College athletes should be paid because of the huge amount of money being made off of the use of their athletic ability. The college basketball and football games that everyone watches on TV is no longer just a game, it is a business. The colleges and arenas hosting such events are not doing it solely for the love of sport, they are doing it for the money that will flow generously into their banking accounts. The coaches also, they are not volunteers, they are not there just for their love of the game, coaching is their job. The athletic directors, coaching staff, and event staff are all doing their job to put food on the table. The fans are watching the game, the players, the ones who are making huge sacrifices to be on the court. The athletes are the only ones in this circle of business who are putting in the hours, maybe even the most hours, and not getting a paycheck. It is time for a change, the fans, the players, and the NCAA is ready for it, it just has to be done. However, there are those out there fighting the other side of this battle, saying there is no need for these student athletes to be paid. Both sides have good points but one of them has great points. The idea of paying college athletes to come to a certain is not a new one, colleges have been giving incentives since the beginning. As Dennis Johnson and John Acquaviva said in “The Sports Journal” in the early nineties, athletes were often paid or given incentives by schools to play for them(par.5). They mentioned that there were times when athletes in games were not even enrolled in the school they were playing for(par.5). Johnson and Acquaviva also quoted Howard Savage who did a study in 1929 where he came up with the conclusion that “alumni devices for recruit... ... middle of paper ... ...07 Feb. 2014. Dirlam, Zach. “College Football.” Bleacher Report. Turner Sports Network. 3 Apr. 2013. Web. 07 Feb. 2014. Gregory, Sean. “TIME Cover Story: It’s Time to Pay College Athletes.” Time Magazine. New Haven. 16 Sep. 2013. Web. 7 Feb. 2014. Johnson, Dennis A. Ed. D. and John Acquaviva, Ph.D. “The Sport Journal.” The Sport Journal. United States Sports Academy, 15 June. United States Sports Academy, 15 June. 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2014. Lepore, Steve. Personal Interview. 24 Feb. 2014. Maher, Jonathan. “College Athletes Should Be Paid Exactly This Much.” Bloomberg Business Week. Bloomberg, 02 Jan. 2014. Web. 06 Feb. 2014. Riper, Tom Van. “Sorry Time Magazine: Colleges Have No Reason To Pay Athletes.” Forbes. Forbes Magazine. 06 Sept. 2013. Web. 04 Feb. 2014 “Should NCAA Athletes Be Paid?” US News. U.S. News and World Report, Apr. 2013. Web. 05 Feb. 2014.
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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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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?
College athletes generate millions of dollars for their schools each year, yet they are not allowed to be compensated beyond a scholarship due to being considered amateurs. College athletes are some of the hardest working people in the nation, having to focus on both school courses and sports. Because athletics take so much time, these student-athletes are always busy. College football and basketball are multi-billion dollar businesses. The NCAA does not want to pay the athletes beyond scholarships, and it would be tough to work a new compensation program into the NCAA and university budgets. College athletes should be compensated in some form because they put in so much time and effort, generating huge amounts of revenue.
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.
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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.
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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.
The college sports industry produces around 11 billion dollars in annual revenues. Sounds like there’s enough money to pay college students, right? Wrong. In my opinion, college athletes should not be paid for playing sports in college- it’s unfair, unnecessary, and there’s just no good justification. Why? Well, there are several reasons I believe this, and why you should too.