Athletic Scholarships are worth $20-$50,000 per year. (Text 4 Line 5). Why do College athletes need to be paid when they are basically receiving free money? The scholarship ensures they will have everything they need, so they do not have to spend money when they are at college. If they don’t have to spend money they don’t need to receive money. College athletes should not be paid because they basically are already getting paid, and if colleges were to pay athletes it would create many unwanted changes. College athletes receive payments in the form of a free education, materials, professional coaching, and brand building. Tom Van Ripper believes that scholarship athletes do not have to invest $100,000 to $200,000 to earn a degree, …show more content…
like regular people do. (Text 3 Line 22). College Athletes do not get paid a salary; however they receive a free education, something that most people use their salaries to pay for.
They are able to use their own money for luxuries instead of necessities, like the regular college students. Athletes also obtain many benefits to compensate for not being paid. Those benefits are comprised of, “…medical and travel expenses, free gear, top-notch coaching, unlimited use of elite athletic facilities and a national stage to audition for a job in the professional ranks.” (Text 4 Line 4-6). These athletes acquire many more aids than the regular college student, the benefits are payment enough. Athletes do not need to get paid because they already receive everything that they need for If colleges start paying their athletes it would lead to many unwanted changes in college sports. John Rowady agrees college athletes shouldn’t be paid. He stated, “You have to wonder if it would change the whole dynamic of what it means to be a student-athlete” (Text 3 Line 8-9). If athletes get paid, it might change their attitude and performance. They may become remiss if they are getting a salary. Once they get paid they will not try as hard to go professional. If the athletes do not play as hard, then the games will not be as appealing to the crowds. When the crowds do not show up to watch …show more content…
the games, the sports affiliations will lose money. Another change would be the growing separations between universities. “Only 60 or so schools in the power conferences… would likely even consider the option.” If not every school would be able to pay its athletes, it would create divisions. The schools that could pay the athletes would have the allure of a free education and a salary for playing a sport.
Those universities would be able to take the best of the best athletes and the others schools would be stuck with the “leftovers.” If students get payed for playing a sport, it will mess with the balance of the college sports industry, and result in unwanted changes. However there is a discrepancy in what people believe, some say college athletes should be paid. They think because the college sports industry makes $11 billion a year, (Text 1 Line 1) that the athletes should receive some of that money. What those people do not understand is that that money is not just sitting around waiting to be spent. According to Zach Dirlam, “96% of the revenue the NCAA brings in annually is redistributed to its members’ institutions.” (Text 4 Line 57-58). The money is used up, there is not abundant amount left to pay all the athletes. Another argument the supporters of payment have is that, “College athletes are mass-audience performers and need to be rewarded as such,” (Text 2 Line 5). College athletes know that they will not be paid, they are not expecting it or demanding it. They know if they do an exemplary job then they will have the opportunity to
go professional and make money. Playing a college sport is just a stepping stone to get there. It is absurd to think college athletes should be paid. College athletes do not need to be paid, the perks of being a scholarship athlete is payment enough. Although they shouldn’t be paid it might be helpful for them if the amount the scholarship covers increases. College athletes are not destitute, if they are in need of money they are free to get another job to provide for themselves. Overall College athletes shouldn’t be paid, they receive benefits and learn skill for free, not to mention paying them would create problems within the sports industry. Paying college athletes is irrational.
Some feel that by not paying college athletes that college institutions are thereby exploiting their athletes free of charge, which is unfair. However, this article feels that college athletes are paid very favorably by the large amount of money they receive for schooling through scholarships. Also, since college athletes don’t pay to play or go to school they are receiving a free college degree whether or not they decide to stay in school for four years or not. With the training that they receive from professional trainers and nutritionists for a professional controlled diet they save possibly thousands within the 4 years they attend school and perform in collegiate athletics.
Daugherty, Paul. "College athletes already have advantages and shouldn't be paid." Sports Illustrated. Sports Illustrated, 20 Jan. 2012. Web. 25 Apr. 2014. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/paul_daugherty/01/20/no.pay/
College athletes should not be paid it will ruin college sports forever. Some people believe that college athletes should be paid by the school because of all of the hard work they put in however they shouldn’t be paid because there is no fair way to pay every college athlete. There are many reasons that college athletes shouldn’t be paid one of the main reasons is that colleges don’t have enough money, the second reason is that they already get money in the form of scholarships, and there is no fair way to pay each college athlete.
College athletes are undoubtedly some of the hardest working people in the world. Not only are they living the life of an average student, they also have a strenuous schedule with their specific sport. One of the most discussed topics in the world of college athletics is whether or not student-athletes should be paid money for playing sports. The people who disagree with the idea have some good arguments to make. Primarily that the athletes get to go to school for free for playing sports. Another argument is that if student-athletes were to get paid then it would ruin the amateurism of college sports. People who are against paying the athletes do not want to see the young people become focused on money. “Paying student-athletes would dramatically shift their focus away from where it should be - gaining knowledge and skills for life after college” (Lewis and Williams). This is very understandable because one of the biggest reasons college sports are so popular is because the athletes play for school pride and for bragging rights. They play because they enjoy the game, not because it is their job. Most people that disagree with the idea of paying the athletes fail to realize what really goes on behind the scenes. At most Universities around the country the bulk of the income the school receives is brought in through the athletic programs. In fact the football and basketball teams usually bring in enough money to completely pay for the rest of the athletic programs all together. To get a better understanding of how much has changed in the world of college sports a little history must be learned.
