College athletes have a goal that they pursue. The jump to the professional sports leagues is an accomplishment that most college athletes wanted to achieve. But most college athletes go to college and forego completing their senior year and don’t get a degree. In basketball most athletes are one and done. This means they go to college for only one year then enter the NBA draft. For the NFL players have to be out of high school for three years and necessarily don’t have to go to college. Some argue that good enough athletes should enter the professional draft because of financial issues. Others argue that athletes who stay in college have a chance of getting injured before they reach the professional level. College athletes should stay in college for four years before going professional because then they will have developed the essentials to head into the draft. The choice to stay in college to get a degree will help athletes be more prepared in their professional sports careers, establish a career after their professional career, help them transition to adulthood, and produce educated individuals. (or mature individuals with more knowledge) Too many college athletes are given the chance to go into a professional draft that doesn't require the athlete to complete all four years of college and earn a degree. This is a problem because athletes lack the college experience that will get them ready for real life situations as they carry out their sports career. In college they will learn skills and have extra time to be better prepared. Without staying in college for fours athletes won’t see that theres more options for them besides sports. It will be hard for them to see if they have other interests besides sports. Also staying... ... middle of paper ... ...ticle is about the NBA change rules around the league. This source is credible because the NBA is a premier men’s professional basketball league in the United States. "SN names the 20 smartest athletes in sports." Sporting News. 2 Oct. 2013. 27 Apr. 2014 This article discuss the academic achievements of professional athletes. This source is credible because its an American sports website. I plan to use this information on the subtopic of athletes who graduated from college with a degree before entering the draft. Flynn, Joe. "Kobe: NCAA Not Teaching Players." Bleacher Report. 22 Jan. 2014. 27 Apr. 2014 This an article about Kobe Bryant discussing his views on the NCAA and its impact on player. This source is credible because Bleacher Report is a sports media company associated with Turner Sports. I plan to use this information in my counter argument.
When College athletes are recruited to college, most of the time they receive a four year scholarship to go to that university. Why not take advantage and use that four year scholarship to major in some profession. This ensures that if something were to happen down the road in the athletes professional career they would have a backup job. This would be the smartest idea because many athletes endure career ending injuries. With no education they have no job to fall back on, resulting in bankruptcy.
Most college athletes, when they were young children, dreamed of playing for a college team. For them that was their passion and their greatest dream/ accomplishment. College athletes are there because they love to play the sport that they do. They love the thrill of the game and winning o...
The early age entry rule, has been blamed for taking away the talent that made NCAA basketball popular over the last 40 years (Hughes, 2013). Recently many of the most talented basketball players have entered the NCAA with no intention of playing a second, third, or fourth year. The NBA permits players to be drafted at an age that many have considered is too young to live the lavish lifestyle of a professional player. This has been cause for the big debate of should the NBA change the eligibility to 20 years of age and two years removed from high school.
Abstract: Basketball players who enter the NBA early are not ready for the NBA. Early entry into the NBA by high school and college basketball players has had a negative affect on the college basketball program, the NBA, and the players themselves. Each year the number of early entries in the NBA rises more and more. In 1997, 47 basketball players entered the NBA draft early, and the number has risen since then. The college basketball program is drained of talent due to players leaving early. The high school players that go directly into the NBA are hurting the college program because they never contribute to the college program at all. The NBA now has to deal with a higher level of immaturity and disrespect by young players. College basketball players obtain a certain amount of respect and maturity in college. The players suffer by not grasping the concept of learning due to lack of education. Many analysts say that entering the NBA before finishing a four-year program is entering too early. The NBA commissioner, David Stern, has begun to work on ways to encourage players to go to and stay in college.
