Should Student Athletes Be Paid? Essay

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    Why doesn’t a multi-million dollar industry/institution pay the student-athletes that are making them so much money? Division 1 athletic programs are making millions of dollars because of the contributions of the students ranging in age from 18-23 years old. This debate has gone on for years, whether or not to pay college athletes. But in many ways, the student-athletes are already being paid through; clothing, housing, scholarships, food, and much more. With 24 college institutions make over 100

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    controversy on whether or not student athletes should receive money for the sport they play. For sports fans, this issue can turn into a heated debate. In some circumstances, certain people believe that student athletes already have enough privileges. To the latter group of individuals, student athletes do not get enough and should get money for the sport they play. As a matter of fact, most college athletes will probably tell you that they should be. Student athletes should be paid for their sport. Most

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    Student athletes should also get paid because they work very hard to get where they are and to play a sport that they love. There is also a possibility that the player could get hurt or severely injured in a game and their career could be done. They might also need the money for their health care if they go I think college athletes should get paid because if they something dangerous to the hospital. Players’ lives could be at risk. severely injured. They should also pay then because if their jerseys

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    Student athletes that play football or any sports in college should not get paid. Colleges use almost all their money that they have for athletes on your scholarship and on the uniforms and any other needs the team has. Paying the athletes that play sports means you would have to pay all the other players that play sports as well. The money would also vary between players because of the sport they play and because of their skill and talent. Money would also vary on the dominance of the sports

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    college fees paid off, travel all around the world, along with getting paid just for being a student athlete? Obviously, most people would say yes to this - if they were athletic. The privileges student athletes get are far more beneficial than what tuition-paying or academic scholarship students get, even if they are studying full-time in college. Although paying student athletes sounds like a good idea due to the hard labor and hours playing a sport comes with, it allows these students to gain everything

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    Students are not Professional athletes With sports being such a big part in a student getting admitted to college their education is often put as a secondary priority. Many student athletes lose focus on the purpose of attending college due to the dedication required for playing sports at a collegiate level. Responses by student athletes vary when asked: Should student athletes be paid for their participation in college sports? College athletes very rarely analyze everything they are given, including

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    about the students who work hard to gain all that money for the colleges? They get a salary, which they can not even imagine - zero. Many people around the United States believe that the student should also get paid for their effort. So, an anonymous writer writes an article to persuade the colleges in the US to pay their student athletes. The author mentions about the labor market in the article when the writer talks about FTC. To put it differently, the author says, “Student athletes are being

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    of $9.15 billion in revenue during the 2015 fiscal year. (2) That's a lot of money for students to make. College athletes will go straight from highschool to going to another 4 -12 years of college. They are using their adulthood to do more school. Not start a family, or get money for their family. Should the NCAA pay them a small cut of it? If student-athletes make all of this money for the league, they should at least get a piece of what they have made for them. Could we possibly be seeing college

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    College athletes are spending a significant amount of time working hard on a sport, however they are not getting enough credit. College coaches get paid the most, even more than some of the coaches from professional sports. Some athletes feel they need to excel more in the sport than in the classroom, which could jeopardize their future. Also, there are multiple other costs student-athletes need to pay for, but it is hard for them to have a source of income. Student-athletes should be paid for playing

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    television should be considered slaves? It sounds like a ridiculous question, but there are some people out there who would say that is exactly what they are. In the past few years, the debate about whether or not student-athletes should be paid for the sports they play in college has grown insurmountable. This is an issue that sheds light on the fairness of college athletics and is important for not only student-athletes, but anyone who enjoys watching. I, personally, believe student-athletes should not

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