams, earning salary for participating in athletics, earning prize money above actual and necessary expenses, playing with professionals, trying out...
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...Professional sports organizations have been a mainstay in American culture since the birth of our country. Recently, a new emergence in the popularity of amateur sports has bred curiosity that like professional athletes, collegiate athletes should receive compensation for their efforts. Many believe that paying college athletes will lead to the decline of amateurism in sports. That is not the case. The NCAA should pay collegiate athletes because full-ride scholarships rarely pay for the full cost of attendance, the NCAA uses players' marketability to endorse their products, and with the immense amount of cash flowing through the ranks in collegiate sports, some of the money should go to the athletes. The rule in the official NCAA rule book...
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...Players Get Paid To Play By De’Angelo Beasley Learn Across Life Span Post University Febuaury 25, 2013 The argument that a college athletic scholarship is an equal quid pro quo for a college education has been utilized since athletic scholarships were approved by the NCAA in 1950’s. A college graduate can in fact make a great deal more money over a lifetime when compared to non-graduates. For instance, a “full athletic scholarships” do not provide a “free” education (as it does not cover all costs incurred from matriculation to graduation. In many cases, the university does not live up to its end of the bargain of providing an education; as evidenced by the dismal number in the graduation rates, especially among African Americans. Furthermore, the athletic scholarship is only a one-year (renewable) agreement that can be terminated by the coach or university in any given year for any reason. In debating the pay-for-play issue in college athletics, the history of the governing body (i.e., currently the NCAA), their mission and view of amateurism, the past history of college athletes benefitting financially, and the degree to which athletes benefit from the university experience must all be examined. The counter point section of this paper addresses each point made by my colleague. Using the Eitzen (12) analogy comparing the NCAA and big-time athletic programs to the old southern plantation system will be the underpinning wellspring for the subject of athlete exploitation...
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...sports news recently has noticed the rising controversy of whether or not college athletes should be paid; yet many people don’t realize that more things have to be taken into account than pure salaries for players, like a union, health insurance, and the role of academics. Although many people can get caught up in the emotions when trying to debate the issue, in order to fully understand the whole argument we must look at it from all the different angles including those of the player, coach, school administrator, and chairman of the NCAA. The most efficient and proper way to show these players compensation would be to give them some form of stipend referring to the controversies over the salary of players, they should be represented by a union, current and past players should receive health care benefits, and this all should only be possible if they are able to maintain grades. Over the last couple months there has been a sharp rise in people calling for the payment of college athletes with one of the major arguments being that we should give them straight salaries. There are many different aspects that must be considered when breaking down the idea of giving players a straight salary, or even the partial payment of them. Coach Brian Kelly’s statement, a recent participant in the 2011 National Championship, “"I still think the overriding factor here is that these young men put in so much time with being a student and then their responsibilities playing the sport, that they don't...
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...Nick Coleman Professor Todd Aldridge ENGL 1110 29 November 2015 Revision: Essay 2 - Paying of College Athletes Several years ago, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the NCAA, started out as a young business with a couple colleges under their helm, and today they have grown into an $11 billion industry tasked with the controversial decision of sharing their wealth with the college athletes that made them relevant. Should college athletes get paid is what it usually all boils down to. This burning question has been canvassed various times over the turn of the century with several underlying concerns for the athlete’s futures and also their safety. Opponents of paying college athletes contend that the scholarships said athletes received to their institutions of higher learning should be more than enough. Once a university extends a scholarship to an athlete, that athlete becomes property of that university. With that being said, once on campus, they become “student athletes,” a term coined by the NCAA to justify their exploitation of the athletes that made the infamous organization relevant, and also full time workers as they spend on average an excess of more than forty hours a week dedicated to their respective sports. In a survey conducted internally by the NCAA, it was discovered that athletes competing in more than a half a dozen sports indicated that they too, are putting in the equivalent of full time worksheets, but don’t receive the benefits that regular...
