Should College Athletes Be Paid?Join now to read essay Should College Athletes Be Paid?Athletes are dominated, managed, and controlled. They do not receive a wage compensation for their contribution to economic returns. Athletes are sometimes mistreated physically and mentally; and denied rights and freedoms of other citizens. The debate over whether or not to pay collegiate athletes, specifically Division 1, has increased greatly. Many people believe college athletic associations; such as the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Associations) treat college athletes unfairly. College athletes have been dedicating time, hard work, and much more to their schools athletic departments. People are making millions of dollars off of these athletes while, they are living in poverty. Things need to change; these players need to start being rewarded for their dedication.
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In the United States over 1,000 athletes currently live under the guise of helping others. This kind of money is used to give them benefits that are far away from the people who are suffering and the people who need them most.
Many coaches at an athletic event are concerned about the impact this program has on their fans, supporters, and athletes. Players often feel under siege and the money they receive is less than what the community wants and receives, therefore they do not want to support this program for the benefit of others. In a survey, almost half (49) of the players asked were frustrated by the program and thought that many people did not want to participate. The coaches also spoke of a lack of time from the college community for the athletes to make a living. Several of them felt that their program was a waste of money while many of their sponsors were never compensated.
Athletes are often portrayed by the media as potential victims. Athletes’ stories are often portrayed as an unfair reflection of the people they represent. And there are significant instances of discrimination against athletes and on behalf of their sponsors.
Many athletes and sports fans are encouraged to stay connected with their communities. This kind of engagement allows them to connect with others. This is true throughout the sport; even for those who have never participated in, or even followed, a college athletic program; and it is also true for any athlete seeking to do so financially. Athletes and their sponsors should be working to promote programs that benefit their community, and their community, while at the same time supporting their athletes.
We need to start educating people about professional athletic activities.
While we’ve been trying for many years to create “one and the same” student athletic programs, we have never been able to come up with an appropriate funding situation for these programs. We need to start educating students about professional sports, and athletes. It’s time to ensure that these athletes and their family members are getting equal rights on such a massive scale. We need to continue to educate parents, grandparents, sisters and brothers about collegiate sports.
The NCAA has not made the money it needs to make the money they need to go into college. A few years ago, we received a request to buy the equipment needed to keep track of those funds. The Athletic Commission of America did not feel that it could provide the financial support we need. They considered moving the program to a smaller stadium. Now the athletic commission of America is seeking additional funds to make changes to the stadium. We will now send a letter of request to the Athletic Commission of America to determine how they can come up with adequate funding to keep track of the amount involved. It does not help that athletes are now being pressured to participate of college athletes. While some states have done this, the federal Department of Justice has not done its job. Because of this, it seems that our students and athletes are being harmed as a result of the school the College will be hosting its athletes on that campus.
An NFL stadium will cost millions of dollars, and if they decide to move forward financially we will need a number of changes. In the short term, that’s when we expect a number of changes to happen; I can’t predict how they will happen because it hasn’t been spelled out yet. Additionally, these changes involve a lot of legal and financial hurdles, and we’ll need to look into them. I think
Athlete in Action
In the United States over 1,000 athletes currently live under the guise of helping others. This kind of money is used to give them benefits that are far away from the people who are suffering and the people who need them most.
Many coaches at an athletic event are concerned about the impact this program has on their fans, supporters, and athletes. Players often feel under siege and the money they receive is less than what the community wants and receives, therefore they do not want to support this program for the benefit of others. In a survey, almost half (49) of the players asked were frustrated by the program and thought that many people did not want to participate. The coaches also spoke of a lack of time from the college community for the athletes to make a living. Several of them felt that their program was a waste of money while many of their sponsors were never compensated.
Athletes are often portrayed by the media as potential victims. Athletes’ stories are often portrayed as an unfair reflection of the people they represent. And there are significant instances of discrimination against athletes and on behalf of their sponsors.
Many athletes and sports fans are encouraged to stay connected with their communities. This kind of engagement allows them to connect with others. This is true throughout the sport; even for those who have never participated in, or even followed, a college athletic program; and it is also true for any athlete seeking to do so financially. Athletes and their sponsors should be working to promote programs that benefit their community, and their community, while at the same time supporting their athletes.
We need to start educating people about professional athletic activities.
