The question on whether college athletes should be paid or not has continues to be debated controversially on TV shows, Newspapers, websites, and in college classes. Whereas, most colleges are continuously making up big amount of their revenues based on their athletic students’ effort. Some people would agree that college athletes should earn an income for their labor. However, others argue that not having to pay tuition for college is a tremendous benefit for athletes. But both sides agree that the college athletic programs have never been more important than today to Universities. Since many athletes have their housing and school tuitions paid for, many people say that they do not have the right to be paid like professionals. It is good enough that they obtain free schooling and college degree, while others suffer to pay their college fees. In fact %60 of college students graduate with student debt. Graduating college debt free is a huge advantage for those who play in a college team as athletes. Not having to deal with all that burden is in fact by itself a payment. The argument goes on that college athletes are compensated with free education and living expenses and that is another form of payment. Many graduate athletes find their jobs easier and faster than ordinary graduates because they may be remembered for their touchdown throws or for the touchdowns they made. So unlike their fellow normal students, the student athletes are more certain about their future due to the publicity they gain through their college experience. Apart from that, student athletes receive free athletic training, and experience from professional coaches and that might help them in becoming professional players. On the other hand, there are those w... ... middle of paper ... ....usnews.com/debate-club/should-ncaa-athletes-be-paid 2- Rocker, J. (2013, September 23). Why college athletes should not be paid. Retrieved November 12, 2013, from http://http://www.wnd.com/2013/09/why-college-athletes-should-not-be-paid/ 3- Dybas, T. (2013, September 27). Putting a price on their backs: Should college athletes be paid? Retrieved November 20, 2013, from http://http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/09/27/2807771/putting-a-price-on-their-backs.html 4- Dorfman, J. (2013, August 29). Pay College Athletes? They're Already Paid Up To $125,000 Per Year. Retrieved November 21, 2013, from http://http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffreydorfman/2013/08/29/pay-college-athletes-theyre-already-paid-up-to-125000year/ 5- The Sports Zone (2013, September 23). Should college athletes be paid. Retrieved November 21, 2013, from http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVB84Nijp7I
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.
Tyson Hartnett of The Huffington Post once said “Even with any type of scholarship, college athletes are typically dead broke.” This quote regards a tremendous controversy that has been talked about for the past few years. He talks about whether or not college athletes should be paid for their duties. Despite the fact college athletes are not professionals, they should most certainly be paid for playing for their respective schools due to many factors. These factors include health risks and the income bring in for their colleges as well as to the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
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In “College Athletes Should Not Be Paid,” a response to the previous argument that also appeared in the Baltimore Sun, former Penn State football player Warren Hartenstine argues that “College Athletes Should Not Be Paid.” Like Marx, Hartenstine is writing to a similar audience, but argues why student-athletes shouldn’t be paid above scholarships like professional athletes are.
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College athletes should be paid because they are basically working for the school. When a student gets a scholarship to a college for a sport they are expected to practice with the team and without the team, so on their free time. College athletes go way over the maximum amount of hours they are allowed to practice with the team. A 2011 survey, from the article Should College Athletes Be Paid?, states “The NCAA has a limit of 20 hours of training per week, D1 football players on average practice 43 hours a week, baseball 42.1 hours a week, and men’s basketball 39.2 hours a week”(Walch). With
Colleges do not have enough money to pay college athletes. according to listland.com " most college sports programs have more money going out than coming In." Although the college programs bring in large sums of
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