The Success Of A Professional Athlete

This brings a negative impact on kids, because they see these things and want to become athletes so they put their all into athletics, and forget how to become human beings in the real world, for example an article written by NPR, “26 percent of U.S. parents whose children in high school play sports hope their child will become a professional athlete one day. Among families with household incomes of less than $50,000 annually, the number is 39 percent. According to the National Collegiate Athletic Association, only a tiny percentage of high school athletes actually go on to play professionally — roughly 1 in 168 high school baseball players will get drafted by a Major League Baseball team, and just 1 in 2,451 men's high school basketball players will get drafted by a National Basketball Association team. (NPR, 2015)” based off these percentages, it is harder to get to pros, and as a kid, seeing these athletes in all this fame, isn’t showing them, that likely hood of them becoming a pro athlete is slim, but being an athlete isn’t the only way to have these

Lebron James and Freddy Adu are both young athletes and with millions in their pockets with a countless number of endorsement contracts. Whether it is high school athletes skipping college and discontinuing the development of their education for millions of dollars, or teenagers signing contracts with businesses for massive amounts of money, youth sports programs are changing rapidly. However, American high school athletes are not financially, physically, or mentally prepared to tackle and endure the pressures of professional sports.

When the kids are taught that they actually believe in what the teacher says and instead of focusing on school work and more realistic goals they just focus on becoming athletes. That’s when then they no longer go to school to get proper education, they come to join a sport and try to get scouted.

Every child at some point in their lives dream about becoming a rock star, doctor or an astronaut, but the career that stands out the most is becoming a professional athlete. Why? One reason could be the ever increasing media coverage on each individual sport with certain channels devoted for just that particular sport, keeping viewers updated and thirsting to get out and play. Another could be the ease of getting out in the backyard as a kid to shoot the basketball, throw a football, or hit a baseball because it is harder to perform heart surgery or fly to the moon when you're only a child. With that being said; it is easy to look up to a professional athlete and put your heart and soul into them wearing

There are a lot of aspects that should be taken into account when determining what makes an athlete successful. One could argue that natural ability is one of the determining factors which leads to success. For example, if an athlete has dreams of playing in the NBA then height makes a difference. There aren’t many successful players in the league under six feet tall. One could argue that level of competition plays a role in the development of an athlete. This could include the skill level of the opponent or outside factors such as playing conditions or game circumstances. These types of arguments play a role in athlete success, but will not be used in this paper because they are factors that are out of the athlete’s control. This paper

Every child, at some point in their life, dream about becoming a rock star, a doctor or an astronaut. The career that stands out the most in young boys and girls dreams, is becoming a professional athlete; Why is that? One reason could be the ever increasing media coverage on each individual sport. Certain channels are devoted just for that particular sport, keeping viewers updated and thirsting to get out and play just like professionals on television. Another reason could be, how easy it is to get out in the backyard as a kid to shoot the basketball, throw a football, or hit a baseball because it is a lot harder to perform heart surgery or fly to the moon when you're only a child. With that being said, it is so easy to look up to a

As a child becoming a professional athlete sounds like the best in the world. Present day adolescents, dream big and try to go for the impossible. As a results, a high percentage of the youth don't acquire a more stable and suitable career in the future. High school students go through a vast number of struggles trying to get into the college of their choice. Colleges are highly expensive and there are a growing number of black middle-class citizens that are going through rigorous situations to get their child into an widely exceptional college. A high percentage of black families have conformed their children into athletics. The athletic path is a very risky and unreliable road that will give their children a sense

During childhood, many young Americans (most prominently young boys) idolize the stars of their favorite sports teams. According to Epstein, “The model of the type may be the professional athlete.” (par.25). This seems to be the biggest problem that Epstein addresses relating to the obsession with youth culture. Since it is true that many young males aspire to become professional athletes once they become old enough, the vast majority who does not complete their goal still follow their favorite team. The professional athletes they admire live in utter excess, living with careers that require little effort more than perfecting plays and passes to entertain the masses. This relaxed lifestyle allows them to spend their (almost entirely) disposable incomes on whatever they want. The professionals who have made it seem to have kept the “stay young” mindset. The others who watch the stars remember how they could be living that life if they worked harder on

To those that say that professional athletes make insane amounts of money, and college students may be convinced to leave school to pursue a

Have you ever had a dream that you wanted so bad and you would do anything to obtain that dream to make it a reality? Most kids if you asked them what they wanted to be when they grow up they would probably say something along the lines of an astronaut, firefighter, or maybe even a doctor, but what I have found to be the most common answer to this question is to be in some sort of major league sport such as baseball, basketball, or football. Most kids can’t really perceive the sacrifice and consequences that come with having this dream. The ones that have realized what it takes to make it in professional sports won’t let people or the hard work set them back they will keep moving forward and keep their eye on their goal so their dream isn’t a dream, it’s a reality.

First of all, it is very tough to make the pros. Only two percent of college basketball players get drafted, so a degree would help a student-athlete find a job after they have played ball (Vogel). For example, in Division 1 Men’s Basketball, 76 percent of players think that they could go pro while only 1.2 percent actually do (New). Also, in Division 1 Football, 52 percent of players think that they could turn pro while only 1.6 percent actually do (New). Odds are, you will be of the 98 percent of college athletes that do not go pro. “An NCAA [National Collegiate Athletic Association] television ad and poster campaign does advertise that ‘there are 400,000 NCAA student-athletes, and almost all of them will go pro in something other than sports,’ although athletes do not always absorb this message” (New). “‘If you had to generalize, you could easily say no one goes pro,’ he [Ramogi Huma] said, ‘That’s how slim the chances are’” (New). The fact of how hard it is to play your sport for a living is one that should convince athletes to get a college degree, because odds are that they are not of the 1.5 percent of football or basketball athletes that actually go to the

All the expenses that they have to acquire overwhelm many students that attend college. When this occurs, they tend to dropout, or struggle with taking on college courses and working. What is so amazing is that high school athletes think that is they attend college for a year or two, they can go on and make a career on a professional level. They do not understand that if they do go professional, it will not always last. They will eventually have to go to college anyway. So, why not go ahead, get a good education, and have a successful career.

In today’s society money is everything. The common consensus is that the more money you have the better the you life is. Greed makes the world go round. Nowhere is this more prominent or obvious than in the world of sports. In fact one of the main problem with college sports, specifically the NCAA, today is that athletes are not getting an education, thus when they inevitably stop playing sports they often don’t fare so well in the real world. And why are they not getting educated? Money of course.

Athletes should not be drafted for professional sports straight out of high school. Instead they should be allowed time before going pro to either attend college, play in a minor league or to further mature into adulthood. After all, every student will excel at differently rates. Even after high school, it is quintessential for students to continue their education. In today’s society, athletes are more than just celebrities they are role models for many of the youth.

Since the creation of man, sports have had a tremendous role in the way people live their lives. From the time we are born, until our elderly age, most of us are involved in some way with sports. Whether it is a scrimmage game of soccer at recess in elementary school, playing on the varsity athletic team or simply watching the Olympics or sporting events on television, sports have an influential role in our everyday lives. The outstanding popularity of the sports industry has profoundly affected youth sports organizations that an estimated twenty-six million children ages six through eighteen participate in at least one school or community based athletic program (Smith & Smoll, 1997). Well structured sport programs can provide youths with