Students And Athletes & Athletes

Special treatment is defined as treating someone better or more important than others. It’s hardly a secret that most high school and college student athletes are treated with special treatment. In my opinion, special treatment does hurts student athletes.

They work hard day in and day out to be able to represent the school wherever they compete. However, I believe that they do not see members of the music program in the same way. We play instruments sitting down or march around a field for a few minutes during a field show while they are training for the next big game. Many claim that participating in an athletic program is much more beneficial than participation in a music program. Derrick Meador, who feels just as passionate about athletics as I do about music, writes on thoughtco.com, “Athletics is powerful and transcendent. It can bridge gaps, bring people with relatively nothing in common together, and gives many participates unbelievable, life-altering opportunities.” He also makes the assertion that athletics can “provide opportunities,” “promote school pride,” and “bring recognition.” While he is not directly attacking the presence of a music program, his arguments are used again and again by opponents of the music program in my district. Meador’s claims are correct, but those qualities are not specific to just a school sports team. These qualities are definitely present in a a music program.

Student athletes at division I schools, where an immense amount of revenue is generated at games and events, are not being paid for their work. This is immoral because the NCAA uses the athlete’s likeness and then the athletes get no direct (monetary) compensation. We should approach evaluating the morality of student athletes using the normative theory of Utilitarianism that supports the claim that student athletes are exploited in their work and on the other hand, Kant Ethics that claims the results of the athletes do not matter, because consequences do not matter.

Although most student athletes never become professionals, they spend excessive amounts of time playing sports neglecting their education. There are many possible solutions to balance academics with athletics. One possible solution may be to screen perspective student athletes before accepting them into

The NCAA is a money-generating monster that disregards college athletes’ financial well being. How can we stand back and let the NCAA steal money from the hard working athletes that provide it? Take this for example: Philip is a landscaper that works hard day in and day out mowing yards. He is not always perfect, and makes the occasional mistake. Even though he make mistakes, he is good at what he does. Now imagine if Philip earned a very small amount of the total money made. The rest of the money goes straight to his advisor who sits around and does nothing all day. This is what collegiate sports have come to. Collegiate athletes are working hard by earning money for the NCAA. The NCAA is

Resolved: NCAA student athletes ought to be recognized as employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

On the other hand African American and female students alleged that African American athletes are more competitive and have a different playing style (Sailes 1993). From relevant literature it has been found that the statement made on how athletes are not academically smart enough compared to the average student is proven incorrect due to a number of the following studies illustrating a positive correlation between the increased amount of physical activity being associated with higher academic performance, as well as positively influencing concentration, memory and classroom behaviour (Trudeau & Shepard 2008) (Eitle & Eitle 2002) (Bailey 2006) (Coe et al

Everyone wants to be a champion. Many people have the dream of becoming a college athlete and going down in history. With the many controversies in athletics today it is getting harder to fulfill this dream. One of the main controversies is college athletes becoming employees of the college. There are many reasons why athletes should not be employees. College athletes should not be considered employees of the college it will send a bad message to younger generations, cause contract disagreements and lastly it would make the cost of colleges much high than they are.

A 2016 study by the NCAA revealed that there are nearly eight million students who participate in high school athletics in the United States, yet only 480,000 of them will compete at NCAA schools ("Probability of Competing Beyond High School"). Of that approximate 16% who become a student-athlete, an even smaller percent will graduate and become professional athletes. For example, data from the 2015 NFL Draft demonstrates that there is less than a 2% chance of playing in the NFL. During the 2015 Draft, there were 72,788 NCAA football participants, only 16,175 of those were draft eligible for the 256 slots which equates to a 1.6% chance of being drafted to the NFL. According to the NCAA, of the 256 NCAA players selected in the 2015 NFL draft 236 were from Division I FBS institutions, 17 were from Division I FCS programs, two were from Division II programs, and only one was from a Division III program. Student-athletes from the power five conferences accounted for for 200 of the 256 draft picks (SEC=54, ACC=47, Pac-12=39, Big Ten=35, Big 12=25) ("Probability of Competing Beyond High School", 2016). With there being a small percentage of playing professional sports after college, the importance of a college degree has become a priority for many student-athletes.

I have spoken with the coach there and there are only two offensive linemen on the team, so ninth graders will be filling those spots; in 2A that would be fine, Fair plays football in 5A and has one of the hardest schedule in the state (those kids are going to be more vulnerable to injuries) "Many freshmen athletes who are between 14 and 15 years old are probably not ready to physically confront or battle 17- and 18-year-old athletes.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association, better known as the NCAA has been around for years. The NCAA provides the rules and regulations for all intercollegiate sports. The NCAA has very strict rules put in place to keep all players around the same skill level to prevent cheating and misconduct. The NCAA also have rules in place that restrict athletes from being paid for their talents. These athletes that bring in revenue deserve to be paid for their work because of the standards they are held to and the risk of injury they are exposed to.

The purpose of this report is to determine whether college student-athletes should be paid with more than scholarships. This has been a heavily discussed topic over the last few years and will continue to be discussed in the years to come. It is illegal for student-athletes to receive compensation for their participation in college athletics, because the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) specifically states in its 2016-2017 Summary of NCAA regulations that “You (the student athlete) are not eligible for participation in a sport if you have ever taken pay, or the promise of pay, for competing in that sport (NCAA, 2016, p 2).” Many argue college athletes should be paid with scholarships to attend universities as well as cash

The seven most popular sports (in order) in the United States are: NFL, MLB, NCAAF, auto racing, NBA, NHL, and NCAAM (Rovell, 2014). Five of the sports included are professional where the athletes are paid. However, two of them--NCAAF and NCAAM--are amateur sports headed by student-athletes who are not paid. When these college sports are on par with professional organizations that are worth billions of dollars, then the amateurism behind the NCAAF and NCAAM is questioned. In fact, the NCAA generates almost a billion dollars annually. Since the athletes in question are amateur student-athletes, paying them might damage the integrity of the sports. Therefore, there is an ongoing contested debate over whether student athletes are deserving of

As a student athlete, you might not be able to get into the pros in athletics. If you get beyond college in football, according to the NCAA in 2016 there were 72,788 football participants in the NCAA (NCAA). But of those 72,788 participants only 1.6% of them went pro (NCAA). That’s only about 1,164 college participants that move on to the Major Pros. Not only that but if you’re competing in women's basketball, only 0.9% of 16,589 players are eligible to play pro (NCAA). That’s about 149 players that are able to play in the pros. So if you don’t make it to the pros, you should meet requirements for other jobs. Even so, if you do make it to the pros, you might go broke after you retire. According to Forbes, “Sports Illustrated recently estimated

Student athletes are put the ringer day in and day out to perform in the sport they love. Specifically those sports of high revenue: football and basketball. College sporting events originally did not draw in enormous amounts of revenue. The NCAA was originally designed for everyone to be amateur; coaches, players, television contracts, and the university. Most scholars believe student athletes should be paid because of the evolution in college athletics; meaning how much revenue the universities are making. Now that there has been such drastic change throughout the years in college athletics; should there be a change in how the universities compensate the players?