Critical Reading Response #2 Introduction: Intercollegiate sports in the United States are a unique combination of academia and athletics that affect student-athletes, educational institutions, and society as a whole. Intercollegiate sports also affect people’s lives and how they interact with others. It is important to understand and deal with these things thoroughly. This critical reading response combines ideas from Chapter 10 of "Sociology of Sport" by Sage, et al. (2022), "Is the NCAA an Illegal Cartel?" by Goldstein (2017), and "The College Sports Reform Movement: Redefining the "Edutainment" Industry" by Benford (2007). These texts will help us understand the role of intercollegiate sports in the NCAA and its wider implications for academia and society. …show more content…
), college sports serve as a venue for cultural production, where the principles of competition, teamwork, and athleticism are reinforced. The chapter also examines the commercialization of college sports, highlighting its detrimental effects on athletes' educational experiences and priorities (Sage, et al., 2022, p.). Furthermore, Sage et al. (2022 p. ) also talk about how intercollegiate sports perpetuate inequalities based on race, class, and gender in the academic setting, which raises questions about equity and social justice. This sociological analysis shows how college sports connect with broader social dynamics and how collegiate athletics need to address systemic disparities and foster inclusion. “Is the NCAA an Illegal Cartel?” (Goldstein 2017): Goldstein (2017), via the NPR podcast, argues that the NCAA is an illegal cartel because it controls intercollegiate sports. Goldstein uses legal cases and antitrust laws to argue that the NCAA should be looked at more closely and make changes to protect student-athletes' rights and welfare. Also, Goldstein (2017) says that athletes should be paid fairly, have better health care, and get help with schoolwork to fix unfairness in the NCAA
The overall culture and importance that American society places on college sports is susceptible to debate and criticism. Are we spending too much time and money on college football? Well that’s for you to decide, “Get football out of our universities” by Steven Salzberg expresses his concern that we are emphasizing too much on football and not enough on education. He makes his argument that America would be much smarter if only we would eliminate college football all together; he feels college football is driving academia to its death. Steven is effective in persuading his readers by utilizing rhetorical strategies and he provides his readers with facts and solutions. While reading Stevens article, you will see rhetoric used throughout his essay; he intends to open the reader’s eyes to the epidemic that football is having on our colleges and universities and provides viable solutions.
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Racial Inequities in NCAA Division I College Sports." Graduate School of Education Center (2013). University of Pennsylvania. Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education, 2013. Web.
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Imagine a business that brings in $60 million each year ,and the people fueling that industry receive none of the revenue(Wieberg). These same people work 40 hours in their sport every week, these “people” are college athletes. The NCAA, the governing body for major college sports, is the industry doing this to college athletes(Edelman). This is an issue of exploitation and control by large institutions over primarily poor people, the NCAA is guiding them in directions to make money for everybody while doing everything possible to keep the players out of the money. College Athletes deserve profit because they bring in large revenue into their program, the NCAA, and they invest tons of time into their sport.
Within a community is a sense of unity, which for many is brought together by the young athletes of the community. In his article “High School Sports Have Turned Into Big Business,” Mark Koba of CNBC highlights that within the last thirty to forty years high school football has escalated into a highly revered tradition in which not only communities, but highly successful corporations have begun to dedicate millions of dollars towards (Koba n. pg.). This highlights the status of sports within the community and may explain part of the reason schools would favor sports over other programs. Because sports programs can often turn over big profits for schools, they tend to dedicate most of their excess funds towards sports, and rely on sports programs to create large profits for the school. When school administrators see how much sports unite, excite, and benefit the school, they develop a respect for sports and consider it a necessity to provide a good sports program for their students and community. Also in his article, Koba quotes an interviewee named Mark Conrad who is the associate professor of legal and ethical studies at Fordham University 's school of...
Abstract: Collegiate athletes participating in the two revenue sports (football, men's basketball) sacrifice their time, education, and risk physical harm for their respected programs. The players are controlled by a governing body (NCAA) that dictates when they can show up to work, and when they cannot show up for work. They are restricted from making any substantial financial gains outside of their sports arena. These athletes receive no compensation for their efforts, while others prosper from their abilities. The athletes participating in the two revenue sports of college athletics, football and men's basketball should be compensated for their time, dedication, and work put forth in their respected sports.
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There has been a lot of athletic scandals in colleges in most parts of the world. These scandals have been as a result of the coaches and the directors of athletics in the colleges failing to take the full force of the law and giving their players freedom to do everything even if it is against the law. One of this fatal scandals is the Baylor university basketball scandal that occurred in the year 2003. This scandal involved the players and the coaches of the team. The scandal left one player dead and the other imprisoned for thirty five years. The team was subjected to a lot of punishment by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The NCAA is a non-profit organization comprised of 1281 institutions, organizations, individuals and conferences and that organizes the athletic programs of most of the colleges and universities in the United States and Canada (The New York Times, 2003).
Zimbalist, Andrew S. Unpaid Professionals: Commercialism And Conflict In Big-Time College Sports. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1999. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). Web. 27 Mar. 2014.
College is a time for young people to develop and grow not only in their education, but social aspects as well. One of the biggest social scenes found around college campuses are athletic events, but where would these college sports be without their dedicated athletes? Student athletes get a lot of praise for their achievements on the field, but tend to disregard the work they accomplish in the classroom. Living in a college environment as a student athlete has a great deal of advantages as well as disadvantages that affect education and anti-intellectualism. Around the country, college athletic programs are pushing their athletes more and more every day.
For decades there has been a debate on student athletes and their drive to succeed in the classroom. From the very beginning of organized college level athletics, the goal to want to succeed in athletics has forced students to put academics to the back burner. In spite of the goal to want to succeed over a hundred years of attempts to check limits of intercollegiate athletic programs on colleges' academic standards still seems to struggle to this day. This brings to surface one of the most asked questions in sports, “What effect does college sports have on academics and economics?” Herbert D. Simons, Derek Van Rheenen, and Martin V. Covington, authors of “Academic Motivation and the Student Athlete” researched the topic on whether athletics and academics benefit each other. Bryan Flynn, the author of “College Sports vs. Academics” poses the question “Should institutions of higher learning continue to involve themselves in athletic programs that often turn out to be virtual arms races for recruiting talented players who bring big money and prestige, but put academics to the back burner?” Although both authors agree that sports have an impact on an athlete’s academics, the focus of their argument differs.
The compensation of college athletes has been a huge debate because of the complexity of the subject. College sports include an array of sports that range from the popular like football and basketball to the less popular like volleyball and soccer. Along with the diverse array of sports there is the division between men and women, and with this comes the differences in popularity between the two. This is evident in the contrast in media coverage of men’s basketball versus women’s basketball. Other people point to the exploitation of college athletes, particularly in football.
Sports are a fundamental aspect of the culture in which we live. Sports are a tool for entertainment for many and provide a way for individuals to come together. However, there have been multiple instances in which sports, primarily at the high school and college level, are controversial topics of discussion. There have been numerous instances where schools have been punished tremendously for violations against the NCAA. Athletes and coaches must understand these rules and regulations because there could be drastic implications that can affect more than just them. A big issue with this is determining if the punishments fit the crimes committed and if they are excessive or not. There must be research done to understand examples of different