College Athletes Sacrifice

Playing in the NCAA ( The National College Athletics Association ) is almost every high school athletes dream when they think about their futures as an athlete. As an athlete playing for the association, they may struggle, and have to sacrifice a lot, for no return.AAA Athletes that make billions and billions of dollars for this association, could very well be the ones struggling just to get by. There sport dominates their lives; there is no way to make money while having more than enough on their

It is fair to pay college athletes competitively "The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries" -Winston Churchill (Brainy Quote, 2013). Unfortunately this has been the trend within the collage athletics sectors over the years and dates back to the historical times when the NCAA was formed. There have been varying excuses put froth by different bodies on why the college athletes cannot and should not be paid

Youth Sports? Fewer Kids Play Amid Pressure” by Michael S. Rosenwald, the authors explain what the sacrifices that elite athletes have to make in order to reach that professional level. I think that becoming an “elite athlete” is worth the sacrifices it requires because if you think about it, elite athletes inspire others and make younger people want to try to be an athlete too. Thus, elite athletes make large amounts of money in a year just doing a sport and doing something they like to do, not what

The True Value of College Athletes College student-athletes have some of the most time consumed schedules of any college student. In regards to time commitment with their athletic team, that can be a full time job in itself. Not to mention the academic commitment that should come before athletic in the first place. Because college student-athletes bring so much to the table in their commitments, there has been an increased discussion on if college athletes should be paid. With increasing controversy

College Athletes Should Not Get Paid Should college athletes be paid? Over time, sports have become a huge part of colleges throughout America. There is a lot of controversy out there right now about whether or not the athletes should be paid and treated like the professionals. Over time, sports have slowly become more important than the actual reason of college, education. College athletes should not be paid because most athletes get ample scholarships for school, because it is a violation

Should College Athletes Be Rewarded For Their Efforts? There are about 325.7 million people in the United States of America, 400,000 of those people are college athletes, that’s 12.3%. Along with that, 1 out of every 25 of those college athletes will become a professional, that’s 16,000 athletes (.5% of America’s population). Due to the slim possibilities of even becoming a college athlete, college athletes should be compensated because of the support their families need financially, the revenue

Compensation? As college sports continue to progress and attract millions of fanatics, the idea of paying these young athletes seems more reasonable considering all the revenue they generate. New York Times features an article by economist Joe Nocera, called Let’s Start Paying College Athletes. Nocera argues that payment to college is inevitable, the NCAA generates $6 billion dollars in revenue, and can only compensate the athletes with an inadequate education due to all the time athletes spend contributing

popularity that college sports have gained, a subject has been drawn-out: Should college athletes be paid to play sports? It seems that everybody gets compensated except the players playing the game. The NCAA and Athletic Directors need to compensate college athletes who play at their top level, who devote more time practicing than being in a

imitating athletes, wanting to be them, not knowing the struggle it takes to get there. It ponders to say the college athlete who risk life and limb just by going out on the field no matter if an amateur or a professional should get paid or not by colleges. The professionals get paid, why not on the collegiate level? Some feel by the student’s getting paid it will lose what some say is lost in “paid professional sports” today, playing just for the love of the game. Every college athlete should be

The NCAA can afford to pay their athletes. College coaches are also making significant money(ESPN). According to ESPN.com $53.4 million dollars is the combined salary of the top five highest paid football coaches. The top five-college athlete’s combined salary: $0. II. College Athletes Should Be Paid A. These athletes are pushing themselves daily, working the equivalent of a full time job all while being a student. How would