Should Student Athletes Be Paid? Essay

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    (Hartnett). So why would it be a problem for student athletes to be paid? Most people that is close to the discussion believe student athletes should not be paid because they are not mature enough at the time and can be easily exploited by the people around them. “Should student athletes get paid?” has been a major topic of discussion, and with so many lives affected in the decision no decision has been made. The obscurity of what student athletes should get paid is the major problem. Many people would

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    making a living off those student athletes. It’s ridicules to think that these are amateur sports. A Division 1 athlete is promised a scholarship without any extra help money wise so if he/she needs condiments, toilette, or food; they have to find a way to pay for it by themselves. Athletes should be paid so have money to pay for their basic needs. What they call a student athlete is a myth and it is unfair that they are making millions and billions of dollars off of its athletes and the Universities

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    There are several up and downsides of being a student athlete but, the feeling of being apart of a team and doing something you love is the ultimate reward. According to the NCAA, “More than 460,000 NCAA student-athletes – more than ever before – compete in 24 sports every year” (“Student-Athletes”). Being a student athlete you learn how to be a part of a team as well as developing leadership qualities. Throughout your entire high school and or college athletic career, you’re creating everlasting

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    what is wrong with college Division 1 athletics, It is very simple college athletic is a farming system designed create tremendous revenue. Athlete that are attending these D1 college are also so being exploited and treater like field slaves forced into a system where they have no say and if they retaliate they will be lashed out of the system and exiled. The eduction at these big Universities have been Hijacked by sports like basketball and football,l these schools are turning athletic into an arms

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    For student athletes at major institutions such as Louisiana State University, they offer scholarships to young men and women to apply their athletic talents. For football players a scholarship valued at eight thousand dollars per year falls pitifully short for what should be fair compensation. Louisiana State University’s football team generates millions annually. As a self supporting university, Louisiana Sate University football team generates enough funding to support all men and women’s sports

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    abilities). In the meantime, the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) doesn't allow college competitors to be fiscally adjusted for their effort, which is certainly out of line. College competitors should to be paid their due for various reasons. The NCAA needs to pay student athletes since it can really do it. As per surveys among market analysts, there are no budgetary components that keep the NCAA from paying their competitors. Specifically, Rodney Fort, a games financial expert and educator

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    can participate as athletes, coaches, fan clubs, and team managements, however, participating or joining teams can differ from pays or rewards. In college, students has been participating in clubs and sports to get involved in school for requirements or due to scholarships. Specifically, student athletes who plays sports in college seems to get the most attention in college due to their entertaining and competitive games. As fun as it sounds, the universities whom student athletes play for gain huge

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    time for college athletes to get paid to play. As a result of sports, universities are receiving hundreds of millions of dollars of profit and coaches and staff are getting paid millions, yet the athletes that bring the university and coaches the wins and the success are getting no additional funds. I believe that it is time that student athletes get paid for their contributions to the success that they bring to their universities. One reason why student athletes should get paid is because of the

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    Sports can cause all kinds of injuries; that is why student athletes should have compensation. They are putting themselves at risk to entertain the people. While risking harm, student athletes are also trying to satisfy their imperious administrators. It can be very stressful on them with classes and sports while trying to please everyone. They should be paid because of the hard work they put in with stress, plus the colleges are making money from them. As Kenneth L. Shropshire once said “The conferences

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    Controversy over whether college student-athletes should be paid at the Division I level and here are some of those reasons why they should not be paid. College student-athletes should not be paid because of the countless amounts of resources that are given to them. Student-athletes in college have multiple resources such as athletic training centers, free tutors, and access to the best coaches. Additionally, they have access to the best trainers, training equipment, dietary supervision, physical

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