Student Athlete Vs Student Athletes

In his article “The Shame of College Sports,” Taylor Branch (2011) describes how universities are focused on advancing and receiving money from major athletics and having star athletes, but how the universities are not caring for the “student athlete.” The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has made college sports into an unmerited business. However, as years progress more athletes are getting smart and are taking the NCAA to court. The more students that challenges the rules by the NCAA and take them to court, the secrets and undermining values of the NCAA come out and the closer the NCAA comes to an end.

Although athletes come to play their sports at the next level they are still considered student-athletes if hundreds of thousands of dollars are given away to a lot of just one and done college players who are just using college as a gateway to their professional careers how does this growing thing continue to affect regular students. If continuous money is handed out to athletes then what percentage is left to give to other unfortunate students that are in need and want to receive a valuable education. For athletes getting an education to essentially fall back on is in their best interest, making it to the professional level isn’t promised anything could go wrong. After making the decision to try and it doesn’t work out would leave large amounts of money wasted and the athlete may be stuck without a clue of what to do because they aren’t able to turn back and get their education or continue pursuing their college major.

In order to justify the compensation of college athletes we must look at the current programs in place. Right now college athletes are spoon-fed an education, giving them a distinct advantage over other students. Universities provide them with free private tutors and review sessions to help further compensate for their time on

The article responds to the debate about if college athletes should be paid on top of their scholarships/benefits. Critics of college sports argue that these student athletes are being exploited because it is possible for schools to generate revenue from TV contracts and other beneficial arrangements. Ackerman and Scott, both commissioners of a conference/sport, respond by stating “College is a time from learning, and college sports provide young men and women alike a chance to learn, grow, graduate, and achieve great things in life.” The purpose of this article is to educate the audience, critics of

Secondly, there is a major difference between professional sports and college sports. “Students are not professional athletes who are paid salaries and incentives for a career in sports. They are students receiving access to a college education through their participation in sports...student athletes are amateurs who choose to participate in intercollegiate athletics as part of their educational experience, thus maintaining a distinction between student athletes who participate in the collegiate model and professional athletes who are also students” (Mitchell). The collegiate athletes’ incentive is the access to an outstanding education. College athletes playing a college sport is not a career or a profession. “The NCAA plays a critical role in the maintenance of a revered tradition of amateurism in college sports”(Ross). This quote is laudable because

According to Horace Mitchell “collegiate athletes are students receiving access to a college education through their participation in sports.” Yes, but it’s not like they are VIP's. Most athletes still have to pay for some of their tuition and all athletes have to go to class. They do everything a non-athlete would do but, they have more stress upon them because they have to maintain a B average in order to play their sport. Athletes are under a tremendous amount of pressure not only from their sport but from keeping up with their studies also. All of that hard work deserves a

The NCAA believes “that a student-athlete is a student first and athlete second.” Student-athletes benefit more than from playing a sport that they love. The graduation rate is higher among the student athletes than the general student body. “NCAA studies show that student-athletes enjoy high levels of engagement in academics, athletics and community: have positive feeling about their overall athletics and academic experiences: attribute invaluable life skills to being a student-athlete: and are more likely to earn similar or higher wages after college than non-student athletes.”

Collegiate sports have turned into a billion dollar industry and are probably just as popular, if not more popular than professional sports. College athletes put their bodies on the line to play a sport they love, many with hopes and dreams to one day make it to the professional leagues. Athletic facilities are the major money makers for all universities. Colleges bring in billions of dollars in revenue annually, yet athletes do not get paid. Some fans believe athletes should not get paid due to their sports level being “amateurish.”; however, this is far from the truth. There is much more to being a college athlete than just practicing and playing games. These student-athletes must practice, weight lift, go to meetings, travel, go to tutoring and study groups, all the while maintaining sufficient grades. This is very tedious work and is very time consuming. College athletes have a high standard to live up to (Frederick Web; Huma Web; Patterson Web ).

College athletes are working so hard for their Universities every day. They are responsible for increasing revenues but aren’t rewarded with any monetary compensation. These students are working for their schools and are doing a service that seems to be overlooked. Some may argue that these athletes are being exploited by their schools, tv, and video games, which make millions of dollars off of intercollegiate athletics. Colleges are just using these hard working athletes to increase their reputations. Compensation of athletes I believe is necessity not only to keep competition at a constant level in college athletics, but also to encourage students to want to graduate high school, and get their college degrees. Everywhere else in this

Before, college athletics was a stepping stone towards the athletes professional future. Now in the 21st century, it is a lucrative business. D-I college athletics is the majority of income for major universities. They collect money from ticket sales, merchandise, T.V. contracts, etc. The athletes, however, receive a scholarship and not much more. Even though receiving a college education is something most people would not complain about, when these athletes practice longer than the average American work week and don 't receive money to sustain themselves, it is time for a change. Athletes dedicate their lives to a sport and train hard to make it big. There has been a lot of controversy whether or not student athletes should be paid, and

Scholarships do not pay for everything that students require, resulting in students struggling to excel during college. When a student-athlete is financially struggling life can become difficult quickly. Everybody has a limit to their capabilities, and the amount of work required to perform well in class, on the field, and with financials will test those limits. The work required for student-athletes deserves a high bargain to counteract the effort. Sacrificing classroom performance for athletic performance is a risk that has a low rate of reward. Unless a student-athlete becomes professional in his or her sport athletics do not directly lead to a future. If players were paid for their entertainment then a future is possible with start-up or investing. Athletes are subjected to the NCAA’s wrongful rules that control their athletes completely, and the players deserve a chance to receive an income. Student-athletes need an income, they deserve an income, and the NCAA is holding those students back from a future. The NCAA needs to pay collegiate athletes what they rightfully have

The ugly truth behind the money machine that is college sports is that, every year, college athletes are deceived by the institutions the compete for into making them millions of dollars, with relatively little in return. Athletes are said to be given a chance to attend college and to attain a free college degree. However, research has shown that this is not completely true for two reasons. For one, the student athlete will spend most of their time in preparation for competition. Secondly, what education the student athlete does receive hardly serves them outside of maintaining eligibility just so

The NCAA has relied heavily on the age-old characterization of college athletes as “amateurs” who are first and foremost “student-athletes” (Sanderson and Siegfried). Because they are considered students and

Many people believe that the college athletes are just like the professionals because they train and work just as hard as hard as the pros. First of all college students are working and training so hard because they want to make it to the major-leagues some day. “Students are not professional athletes who are paid salaries and incentives for a career in sports. They are students receiving access to a college education through their participation in sports, for which they earn scholarships to pay tuition, fees, room and

There has been amplified debate on the treatment, education, training of the college athlete. To avoid exploitation of athletes, “The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), formed in 1905, set bylaws requiring college student-athletes to be amateurs in order to be eligible for intercollegiate athletics competition” (Schneider n.p.). Intercollegiate athletics have dramatically changed over the last several decades. Currently, intercollegiate athletics generate tremendous amounts of revenue, remarkably in football and basketball. College sports in America is a