...College athletes do not earn any pay for playing a sport. Student athletes should earn pay for their ability and devotion to their sport. College athletes devote many hours of hard work, they bring revenue toward that goes to the college, and it gives the athletes a taste of financial responsibility. College athletes devote most of their life to get better at the sport they play. Time is key for the life of a student athlete. Athletes are not offered free time while playing a sport and when they do they are studying. According to Dave Anderson of Listland, “A college athlete’s schedule includes a full-time college schedule that they must maintain if they college athlete’s schedule includes a full-time college schedule that they must maintain...
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...school to educate, monitor and prevent students from being involved in drug abuse. Having a set of regulations and guidelines helps the district to set perimeters for students’ behavior. One such guideline should include the use of drugs as a violation to school rules. It should be a school policy that any student participating in any sport will be subjected to a random drug test. It should also be standard practice that when a student goes out for any sport, that coach should be responsibility for taking the student through an orientation session to inform the students of his/her responsibility as it relates to staying drug-free. It is the school district’s responsibility to monitor this...
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...Student Athletes are Career and Life Ready Student athletes are a very unique group at any university campus. student athletes take the NAIA five core characters values very seriously. They are respect, responsibility, integrity, servant leadership and sportsmanship. While spending time on practice and competition with their teams, they are also committing themselves to being a full-time student, which is not always easy to balance. Clearly, many student athletes are very dedicated to their sport and their teams. Some are working in hopes of furthering their athletic careers, while others know this is an opportunity to participate in sports to make enduring friendships and learn valuable life sills. Clarke student athletes model integrity, respect and responsibility on and off the field. Regardless of which path a student athlete pursues, it is likely that eventually they will end up in a non-athletic career. The likelihood of making it to the professional level of athletics from college is very low, typically 1 or 2% depending on the sport. Moreover, the typical length of a professional career as an athlete is rather short. However being a student athlete offers a lot of skills and traits that can spark the interest of a potential employer or be helpful skills as a current student. We call these “transferable skills” since these are broad skills that are valuable to have as an athlete, but also just as valuable to have as a student or potential employee. Some examples of...
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...Performances of Pacians Student Athletes and Non-Athletes as Influenced by their Study Habits CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION “Learning by Doing” John Dewey “How do study habits affect academic performance?” It is a positive statement when one says that man of modern society is so advanced in education, but won’t mind nor think about what steps he could make or trace what good he could do for his fellowmen. Students are the most essential assets for any educational institute. The social and economic development of the country is directly linked with student academic performance. The student’s performances place an important role in producing the best quality graduates who will become great leader and manpower for the country, thus, responsible for the country’s economic and social development. So, the parent and guardians must do their responsibilities and roles to give what they need in education. Study Habit is the act of devoting time and attention to gaining knowledge usually done regularly. Student grades are one of the primary indicators of such learning. And the extent of student’s learning in academics may be determined by the grades a student earns for a period of learning has been done. If a student earns better or high grades it is concluded that they may also have learned a lot while poor or low grades indicate lesser learning. However, many experiences and studies found out that there are also several factors that affects the grades of students; Some of these are...
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...study is to understand the study habits of student athletes and the relationships between their learning styles (Caitlin, 2012). Having a good study habits helps the students balance their academic performance with their co-curricular activities. Students can get a head start on their work, can get enough sleep at night and reduce the stress when they have time management. Having good study habits can make student athletes accomplish their priorities and responsibilities on time. Study habits help to discipline the student athletes. This study will help students, who are part of co-curricular activities, to manage their time and right balance between having fun, having a quiet time, and having time socializing. Student athletes can be successful if they have study habits because they discover and learn more skills just to study. Study habits help to discipline the student athletes The significance of this study to the student athletes of CSR Makati is to know the ways of managing their studies while doing co-curricular activities. At the sa me time, having good grades in their academics. If they are going to do their responsibilities well, it will help them to have enough sleep that they need and also lower their stress level. The student athletes can achieve their full potential than the non-athletes because they discover and learn more about better ways of managing time to study and do their activities because the student’s athletes will practice their skills in doing multitasking...
