Essay On Ncaa

“There’s far more that goes into being a professional athlete than being a college athlete. So many differences that people don’t realize. It’s not just about playing football and getting paid to do it. There’s a lot of things you have to deal with.” This quote was said by Robert Griffin, who is an American football quarterback that was drafted in 2012 to the Washington Redskins in the NFL draft. This man is explaining how there is a reason that professional athletes are paid. They are paid because they must deal with other things that college athletes don’t have to deal with and because they made it to the pros. Students should be against college athletes being paid because it is illegal, they aren’t at the professional level of play, and it would tear about the bond they have with their teammates. Not a lot of people can say that they did that and for college athletes to be complaining and taking money under the table is so wrong. You’re in college and your nothing compared to those guys. I don’t care if you’re the best in the NCAA, there is absolutely no reason you should be making money while in college. Most of these guys have full scholarships so there that’s your motivation to play.

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.

LeBron James makes 19.07 million dollars a year, Kobe Bryant makes 30.45 million a year, Peyton Manning makes 18 million dollars a year, the average college athlete makes no money at all. Why do college athletes that put in just as much work get paid differently? This is the way many people feel about NCAA's decision to not pay college athletes. There are always people who think teams should pay their athletes but there are just as many who people who disagree. Paying college athletes continues to be a huge debate in the sports world there are pros and cons for both and both need to be considered in the big decision that the NCAA has to make.

In the Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia’s definition of “Amateur” it states, during the early 20th century “the American intercollegiate athletic system… adopted amateurism, claiming it developed competitors who were morally superior to professionals” (“Amateur”). Amateurism is the concept that athletes should compete without payment. Until recently, playing collegiate sports as an amateur was thought to be a noble calling. As time surpassed, college sports became a commercialized industry, generating billions of dollars in revenue. When this became apparent, the implementation of athletic scholarships became more relevant. The athletic scholarship seemed to be a more than fair way to delight athletes with some sort of incentive to ensure

Due to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rules and regulations no college athlete is able to receive any compensation or endorsement while participating in college athletics. These rules have long been challenged, however, the NCAA does not make any changes. With universities grossing close to $200 million a year, college athletics has turned into one of the top industries in the world. The NCAA, a governing body of college athletics, currently holds all power in college athletics. Without people questioning the NCAA and demanding changes to the monopoly that the NCAA holds nothing will happen to the unfairness to college athletes in college sports today. College athletes deserve to receive compensation in some way for the

College athletes should get paid because they are risking their career of getting hurt, and they will be prepared for the pros. Getting hurt is a big role of ruining a college athletes chance of going pro, (NCAA) makes the athletes that have a chance of going pro get insurance and NCAA covers that insurance which is 90k. When a college athlete gets, hurt they don't pay the medical bill the college does, I wouldn't expect colleges to pay for an injury. When college athletes get hurt, they lose college credits for being in the hospital and not being in class, their athletes and play for your college give them a break and give them their credit. A college athlete named Brandon Roy, who played for the University Of Washington got hurt in a college game and had knee problems since then, in 2006 he made it to the NBA played for Minnesota Timberwolves got traded to the Portland Trailblazers then retired in 2011 then returned in 2012 and played for Minnesota then got hurt the 5th game of the season and then he announced he was done for good.

Now and days people are starting to consider paying college athletes but that may not be the best idea. College athletes should not be paid because universities are already paying for education and scholarships which should already be enough, also there is no fair way to pay athletes, and playing in a colligate sport should be a privilege.

Paying college athletes can have a lot of positive effects, it can teach these young athletes how to handle money, it gives them some form of income especially if some of the athletes do not have job, during the football/ basketball season etc. And they can kind of see what it will be like in the pros as far as being paid to play, I’m not saying pay them like the pros like $5,000 a game but I’m saying like pay them $100 a game, just something, and a lot of people will say isn’t a scholarship enough, well sometimes it’s not. Most athletic scholarships only cover a portion of the cost and you are supposed to cover the rest on your own. And if you don’t have a job during the season or your barley are able to work, it can be hard for athletes to make ends meet obviously. Like in the case of this basketball player Shabazz Napier stated, "I don't feel student-athletes should get hundreds of thousands of dollars, but like I said, there are hungry nights that I go to bed and I'm starving,". I mean there are players that are really struggling just to be able to eat, and colleges want these same athletes to be at their very best at all times, but how can they, when they cannot even meet their own nutritional needs.

