...Pay for Play Short Paper Timothy McGee Southern New Hampshire University January 10, 2015 There are many ways one could answer the age old question should college athletes be paid. The bigger question should be why are student athletes not being paid. I stand firm on the issue that student athlete's should be compensated for the work they put in for the University. I am a former student athlete and I feel strong about the situation because I have seen thing behind the curtain that the normal American public does not see. If people really knew what it was like to be in the shoes of a student athlete they would probably choose to go to school without sport. The lifestyle of a student athlete is demanding. Do to NCAA rules student athletes are unable to work during the school year due to compromising tactics like receive an increased amount of money because you play for a respected program. Many athletes have lost money from being taken advantage of by agents, coaches, and lenders all looking to cash out when the athlete play professionally. There are many rules to keep student athletes in a system where they basically have no control over there future. For example if a student athlete wanted to transfer to a different college they would have to sit out one academic semester no matter the circumstance. If a student athlete wants to transfer the coach can keep them from going to certain programs. Some coaches have the right to even protect players while there still...
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...Office of Human Resources Diversity & Inclusion Activities Diversity and Inclusion activities are simple ways to get people talking and listening to one another. It is only through understanding each other that we truly gain knowledge and can move forward together. While we can’t always walk in someone else’s shoes, we can take the time to inquire about how the shoe fits and if its path is smooth or riddled with pebbles. Social Justice • PO Box 6031, 412 Knapp Hall • Morgantown, WV 26506 • 304-293-8948 http://socialjustice.ext.wvu.edu/ Objectives Office of Human Resources There are many reasons you may choose to use and icebreaker or activity: to warm up or relax your group, to bring your group back together after a break or intense session, to introduce the next segment or to present your group with challenges that, as a team (together or divided into small groups or teams), your group must either overcome or address. Age & Appropriateness Icebreakers and activities are adaptable to your group and situation. When considering an icebreaker or activity, be sure to keep specifics about your group in mind, such as age and meeting focus. Please don’t overlook an icebreaker or activity because you think the group is too mature for it. Many groups, once aware that it’s ok to relax and have fun, will enjoy the experience of “being able to let go,” if only for a moment. Icebreakers Icebreakers are exercises that are intended to help a group of people begin the...
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...Steve Prefontaine the legend Introduction Many people have never heard of Steve Prefontaine. These people are not ignorant, they just have not followed Americas distance running. In distance running Prefontaine, better known as Pre, is truly a legend. The people that knew Pre could see the passion and desire in everything he did. Not many people have heard of Steve Prefontaine because of his short life-span. He was only 24 years old when he passed. The purpose of this paper is to inform you on who Steve Prefontaine really was, and what he achieved as a high schooler and in his college years. Methodology When I was first given this assignment, my mind started racing on who I thought was a leader and a catalyst for change. Everyone started calling out who they wanted to do and slowly but surely every famous person I knew was taken. I was really stumped and started researching “leaders” on google but everyone who came up didn’t seem interesting enough. My AVID teacher Mrs. Swain asked me what I enjoyed doing and I replied with running and she brought up Steve Prefontaine. She brought me up to speed about him and it got me interested how he for the longest time he held the record in every distance track race. As I began researching about him, most of the cites said the same thing: He held the record in every distance track meet and died at age 24. So for a while I couldn’t find out more information on him. In the article “The Legacy of Pre still lives on” gave me Pre’s...
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...Book Report Last Shot By: John Feinstein Stevie Thomas and Susan Anderson were winners of a 14 year old and under writing contest sponsored by the USA Basketball Writers Association. As top prize for their success of winning the contest they got to go to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four held in New Orleans. At the final four they would get to meet and interview players from the four universities competing in the event. In addition, Stevie and Susan had their picture taken for the cover of the Workers Journalist. Duke, St. Joes, Minnesota State, and Connecticut were the schools fighting for the NCAA Men’s Basketball championship. Susan did her report to win her contest on Coach K for Duke. Susan lived in North Carolina and was a big Duke fan. Stevie who hated Duke, wanted St. Joes to win the hoops tourney. Stevie gave his report on the Palastra; the infamous basketball arena located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When Stevie and Susan arrived in New Orleans where the final four was taking place, they were given media passes to the event. Stevie and Susan went to the CBS station to conduct interviews with players and coaches. Upon arriving at the station, Stevie and Susan saw Chip Graber. Chip, who was Stevie’s favorite player on the Minnesota St. roster, was having a conversation with someone. Stevie and Susan hid to listen in on the conversation. It turned...
