The Benefits Of College Athletes Get Paid

College athletes should be paid because of the hard work, dedication and effort they put into their respective sports. These athletes are a major source of income for their schools and they are not receiving a penny for it. These college athletes deserved to be paid, colleges are using these athletes to get money and they are never given anything but a pat on the back and a good job. College athletes work and train extremely hard to perform at the highest level possible. In most cases, they spend more time training and preparing for their sport than they actually do learning and studying. They put so much on the line to play and they get nothing in return. These college athletes literally make their schools millions of dollars every

Football is a challenging sport that not many individuals are blessed with the skills in order to play. As stated in the article “ Top 10 Reasons College Football Players Should Get Paid “ Players who stay in college for four years might sacrifice a year or two of earnings In order to stay in school long enough to earn a degree” , you must be dedicated to your grades and credits you need to succeed. There are by far 100 reasons why college football athlete should get paid. They invest about 50-60 hours a week and lower to 40-50 hours a week once the season and classes begin along with 12 -15 hours of weight training and 15- 20 hours a week getting ready for the spring season. They invest their blood, sweat, and tears just to do what they love and put their all into it in order to have a chance to get drafted to a better school and pursue their dreams. There are thousands of foundations that are invested in the colleges make money off of the players but the individuals that are actually doing most of the work, the real hard work, don't and that's unfair and yes we all know sports are not meant to be fair but when it comes to your career you have to do what you have to do. Let's talk more about the other factors that claim why college football athletes should get paid. majority of the coaches make $53.4 million in salaries and 0% goes the athletes.

The debate about college athletes getting paid has divided people into different opinions on this topic. College athletics has become extremely popular and has turned into a job for many students. Playing a sport in college can make the players more likely to go to the pros. However it could also be a bad thing because the player could be likely to be injured while playing in the sport and ruining their whole career. The articles “College Athletes getting paid?” by Tiffany Patterson (2017), “Should college athletes be paid”by ??? (2017), “A way to start paying college athletes” by Joe Nocera (2016), Hearing held on bid to form first college athlete union. By associated press (2014) discusses the debate about college athletes getting paid it centers around scholarships, money made off of college sports and playing the sport is like having a job.

Most people don’t know that college athletes are already getting paid in different ways than just direct money. "A student athlete at a major conference school on a full scholarship is likely receiving a package of education, room, board, and coaching/training worth between $50,000 and $125,000 per year depending on their sport and whether they attend public or private university"(Dorfman). These athletes get training and coaching for free that professionals pay $2,000-$3,000 per week for. They also receive free schooling if they received scholarships from the school. They can also have free room which means the athletes don’t have to pay for their houses. The average college student pays $20,000 in tuition that these athletes get

In recent years mixed feeling have been discussed over college student athletes getting paid. Some feel that players should be rewarded for the huge amount of revenue generated on behalf of their play. Especially when coaches are receiving huge multi million dollar contracts. Currently, NCAA rules do not allow players to receive any compensation. The non-fiction article, “Should College Player get Paid?”, written by Michael Gonchar, explains how NCAA classifies Division I football players as amateurs, not professionals, student-athletes, not employees, which is how colleges get away with paying them nothing. With respect to how hard and how much time college athletes put in, college football players should not get paid due to scholarships, playing is a privilege not a job, and money allocation . They should how ever be compensated, such as

The debate over college athletes being paid is primarily argued in NCAA Division I athletics, because that is the highest level of college athletics. However, that just strengthens the argument as to why college athletes should not be paid. At the Division I level, athletic departments are allowed to award student-athletes full-ride athletic scholarships. That pays for tuition, room and board, additional school fees, and—because of the pressure to pay athletes—certain cash allowances for food. The financial advantage earned by athletic ability alone is tremendous. With student loan debt rising to historic levels, every student would love to have that much financial assistance. The vast majority of college athletes will not play a professional sport. The scholarships that they earn give them an advantage by allowing them to receive an education without having thousands of dollars worth of debt to pay off. It is often said that education is the key to success, but the necessary education normally comes with years of