Dr. Pietro Tonino stated that “College athletes are putting themselves at risk for health problems that could persist long after they graduate.” (sciencedaily.com). College athletes today risk their health when they step onto the court or field for college, and get little in return. According to sciencedaly.com, there was a study published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine. Researchers at Indiana University organized an analysis of two groups of people.
In summary college athletes should be paid because they are too busy to have a job, the NCAA has enough money and they can put in salary caps so everybody get paid
... being paid. Many people prefer watching college sports over professional sports based on the idea that money isn’t involved in college sports. They are competing and giving everything they have for the love of their teammates, the love of their school, and above all, their love for the game. Paying athletes would ruin this standard of intercollegiate athletics. For all these reasons, college athletes should not be paid beyond their full ride scholarships.
Hypothetically, as athletes recognize that they can get an education, play college sports, and also get paid like an employee, they will start transitioning away from the lesser schools while creating a pool of players in the top schools. Not only would that turn out to be a horrible situation for minor schools, but this also means that college sports’ would not be exciting to watch when the top four schools fight it out, in the tournament each year. Eventually, ratings and ticket sales would go down due to the loss of unpredictability in games. College athletics are only a portion of the negatives that come out of paying student athletes, the athletes themselves are also in virtue of disorder. Not only would college athletics find itself in jeopardy, another negative of giving a college student a paycheck comes to mind.
Paul Dietzel, former head coach of LSU, once said, “You can learn more character on the two-yard line than anywhere else in life.” Ever since the beginning, not only children but also college athletes have been playing sports for the love of the game and have used it as a way to grow character, teamwork, and leadership. Although when playing for a University an athletes job is to bring in profit for the school, this is not why these young men and women have continued with these sports they love. It is usually these students passion, a way for them to express themselves like others have art and music. The question has been up whether these college athletes should be paid for their loyalty and income for the University but by paying these students more than their given scholarship, it would defeat the purpose and environment of a college sport versus a professional sport, cause recruiting disputes, and affect the colleges benefits from these school athletics.
Today there are over 450,000 college athletes and the National College Athletics Association (NCAA) faces a difficult decision on whether or not college athletes should be paid. Many people believe that they should and many believe they should not. There are several benefits that college’s athletes receive for being a student athlete. Why should they receive even more benefits than their scholarship and numerous perks?
Ever since college students started playing sports, back in 1879 when Harvard played Yale in the first collegiate sports game, the question of whether college athletes should be paid was addressed. From that point on athletes, coaches, and college administrators have brought forward points agreeing or disagreeing with the notion of paying college students. The students argue that they deserve to be paid due to the revenue that they bring for the college and because of the games they play and the championships they win. At first the idea of paying college athletes was out of the question, but now the argument has gone from a simple yes or no to a heated debate. Since college athletes are given a free education, they should not also be paid.
On the issue of college athletes getting paid, I believe they should. When I mean getting paid I only mean a stipend or weekly check, not thousands or millions. All the hard work and dedication they put into their sport and academics are worthy enough. I have had a chance to play collegiate sports and it takes a lot out of you mentally and physically. The student athletes deserve at least enough money to have a normal student life. $300-$400 a month should give athletes enough money to get the required necessities. All this does is replace the notion of the athlete getting a job for a source of income. This will also help reduce the rate at which athletes accept money, cars, and gifts from boosters. When athletes get caught accepting something from a booster it looks bad on the athlete and the college. So, in my opinion yes college athletes should get paid, there is too much money that the universities have earned floating around going unanswered for the athletes not to get their cut.
Student athletes should not be paid more than any other student at State University, because it implies that the focus of this university is that an extracurricular activity as a means of profit. Intercollegiate athletics is becoming the central focus of colleges and universities, the strife and the substantial sum of money are the most important factors of most university administration’s interest. Student athletes should be just as their title states, students. The normal college student is struggling to make ends meet just for attending college, so why should student athletes be exempt from that? College athletes should indeed have their scholarships cover what their talents not only athletically but also academically depict. Unfortunately, the disapproval resides when students who are making leaps academically are not being offered monetary congratulations in comparison to student athletes. If the hefty amount of revenue that colleges as a conglomerate are making is the main argument for why athletes should be paid, then what is to stop the National Clearinghouse from devising unjust standards? Eventually if these payments are to continue, coaches, organizations, and the NCAA Clearinghouse will begin to feel that “c...
The college athletes of their respective sports today, have the opportunity of showcasing their talents in competition on local and national programming on a regular basis which has lately brought attention this controversy, paying college athletes. The issue was brought on by the athletes over time, then caught onto coaches, sports columnists, and fans. The athletes dedicate themselves to the sport to a caliber comparable to the professional tier. The idea of paying the athletes could be considered as they play major factor in reputation of their schools, as well as funds for their schools. However most colleges do not have profitable sports teams. Thus, paying athletes would prove to be a very difficult endeavor and this could destroy college athletics as we know them today.
College athletes should be paid! College athletes are often considered to be some of the luckiest students in the world. Most of them receiving all inclusive scholarships that cover all the costs of their education. They are also in a position to make a reputation for themselves in the sporting world preparing them for the next step. The ongoing debate whether student athletes should be paid has been going on for years. These athletes bring in millions of dollars for their respective schools and receive zero in return. Many will argue that they do receive payment, but in reality it is just not true. Costs associated with getting a college education will be discussed, information pertaining to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and benefits student athletes receive. First, I’ll start with costs associated with college and most of all why student athletes should be paid!