“No one blows through money faster than millionaires with nothing to do.” -Unknown. This is true regarding the experiences of millionaires, but is it true with professional sports players? With athletes not finishing college, they don’t get the opportunities they would if they received full education. Arguably, the most educated player in the MLB is Craig Breslow on the Boston Red Sox. He was accepted into medical school before becoming a professional athlete. He had a major in biophysics and biochemistry, which he earned at Yale University. He was asked the question, “Where would you be if you weren’t a professional athlete?” Breslow replied saying he would be graduating medical school or hopefully have already graduated. Professional athletes should finish college before going pro because it secures their future. It teaches the younger generation maturity and the value of knowledge.
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Should college athletes be required to graduate with a degree, before they go to the pro’s? I believe that all colleges should make it mandatory for their student athletes to graduate before they are allowed to go to the pro’s. Only a small percentage of student athletes go on to have a career in professional sports after college. The few that are lucky enough to make it to the pro’s usually end up playing for a couple of years and then end up not being able to find work. College athletes should be required to obtain degree’s because not only does it allow you to have something to fall back on if you can’t make it to the pro’s, but it also can show pro sports teams that you are a mature individual, and your education is important to you as well.
The only reason some athletes make it to college is due to scholarships for their performance on the field. If they don’t perform well on the field, that scholarship might get cut. This makes practicing the athletes a main priority. However, college athletes have to concentrate on their grades so they don’t drop out of college. These athletes know they may not make it to the pro’s, so they know they have to have a back-up plan.
There is never enough of anything in the life of a college student. there is never enough time to study, or enough food, or enough money, or enough time to sleep. But, if that student becomes a college athlete then all of the “or’s” change to “and’s”. Even though there are many struggles of a college athlete they are not going away. As the youth of America watches their older counterparts excel in many college sports, a dream to become an athlete at the collegiate level is sparked. This dream is fueled through high school sports and then disseminated by high school counselors. Counselors who are quick to remind that sports do not bring home a paycheck. Neverless, this dream of college sports thrives and is present in the mind of every high
In the world today, many people simply view colleges as athletic departments and teams, which is not the primary function of a university. The purpose of a university is to provide students with a good education and prepare them for the future. There is nothing wrong with playing sports in college. However, athletes are called student-athletes for a reason; the student part comes first. In the long run, a college degree will be way more valuable than what a student-athlete does on a collegiate athletic field. According to the NCAA website, there is merely a 1.3% chance that a college basketball player will play professionally and 1.6% c...
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College athletes spend more time on sports than on class work. Some miss a lot of classes and end up failing, but the coaches never tell them to stay focus in class because they care about the games the athletes have to attend. Most student athletes are enrolled in colleges not because of the strength of their brains, but because of their physical strength. Most colleges are famous because they recruit and produce world class athletes. Football, basketball, track and field athletes who have made it through the rough terrain of becoming professionals go back to these colleges to support or even sponsor the athletic department. They learn to give back what the college fails to give them. Most colleges have now commercialized their sporting faculty. Colleges are more concerned with making money than with the welfare of the athletes.
I believe that college sports should be considered a profession. Athletes deserve to be paid for their work. College athletics are a critical part of America’s culture and economy. At the present time, student-athletes are considered amateurs. College is a stepping-stone to the professional leagues. The NCAA is exploiting the student- athlete. Big-time schools are running a national entertainment business that controls the compensation rate of the players like a monopoly (Byers 1).
The admissions of student athletes has been a topic of discussion for quite some time. In most cases, it is brought up when students who have a perfect high school resume are turned down and athletes’ who have a not so perfect high school resume are accepted. My argument is not one that bashes athletes for their abilities or one that argues against an
College athletes are not forced into playing the sport that they have devoted their time to during their years in secondary education. They continue to play into the college level for their love of the game. And for this, many college athletes are offered full scholarships. Today’s tuition for many schools are so expensive that without the scholarships that some of the students receive, they would not be able to attend college at all. For these students, college sports offer a great avenue to obtain an education that otherwise would not have been available for them. This allows them opportunity to study something that they can use to build a better life for themselves and their families.