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...athletics, I have coached at every level from 4-5 year olds through high school. My degree from Florida State is in Physical Education and I have minors in both coaching and business. I was also certified by the American Coaches Effectiveness Program when I attended Florida State. I most recently worked with the past 2 Athletic Directors at Robert Toombs Christian Academy in the Vidalia area where my boys attend school. I was an assistant football and baseball coach there in addition to handling all the equipment manager duties and video responsibilities for all sports. I am going to use RTCA as my basis for this project. CURRENT PROGRAM School: Robert Toombs Christian Academy Location: Lyons, GA Grades: 3K thru 12 Enrollment: Approximately 350 – 100 Middle School Students 115 High School Students Athletic Department Budget: Approximately $60,000 Athletic Department Funding: Student Activity fee included in tuition of all students Home game gate Home game Concessions Sports Offered: Junior Varsity (Middle School – 5th graders are eligible to compete on JV teams, 8th graders allowed to compete in varsity level in all sports except football) Boys Girls Football Softball Cross Country Cross Country Basketball Basketball Wrestling Cheerleading (non-competitive) Baseball Soccer Soccer Track & Field Track & Field Varsity (High School) Boys Girls Football Softball Cross Country Cross Country Rifle Rifle Wrestling...
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...asked when college athletes should turn pro, the late, famous actor, Will Rogers, said, “Not until he has earned all he can in college as an amateur.” Whether we like to admit it or not, the student-athletes attending a university are indeed amateurs. With their future coming near, it is important that the students get the most out of school as they can and that they not rush the process. Although many critics believe that college athletes are being exploited by not being financially compensated, not paying athletes will allow them to benefit from their additional advantages, gain from the learning experience of college, and allow all college athletes to be treated more fairly. College athletes should not be paid because they already receive fair compensation through several additional benefits in...
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...Even before coming to UNC and researching UNC as a prospective student, I knew about UNC being home to one of the most well-known college athletics programs in the United States. I watched many basketball games on TV as a kid, and even attended a game here when I was in kindergarten. What I did not realize at the time, being 5 years old, that the athletes that I was watching were not only athletes, but also students, students who juggle many responsibilities, both on the court and in the classroom. Student athletes at UNC may feel that with all of their obligations, they work harder than many non-athlete students, as well as dealing with a stigma and dumb-jock stereotype that sometimes surrounds being a student athlete. In order to examine the accuracy of these claims, I observed the track and field team as well as interviewing a member of the team. To first get an idea of what the extracurricular expectations of being a student-athlete at UNC is, I observed one of our track team’s practices which was a...
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...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 sports, the pressure the students have to go through to obtain high GPA at the same time they must have high yield on the sport they are practising. The NCAA association...
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...to us, orange is a flag of pride, because it identifies us as Lady Vols and therefore women of an unmistakable type. Fighters. I remember how many of them fought for a better life for themselves, I just met them halfway” (Jenkins & Summitt, 2013). The importance of a player and coach relationship in the athletes’ athletic and academic objectives is exemplified in this quote. Countless student-athletes begin their careers with aspirations of becoming professionals, and desire a coach who will help them achieve this goal. Disregarding student athletes’ aspirations, in a recent NCAA report, only 19.1 percent of men’s basketball players play professionally, with only 1.1 percent of those playing in the National Basketball...
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...bookstore could most likely sell his jersey for a decent profit, yet Edwards couldn’t even buy himself dinner. Division 1 athletes have a full plate in college with school and sports and the only help they get is a scholarship, yet that still does not give athletes any spending money because they can’t work during the year. All of their time is consumed, so they can’t do anything about it, and that...
