Do you think college athletes should get paid? Many people don’t think college athletes should be getting paid to play. Some say it’s just like paying high school athlete’s to play. But it’s their choice to play, no one is forcing them to play for money. It’s not a job to play sports. Others think college athletes should be getting paid because it’s nothing like high school. Yes, I think college students should start getting paid to play the sport that they are in. It’s a lot
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Time is just as precious as money How is it possible to go to college and come out debt free? Imagine getting a college 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
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(College Athletics Are Stealing Your Future) Tucked away in your child’s college tuition bill are massive fees for the athletic department. Higher education has been placing the burden on students, closing academic programs left and right, but they can yet maintain funding for the athletics program. Those funding’s should be going towards the academic departments. Instead, colleges are spending seven times more on average on athletics than academics, and show no signs of stopping. We should take
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Today, like most of the days of the week, I played basketball at the gym. Unlike organized basketball however, pickup games in the gym have no referees, so its up to you to call your own calls. This is something I am used to. However, as the game progressed, numerous calls were made that most people wouldn’t even consider being a foul. Also, for the exception of one person, everyone else seemed okay with this. Has the sport of basketball become, for lack of a better word, soft? Now, don’t get me
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College athletics have gained immeasurable amounts of popularity among Americans over the past few decades. This has produced increased annual revenue for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (also know as the NCAA) and the participating colleges which has driven the dispute of whether college athletes should or shouldn’t be compensated beyond their athletic scholarship. This paper will endeavor to answer the question as to whether or not college athletes should be compensated for, by explaining
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Did you know college athletes that go to Division one make their school millions of dollars? College athletes should get paid for playing on their athletic team. Some people say the athletes shouldn't get paid because they get scholarships. Athletes should get paid because they don't have time to get a part time job, they don't have time to form relationships, and they make money for the college. College players don't have enough time to get a part time job. Did you know that college players spend
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every year. But the athletes that work hard not only to become the best they can be, but they are also representing the colleges that they play at do not get any portion of the money. NCAA president Mark Emmert says, “They are not professionals so they should not be getting millions of dollars at all” (Romans). Colleges rake in about 800 million dollars a year in just the sport of basketball so why are not the college athletes that play at a very high elite level not getting paid. CNN reporter say
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College should take so many money from student who play athletes and other sports like football, basketball. College should not have to pay for playing athletes because sports is a talent that some students have . And I think only some students have that kind of sports talent that they want to fulfilled in their life. So, college should not have to pay for playing athletes. The students have to pay $5,000 per year. College athletics coach earn $4.2 million every year. Student's parents should pay
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this essay is about college athletes getting paid. Throughout my years of playing sports college athletes haven’t been getting paid, but the University that the college athlete is attending is getting paid off the athlete’s performance, and even their name. No matter what University the athlete attends they should be getting paid. The huge amounts of college athletics being made off of college athletes has driven some to question if college athletes ought to be getting paid or not. Statistics show
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Should College Athletes be paid? College athletes need to be paid a small amount because of the large amounts of revenue they bring for their schools. Athletes do not have time to work due to strenuous practice schedules. A NCAA division 1 athlete has a schedule comparable to having a nine-to-five job, plus being a full time student. It is like someone working a steady job and turning the paycheck back to his employer. There are huge amounts of revenue being brought into the universities by athletes
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