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...degree and paying for that degree by being apart of the schools athletic program. You’d be able to give back to the University by demonstrating leadership, good character and being a role model for potential students. Being able to focus on schoolwork and give time, effort and energy to a team is very impressive and gives the University positive credit. The University would also benefit greatly from the agreement that is between them and the athlete. College athletes should get paid to participate in collegiate sports because it would offer the athletes time management skills, decrease the athletes stress about financial needs and provide the athletes the opportunity to graduate from college debt free. Currently in the United States there are millions of athletes. 3% of those high school athletes will continue their athletic career in college. Many of those college athletes don’t have the financial requirements to attend college; that’s where the scholarships come in. The average high school athletes dream is to play their beloved sport get offered a scholarship and further their career collegiately. Not only is the University giving an athlete their dream; they are giving the athlete the...
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...vast struggles of being a student. If a student is gifted with intelligence or stifling speed and athleticism they have a chance to earn a scholarship that virtually pays for their entire college experience. In recent history it is apparent that for some student-athletes this money is not enough, bringing up a burning question in college sports: should college athletes be paid? Some believe that it is essential for them to be paid for their hard work and dedication. Others believe that they are already relieved of future college debt, so why give them more? Each spectrum of this argument provides clear and concise evidence making it difficult to decipher which route may be the most reasonable. College is an expensive endeavor and student-athletes already gain a financial advantage and significantly larger benefits over the majority of the student population. The NCAA has always been considered an amateur league. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, an amateur is defined as, “one who cultivates anything as a pastime, as distinguished from one who prosecutes it professionally; hence, sometimes used disparagingly, as = dabbler, or superficial student or worker.” In 1957 the NCAA came to the conclusion, after years of avoiding the pressure, to subsidize and grant athletic scholarships. As young sports fans we aspire to be like our favorite athletes, but in reality only a small fraction of these students become professional level athletes after their...
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...February 25, 2016 PAULA OLAZABAL DEL CANTO id: 130024 The following Case Study is about the National Collegiate Athletic Association unethical act in the sport college league. How this league creates big amounts of money which is invest in all short of projects rather than take care of the student-athletes. The study case highlight the two main principles issue that the National Collegiate Athletic Association faces; the money how the student are not getting paid and the academic versus sport. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a member-led organization that is in charge of the well-being and lifelong success of college athletes. The NCAA is composed by colleges and universities (1,121), voting athletics conferences (99) and affiliated organizations (39). The NCAA is divided into three different divisions. The subdivisions only apply to football, all the other sports are contemplated as Division 1. The NCAA is a big and famous organization. Since is the organization which manage most of the collegiate sports, it attracts all short of attention from many different groups of individuals such as all kind of sponsors. Although this organization has many lights on it, this do not stop the association to commit unethical practices. Two of the main issues that are face by the NCAA and that are publicly known about is; the money, how the students are not getting paid besides the huge profits this sports and leagues generate, and the other big issue is academic versus...
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...Colorado Seminary (University of Denver) v. National Collegiate Athletic Association This action was brought by the University of Denver (“DU”) and several of its student-athletes to enjoin the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) from imposing sanctions against DU and declaring several of its hockey players ineligible. Colorado Seminary (Univ. of Denver) v. Nat’l Collegiate Athletic Ass’n, 570 F.2d 320, 321 (10th Cir. 1978), aff’d, Colorado Seminary (Univ. of Denver) v. Nat’l Collegiate Athletic Ass’n, 417 F.Supp. 885 (D.Co. 1976). Because DU refused to enforce the ineligibility of several of its hockey players despite the NCAA’s declaration of such, the DU hockey team was put on a two-year probation period, all DU athletic teams were unable to participate in post-season NCAA events and have its regular season games be televised, and the University was forced to forfeit its 1973 national title. 570 F.2d at 321. Plaintiffs claimed that the NCAA violated their due process and equal protection rights through its ineligibility declaration, however the trial court disagreed, denying Plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment in favor of Defendant’s, albeit with some conditions. 417 F.Supp. at 893, 900. Plaintiffs appealed the denial, but the 10th Circuit affirmed the trial court’s decision and ultimately held that: the “students’ interest in participating in intercollegiate athletics did not rise to level of the constitutionally-protected property or liberty interest...
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