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...rates of tragic injuries. Student athletes may get hurt once or twice but participating in a high school sport can be very vital to students. First and foremost, student athletes tend to have higher grade point averages and lower dropout rates then other students who do not participate in athletics. Secondly, being a part of a team allows students to become motivated as they have the support from their coaches, families and other student body. Finally, playing a sport in high school helps to install values and life lessons that will be endured after high school which prepares the students for reality. Additionally, many student athletes look to sports as an outlet and without it they may become involved in illegal activity after school. Studies have shown that students who participate in athletics tend to do better in academics than nonathletic students. A reporter recently stated in a video that “students who participate in athletics tend to have lower dropout rates and higher grade point averages.” High school sports helps students with time management as they have to find a balance for practice and time for their homework. Athletics...
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...Issues ETH/316 - Ethics and Social Responsibility January 22, 2013 Responsibility Project Video Link: http://responsibility-project.libertymutual.com/films/rp-roundtable-college-sports * Organizational Issues The world of collegiate sports is as comprehensive a subject as can be discussed. The issues that come with the overall organization of collegiate sports and the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) are far greater than what should be deemed acceptable. In an Internet video, Responsibility Project (2011) states that the “model” of collegiate sports is broken, that there is a debate on whether college sports builds character or retracts from character, and that we have reached a cross-roads with today’s college athletes. The issues discussed in the video are of great importance because they deal with the education and upbringing of thousands of our nation’s youth and because the “organization” of college sports is a multi-billion dollar industry which is accompanied by many flaws. These matters include the fact that college athletes receiving full scholarships are demanded to allow so much time and effort towards their athletic programs that it comes at the expense of them receiving an education. Another issue discussed in the film, this actually from a former athlete himself, says “the athlete is so far removed from the academic experience of the institution…they don’t interact with the normal student body, they are dealing with people who...
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...Running head: PROS AND CONS Pros and Cons of Compensation for NCAA Division I Student Athletes Mark Dunkley PEP 461 Student The College at Brockport Abstract This paper weighs in the pros and cons for the compensation of Division I college student athletes. This paper also introduces a plan that would allow monetary compensation of college athletes in the United States. A survey was distributed to 14 males of the Suny College at Brockport basketball team Pros and Cons of Compensation for NCAA Division I Student Athletes The exploits of student-athletes in sports have variously been advanced as generating a lot of dollars in forms of revenues for their respective institutions, which has generally raised the question as to why they shouldn’t be compensated for their sporting prowess. Student-athletes generate tens of millions of dollars for their respective athletic departments and ideally then should be reimbursed. However, as per the guidelines of the National Collegiate Athletics Associations (NCAA), athletes are not supposed to receive any commercial use of their personas and likenesses and are indeed not expected to gain any monetary compensation for their sporting engagements. This has generally been interpreted to mean that they cannot enter into agreements for endorsements in their sporting activities as has been the case with professional engagements. Instead, students are expected to benefit from the payment for tuition fees from their sporting activities...
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...winning, this mindset forces athlete to take risk; however, does this ideology cause athletes to make bad decisions. One of the biggest issues in sports today is the use of performance-enhancing drugs as a way of “cheating” in order to get an edge on opponents. From the high school level all the way up to the professional level, men and women have been caught using these drugs, which are banned. It is easy to see the positive effects of using these performance-enhancing drugs with athletes becoming faster, bigger, and stronger; however, these athletes and there spectators don’t realize why these performance enhancing drugs are actually illegal, especially college students who are the major risk takers. Attached to the natural benefits of these drugs that make athletes feel closer to achieving their dream of winning are health risk, reputation risk, and loads of other negative effects of using PEDs. Enrolled in the University of North Texas, the authors of this paper have created a blog in order to appeal to the athletes here at UNT in order to help educate them on the exact reasons why these performance-enhancing drugs are illegal and to help persuade them against using them. In addition to reading and learning about the negative effects of PEDs, we have also included a pledge onto the page that athletes can sign to pledge not to use PEDs. Audience The main audience that we are trying to appeal here is the athletes of the University of North Texas. Athletes who excel in their respective...
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