While we’ve been trying for many years to create “one and the same” student athletic programs, we have never been able to come up with an appropriate funding situation for these programs. We need to start educating students about professional sports, and athletes. It’s time to ensure that these athletes and their family members are getting equal rights on such a massive scale. We need to continue to educate parents, grandparents, sisters and brothers about collegiate sports.
The NCAA has not made the money it needs to make the money they need to go into college. A few years ago, we received a request to buy the equipment needed to keep track of those funds. The Athletic Commission of America did not feel that it could provide the financial support we need. They considered moving the program to a smaller stadium. Now the athletic commission of America is seeking additional funds to make changes to the stadium. We will now send a letter of request to the Athletic Commission of America to determine how they can come up with adequate funding to keep track of the amount involved. It does not help that athletes are now being pressured to participate of college athletes. While some states have done this, the federal Department of Justice has not done its job. Because of this, it seems that our students and athletes are being harmed as a result of the school the College will be hosting its athletes on that campus.
An NFL stadium will cost millions of dollars, and if they decide to move forward financially we will need a number of changes. In the short term, that’s when we expect a number of changes to happen; I can’t predict how they will happen because it hasn’t been spelled out yet. Additionally, these changes involve a lot of legal and financial hurdles, and we’ll need to look into them. I think
The NCAA has so much control over the athletes that they even control the educational requirements of the athletes. In order to be eligible for an athlete to play in college they must have at least a 2.5 high school grade point average in a curriculum of 13 core courses. Also they are required to score a minimum score of 700 points on the SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test) or a minimum score of 15 points on the ACT (American College Testing Program). If an athlete passes all the requirements and is able to play they must then take a course load of at least 12 hours, and by the end of the semester pass a total of nine hours. These requirements may not seem to difficult to achieve but one must remember while playing a college sport time is limited and the some of the athletes struggle to find time to get everything done. (Zimbalist 27-28)
If college athletes were to be paid, where would the money come from? The money can come from several different places: sale of tickets, corporate sponsors, endorsement contracts, and the sale of apparel. One example of the extravagant donations a school receives is the advertising package the University of Colorado has with the Coors Brewing Company. The package cost Coors an excess of $300,000 for radio, TV, scoreboard advertising. Aside for this advertising package, Coors Brewing CO. also donated $5,000,000 to have the name of the basketball arena changed to The Coors Event Center. Another way athletic departments make money is from royalties of merchandise sales. The last few years the NCAA generated over $100,000,000 from the sale of merchandise and apparel. One school, the University of Michigan, generates over $6,000,000 of that by themselves. Besides for schools individual contracts the conferences also raise money. One of the latest contracts signed by NCAA is the Bowl Championship Series. This is a contract with ABC (American Broadcasting Corporation) which gives the NCAA $930,000,000 a year. This money is then divided up to the teams involved. Teams will receive from $13,000 to $17,000 just for one game (Eitzen 2).
Contracts can also be signed with endorsement companies. These contracts are signed with the individual coaches of the sports. The contracts have players wearing a specific name brand of equipment such as shoes and pads. One may ask what is wrong with players getting free equipment to play in. The problem with this is that if a player has a preference of one type of equipment of another it does not matter cause the coach makes the decision what the players will wear. The coaches not only will make the decisions of what equipment they will wear but will make money of the endorsement contract. In other words the players are the ones wearing the equipment and the coaches are the ones getting rich off of it. According to Walt Byers “coaches own the athletes feet, the university own the athletes bodies, and the supervisors retain large rewards” (Wulf 1).
Another source of money could be generated from boosters. Many schools and athletic teams have booster clubs that generate money. Some of this money could go to giving the athletes compensation for their hard work. (Zimbalist 73)
An athlete scholarship covers room, board, and tuition. Universities estimate the cost of attendance runs between $1,500 and $2,500 a year beyond the basics covered by athletic scholarships. (Looney 2) Some of the athletes that are participating in the NCAA are not from wealthy backgrounds. Their families cannot afford to give them $1,500 to $2,500 a year. In this case the athletes will have to work to survive in school. Until recently college athletes were not able to work during the season according to NCAA rules. Now that athletes are permitted to work, there are limitations that make it hard for athletes to find a job. One of the limitations that the NCAA has is that college athletes are not able to work for companies that are owned by alumni of the school. In some places this is difficult cause in college towns everyone one has some kind of tie to the school. Another limitation to an athlete