Most scholarships are not full ride and students are left to pay some school fines. Paying college athletes is a way to encourage students to play sports. On September 5, Chris Starks was shot down by a classmate. If college athletes were paid Starks would not have had to move to Savannah State and he would have still been alive.
Nevertheless, many other authors believe that college athletes should not be paid. For example, Andrew Zimbalist believes that the cost for paying college athletes would be way to high for the universities across America. While this is true Colleges and Universities could start different funding programs to help students get paid.
Alyssa Gonzalez 10 Ms. Do people ever wonder why college athletes do not get paid? Everyone needs to know why college athletes should not be paid. Many reasons include, often college athletes are already given scholarships, college students can sometimes be financially irresponsible, it may be difficult to distribute the money equally to each player, and it may be difficult to figure out which athletes get paid and how much?
Furthermore, since they are paying for college at the same time being paid for playing sports would help them pay student loans and their college. There are many different ways to earn money. Although these athletes bring in money for the school, college athletes should not be paid because being paid could prevent other students from participating in college sports and it could take their attention away from academics.
Many people love to purchase items for their favorite college team or college player. Over the years the decision whether or not to pay college athletes while they play sports and attend school has spread a lot of controversy.
College athletes should not be payed. They also should not be paid because they are not professionally playing the sport. College athletes are not forced to play the sport they do, everything the student does his based off of their own decision. Some would argue that college football players should not be paid for various reasons. One of these reasons is because they think the players are at college to get an education, sports are a secondary or extracurricular activity. The players are generating money for the school, which pays for school and other things around campus.
Many people might say that it is unfair to the other sports that are less popular. Your email address will not be published. RSS Feed. Search this site Submit Search. The Delphi. The many faces of Del Val. Silver lining of Appendicitis. Meet the Board of Education candidates. Bus driver shortage. NJ students and schools grapple with after effects of Ida. Ambs: the playwright of his past. Getting to Know Ms. From hardship to home. Girls cross country dashes toward finish line. Del Val girls soccer senior night tomorrow.
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What about earning good grades and positioning oneself for the competitive job market? Might some form of financial compensation make this compromise easier to take? Like other college students, athletes need spending money.
Even if a student receives a full-ride scholarship, the award doesn't provide pocket money for incidentals and entertainment. If a student doesn't hold a part-time job , where does that money come from besides their parents? Athletes constantly risk injury and therefore deserve proper compensation. A seriously injured athlete could lose their scholarship which is guaranteed only for one year at a time , jeopardize their opportunity to play professionally and potentially earn millions, or even face lifelong disability if the damage is permanent.
We're far more savvy today about concussions and the long-term effects of chronic traumatic encephalopathy CTE. One of the primary arguments against paying student-athletes rests on the assumption that they already receive full college scholarships. But as we've discussed, this is seldom the case — most athletes only receive partial scholarships. If a university decided to pay student-athletes, where would that money come from?
Not likely from the school itself. Of the roughly 1, athletic programs governed by the NCAA, only 25 had a net positive revenue in The vast sums earned from football and basketball subsidize all other sports on campus. And not, of course, from the NCAA. A likely scenario would involve universities cutting minor sports to pay athletes competing in the marquee sports. So while a few athletes would benefit financially, a greater number of students would see their athletic opportunities disappear.
Exactly who gets paid and how much? The economics of a paid-athlete system is messy at best. At worst, it's chaotic and threatens team morale. Should all athletes be paid? That's not likely. How about only football and basketball players?
What determines how much each player should earn? Is the third-string left guard worth as much as the starting quarterback? Will the coach make these determinations? What if the coach's son plays on the team? Assuming a free-market system, the chasm between the haves and have-nots would widen even further. Universities best positioned to pay athletes top dollar would win bidding wars and recruiting battles against institutions with limited budgets.
Athletic competition nationwide would suffer as a result. Might this exacerbate booster interference and create a black market for top talent funded surreptitiously? Paying student-athletes turns them into professionals and sullies the purity of amateur athletic competition.
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