2014 Should College Athletes Be Paid? In recent years, the amount of college sports fans and viewers has skyrocketed. College sports fans know that Saturday’s in fall are NCAA football game days, and the month of March is March Madness for NCAA basketball teams. Fans and students look forward to college sporting events because of the fun-filled entertainment and amateur aspect that the athletes still represent while proudly playing for their school. Recently, however, college athletes have been upset
Over the years, there has been controversy on whether or not college athletes should be paid to play. In the article, “The Pros and Cons of Paying Athletes” written by Jane Dabad, he says, “the main reason why paying college athletes still isn't legalized is because of the strong stand of the spirit of amateurism against the idea.” Dabad also talks about how it would not be fair to the schools that make little to no revenue, and therefore how would they be able to afford it? So a good question would
College athletics have amounted to enormous popularity among Americans over the past few decades. This has resulted in increased revenues for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and the participating colleges, which has started the debate about whether college athletes should be rewarded beyond their athletic scholarships. This paper will attempt to answer the question as to whether college athletes should be paid by explaining some pros and cons of this subject. Athletes form
Over many decades college sports have became very popular in the United States. As college sports continue to grow in popularity the revenue increases for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the participating colleges, which has formed the question of whether college athletes should be paid beyond their athletic scholarships. This paper will attempt to answer the question as to whether college athletes should be paid by stating examples of the reasons for and against the payment
Many student-athletes around the world have a dream of becoming a professional in their sport. Some develop the idea of going pro early in their high school career and some go after this dream once they start their college career. There is a great deal of controversy on whether or not athletes should play professional sports while they are still in school or if they must finish their schooling. Some athletes go pro as soon as they graduate high school, but some wait until after they have graduated
College Athletes Should Be Paid College sports is a multi-billion dollar industry. Each year thousands of high school students are recruited to play college sports, but under strict conditions. Students are required to do well in athletics while keeping up with their academics. College athletes spend up to 45 hours per week on practices, training and games. In addition, they spend roughly 40 hours on their academics. The NCAA (National Collegiate Athletics Association) do not think it is necessary