When you think of college athletes you often don't think about them getting paid. College athletes and whether or not they should get paid is a hotly debated topic that is likely not to end any time soon. It has gone on for many many years and no conclusion can be seen in the near future for the vigorously debated topic. The debate really picked up again when Kevin Ware suffered a compound fracture to his right leg which stuck several inches out of his shin. Injuries like this one often time end careers that have not even begun. It is sad to see young players get hurt and never be able to continue their career. It is also very unfortunate when players get hurt and their careers end before they have taken off. Every player in college basketball wants to walk of the court winning a national championship, but most can’t walk off the floor at the end of their career with the confetti flying from the ceiling and the stadium videoboard playing their picture to all their fans. Although most athletes can’t win a national championship to end their career some athletes don't even have a chance at that dream. VCU’s senior guard Briante Weber tore a knee ligament in a game that ended his college career. Unfortunately he won’t get the chance to play for VCU on his senior night, or to play in the NCAA Tournament. Weber was going to be

Blake LeDoux Mrs.Longest Composition 1 October 2, 2017 Should Student Athletes be Paid? College athletics is a multi-billion-dollar industry that continues to grow each year. College sports are not just games; they are a form of entertainment. Fans of college athletics follow, watch and cheer on their favorite college sports team.

The industry of collegiate sports is a billion dollar business. Each year the biggest, most popular colleges receive massive amounts of money from hundreds of the most popular names and companies. It is highly overlooked that the profits being made is all in part to the elite performances of their top athletes. With it being absolutely no secret that these players never receive even a penny of these earnings. A majority of the best athletes are playing with a full-ride scholarship in their back pocket, so people automatically think that that alone should be more than enough to get them through college and be satisfied. But as time goes on and the idea of presenting pay to these young adults becomes more and more talked about, it is considered

Many people believe that players in the NCAA should not be paid for the sports they play, yet others believe that since they’re risking their future and injury that they should be paid. NCAA players should be paid for the sports they play but only the elite players should be paid. For example players such as Johnny Manziel from Texas A&M, Jameis Winston from Florida State and Tre Mason from Auburn should be paid for their success in college Football, these three players produced numbers this season that people haven’t seen in years, and many analyst believe that they need to be rewarded with money for their success as great football players. The debate of college athletes being paid or not began basically as soon as the NCAA was formed.

Do you often go to college football or basketball games? In his article “NCAA Schools Can Absolutely Afford To Pay College Athletes, Economists Say” Strachan believes that colleges should pay their athletes because they deserve to be paid. Strachan believes this because as economists say most if not all institutions can afford it, “But when it comes to whether the NCAA…. can afford it, the answer appears to be… yes”(par 27). According to Strachan, “They’re nonprofits, and their incentive is to spend every cent that comes in”(par 9), if they have extra money they should just give it to the players, for bringing the college even more publicity and money. In Strachan’s view, it “shouldn’t be surprising”(par 27) that we have enough money to pay

We all have our favorite college athletes, like Baker Mayfield and all his great accomplishments. He’s one of the bigger names in college football, but what about the less known college athletes with the same great accomplishments. Don’t you think they should be treated equal? Well, that is a reason why college athletes are not paid, because you cannot just pay the bigger college athlete, this is also why they do not get paid because there is so many of them and it is hard to pay them all. College athletes should not be paid.

Some college athletes were starving in their dorm after practicing and playing in games for a week straight. Since they make no money from the sport the play they decided to call and beg their coach to buy food for them. Recently the have been pushing him to talk to someone about getting them paid to play college football. This isn’t the only time this has happened. Student compensation has been a big topic in the world of sports. The NCAA has been an amateur league ever since its creation. It was never thought of widely to pay college athletes 10-20 years ago but many are thinking it may be it may be time to start paying the athletes. Since the beginning of college sports and the NCAA there have been many debates on whether or not college