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...Introduction Opening Comment: Image that you just scored the game-winning basket in the NCAA basketball tournament championship. Your shot just helped the school get tens of millions of dollars. Now by a show of hands, how many of you think that you should earn a share of that money? Central Idea: One of the most controversial and prominent topics in sports today is whether or not schools should pay their student-athletes to play their sports. I am going to argue as to why they should not be paid to play. Preview of Main Points: I will talk about five key reasons as to why collegiate athletes do not deserve to be paid to play. These are because of already established scholarships, would lead to decreased competition, the fact that there isn’t enough money for schools to give out already, a removal of innocence would occur, and recruiting would suffer among schools. Transition: First, I will explain why collegiate athletes already receive enough money from scholarships and free tuition. Body I. Tuition and the “Student” A. Already receiving thousands of dollars from athletic scholarships 1. According to a Parade Magazine article, Division I student athletes can receive between $20,000 and $50,000 per year. 2. A study done by a Big 10 assistant coach calculated that if the dollar value of the college’s tuition, room, and board is divided by the NCAA-mandated time limits for football practice, an in-state student athlete is getting...
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...responsibility is an integral and vital part of an organization and company’s global stratagem and approach. The NCAA, though it is a college-based organization, is also a non-profit association of more than 1000 organizations, institutions, and conferences relating to athletics. The NCAA does a prime job of executing their social responsibility goals and strategies, which is what has contributed to their success and global recognition. Strategic and calculated social responsibility, even more so on the corporate level, is able to play a vital role in any organizations strategic management. Social responsibility enhances the relationship between the organization and the interested party, who are almost always the fans, but can also include the media and local community partners. The NCAA takes much pride in their fans, in the media, and also in their community partners, but they also take pride in those who are employed by the sports industry. The NCAA has already placed an importance on social responsibility, on a national level, by implementing a program that looks to assist current assistant basketball coaches, who ethnic minorities, in their preparation to become head coaches. This program is one of many efforts to increase the racial and ethnic diversity in the coaching arena of National Collegiate Athletic Association coaches. (www.etd.ohiolink.edu) The MIAA, a division II NCAA conference, has a student-athletic advisory board who organized a conference-wide food drive as part of...
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...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 college careers conclude. College athletes are taking advantage of the financial opportunities that any other college student would be ecstatic to have. “Collegiate sports is not a career or profession. It is the students' vehicle to a higher education degree” (Horace 17)....
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...Giles breaks the press with incredible skill, but the goes to the basket too out of control and looses it out of bounds with twelve seconds left. “Remember, I got this” said Kyle. Kyle in bounds the ball to his point guard Ryan Archie, Winthrop holds its soft press and Ryan breaks it but with only four seconds left. “Trailing” said Kyle, and Ryan tossed the ball back setting a mini screen that was just close enough to illegal but remaining legal. Kyle launches a deep three. Three, two, one. The shot sinks at the buzzer. “ THE BULLDOGS ARE HEADING TO THE BIG DANCE” screams the bulldogs radio announcer Doug Patterson. Confetti, the big stage and the trophy ceremony came next and man did they deserve all of it and the thrill of getting to the NCAA tournament for the first time since all the way back in 2016. The Big South commissioner Fred Anderson handing the trophy to Kyle and the rest of his team says “ Congrats on all you have accomplished in this great season.” Kyle smiled and said “ Oh we're not done yet” said Kyle. “ The odds may be heavily stacked against us, but I think we can overcome the adversity. I mean, we have done it all year.” Coach Carter, the next day at practice acted as though the bulldogs hadn’t won anything yet, and that's how they wanted it. “ We score the most points in the country, assist on the most baskets in the country, we defend the best in the country and yet we’re still the number sixty-four overall seed. I don’t know about all of you but that pisses...
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...College hoops' black coaching issue Myron Medcalf [ARCHIVE] ESPN.com | July 18, 2013 When a national sportswriter calls to talk about minority hiring in college basketball, folks of all races seem to get nervous. As I sought feedback following last week's release of the "2012 Racial and Gender Report Card: College Sport" by Central Florida's Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport -- the report excludes historically black colleges and universities -- which states that the current pool of Division I African-American head coaches (18.6 percent through the 2011-12 season) is at its lowest mark since the 1995-96 season, people weren't sure what, if anything, they should say. Multiple administrators passed on the opportunity. The NCAA wanted to see my questions, and then it wanted a pre-interview phone conversation before it ultimately emailed its responses. The coaches who talked on the record always ended our chats with the same concern: "I didn't say anything that will make me look bad, right?" Shaka Smart Andy Lyons/Getty Images To reach Shaka Smart's level, black coaches often have to overcome certain labels. I don't blame them. It's an incendiary issue, because we're uncomfortable with race as dialogue. It's still a subject that makes athletic directors -- 89 percent of whom are white at the Division I level, per the report -- squirm. Minority coaches speak cautiously, because they don't want to be labeled as rebels or militants. That hesitancy is...