College athletes should be paid because they are “employees” of the college just as much as coaches are to the school. Coaches are in a better financial status than the players who are doing all of the hard physical work day in and day out. According to Matt Connolly, a reporter for Mic News, “The average compensation for the 108 football coaches in the NCAA’s highest division is $1.75 million. That’s up 75 percent since 2007.” The average compensation for every athlete during the same period was 0 percent because the only compensation they get is in the form of a scholarship that helps them attend the school that wants them to play sports for long hours every week. These colleges are feeding of their athletes like hungry parasites, gathering hundreds of thousands of dollars and not a single cent goes to the players who do most of the work. Every other level of sports players are paid for their labor, so why not compensate college athletes too? Many critics

College sports is one of the most popular things to watch on television. With a lot of people watching means it is bringing in a lot of revenue. Where does this revenue go to? This money goes to the people at the top such as administrators and coaches. Shouldn’t the ones performing be getting a cut of this huge chunk of money? Sure they get scholarships and their education paid for, but some players bring in far more money than what their scholarships cost. These athletes make these schools so much money and they don’t get a fair cut of the pie. These athletes work so hard and perform so well to not get what they deserve. With all of the money in the business

College athletes think they should get paid for all there services they provide to the school and the revenue they bring in. First, how are colleges going to pay the athletes? College sports may bring in a lot of money but not everyone knows where all that money goes. Second, every athlete will expect to be paid. We all know some sports bring in more money then others. How fair is it going to be when the tennis players are making sufficiently less then the football players. Lastly, they 're already getting paid. Thats what there scholarship is for, it pays part of the student athletes tuition or for it all. So there is no need to pay them since there getting an education out of it.

Imagine putting in hours of work and putting yourself at risk of injury at your job and not getting paid for it. That is what college athletes are dealing with. I and many other basketball/football fans think It is unfair that college athletes are not getting paid, just like how there are many people who think they should not get paid to compete even though they put in many hours and hard work to entertain us. Some people think it would not be fair, that they would not be smart with their money, and that it would kill the players will to work hard and compete at their fullest, which I decided to look into to see if these were true.

In conclusion, College athletes should receive an income from their school and the NCAA because college sports would have more competition, and because the NCAA is a multi billion dollar organization. Athletes should get paid because it would make them work harder to earn a larger income. Also, they should because they can't earn enough money to pay for all of their necessities. The only way you can get what the athletes deserve is to start protesting and letting others know about this

Many have different speculations on what’s right and not. The goal of almost every athlete is to see a brighter future of college sports, where every athlete gets paid. To get this started, my take on this whole situation is that college athletes do deserve to be paid. I mean they work their butts off for their college careers trying to balance school and their sport. The typical Division I college football player devotes 43.3 hours per week to his sport, 3.3 more hours than the typical American work week (Edelman).

College Athletes Imagine being on the field and putting forth all effort while receiving nothing in return. College athletes dedicate all their hard work on the field to represent their college with dignity and they are not compensated as they should be. These students who are involved in sports for their college should be paid. They should be compensated some money because of all of their time spent, the dangers they are exposed to, their financial necessities, and the amount of energy that is required.

Imagine this you wake up at 7:45 am Monday morning so that you can make it to work (in this case practice) by 8:30 am you start your day with demanding labor. That ends around 1:30pm after you head to the weight room for an hour and a half to better yourself. You’ve trained your body now it is time to train your mind so you study for 2 hours. Your day began at 7:45 so you’re exhausted you decide to grab some dinner and go to bed. This is the routine college athletes go through every day and that is not accounting for their schooling. Let’s face it there is no time for work in that already packed schedule, so how do college athletes get money to survive. They can’t work, many come from rough backgrounds, and nobody cares, which is not acceptable when you look at the amount of money college athletes bring to their respective universities. Big time college athletes deserve to be paid in compensation for their time and abilities that they give to colleges. When you look at the capital that is generated from division 1 sports there is room to pay the athletes something to help them get through college.

College athletes are finally getting attention on the fact that they are not paid. I believe that whether or not it is college or pro sports they deserve a salary. These players put their heart and soul on the field and get nothing in return. In the articles “Athletes New Day” by Paul Marx and “College Athletes Should Not Be Paid” by Warren Hartenstine, the reasons for college athletes to be paid are very evident. No matter the case, if the students move on to pro sports or not after college, they should be entitled to some pay for their contributions. College athletes deserve to be compensated for their playtime in these sports, sales of products with their name on it, and even compensation for their injuries.