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...Every spring avid sports fans look forward to the biggest college basketball tournament of the year, most commonly known as March Madness. This competition consists of both men’s and women’s NCAA basketball teams who compete in hopes of making it to the respected and heavily televised Final Four. The Final Four is the last game for each remaining team before the National Championship game, where the two deserving teams are matched up against each other. This series of competition creates a rich supply of content for sports media networks to influence viewer’s values and attitudes. Networks have become increasingly knowledgeable and schematic in using sport entertainment as a way to promote their ideologies, values, commercialization and interpretations of sport. Studies have found that people turn to sports in the media for entertainment. The different forms of media are evolving and moving in a more prevalent direction than they have been in the past. With the explosive growth of internet users in the past decade, media companies have created a domain where they can input their interpretations of sporting events and coverage. These domains have become dominated by the 18-34-year-old demographic (Kian, Mondello & Vincent 2009) who use websites such as ESPN, the most widely used website for obtaining sports related news (Lefton, 2006 as cited in Battenfield, Redmond & Ridinger 2014), and Sports Illustrated to read about upcoming games, watch live coverage, or get the low...
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...Cassandra Halsted Mr. McKee English 190 7 March 2014 Playing with the Boys Sports have been a tremendous part of society all over the world for hundreds of years. From ancient competitions such as the first Olympic games in Greece, to modern exhibitions like the World Series or the Super Bowl, sports are a cherished and important tradition to many. Women were excluded from the first Olympic games in 776 B.C. They held their own games to honor the goddess, Hera, ruler of women and earth (History of Women). This is where separation and inequality first began for women in the competitive and discriminatory world of sports. In almost every modern sport, women are forced to play under different rules, lighter or smaller equipment, and receive less pay or less support for their hard work and dedication. Women have spent hundreds of years defending their rights, and they should not be taken away when it comes to the sports scene. Women deserve every ounce of respect as men in any and all categories, including athletics. There is no denying there are certain differences between a man and a woman's body. Generally speaking, men are taller, faster and have more upper body strength than women (Caitlin). But these differences in anatomy do not merit sports fans to ridicule or make a mockery of women's athletics. Women's sports have often been the butt of jokes and the object of derision, despite the fact that female athletes put every ounce of dedication into their sport as their male...
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...Case Study Analysis Paper 1: A Tale of Two Coaches Coach Bobby Knight and Coach Mike Krzyzewski are perhaps two of the best effective college basketball instructors in the United Sates. Nonetheless, their management types may perhaps not be beyond diverse. The question asked is, if it is beneficial to be loved or to be feared. Both of these coaches contained within these leadership viewpoints and involved the next significant theories: • Effective leaders recognize their specific expectations about human character. • By what method you manage (leadership style) is subjective to who you are (self-awareness) and the requirements of the position (situational awareness). Increasing your self- perception, ability to adapt, and situational awareness your leadership type amplifies your general array of efficiency as a lead. Bobby Knight, otherwise recognized as "The General," is the person in charge to coach the basketball team from Texas Tech University. He is a heated, aggressive individual who leads throughout intimidation and discipline, which several commentators say goes too far with his discipline. Knight was dismissed after a lengthy profession for the Indiana University because he griped an apprentice, and before that, he was recorded holding one of his team members by the collar. Afterwards, the disreputable occurrence in a match happened when Coach Knight threw a foldaway chair crossway the courtyard to object an arbitrator's decision. Mike Krzyzewski, better identified...
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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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...part of a long time controversy. While they receive scholarships and are allowed to go to college for free, they also have to “work” in practice and games. They are no different than other college students in that they also have to pay for other necessities. Even if a fan wants to help them out in any way like buy them a meal they can’t because it’s a NCAA violation. This is a hot topic especially during the NCAA tournament. Even the popular IPhone application, Instagram has recently put this hot topic on display. This past week, University of Louisville women’s basketball player, Bria Smith posted a picture of an article about this debate. Her teammate, Monique Reid commented on the photo saying, “Pay us!!” Ohio State University women’s basketball player Raven Ferguson also commented saying the same thing. College athletes should be paid because they are not compensated for their work in sports and the money that’s generated for their university and for the NCAA is astounding. They should also be able to receive a guaranteed diploma because they aren’t necessarily guaranteed a diploma even if they stay all four years. “The NCAA earns more money during its post season than the NFL, NBA and Major League...
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...people say Bobby Knight is one of the most controversial coaches in the NCAA history. Some people say that his coaching methods are cruel; some might even say abusive. However, no one can argue that he was not a successful coach and coached his teams to national titles. Bobby Knight is one of the most talented college basketball coaches to have coached in the NCAA and has led his teams to numerous championships. Before one may look at his achievements, they first must know a certain amount of background information. Bobby Knight was born on October 25, 1940 in Massillon, Ohio. He wanted to be a basketball player his entire life, which was considered odd at this time period because most boys back then wanted to be professional baseball players (Hammel 36). But Knight always had his sites on being a basketball player. High School Basketball actually started for him in eighth grade. His High School coaches name was Jack Graham. He was a very talented basketball player in high school. As soon as he started high school he was put on varsity. He was also talented in football and baseball during high school. He had been inducted to the Orrville High School Hall of Fame by the end of his high school career for basketball (Hammel 51-52). He attended college at Ohio State University. He was coached under Basketball Hall of Fame coach, Fred Taylor. He was a reserve player for Ohio State in the 1960 NCAA National Championship (Bobby Knight 2). Bobby Knight graduated in 1962...
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