Should College Athletes Deserve To Get Paid

Because college athletic programs are continuing to generate millions of dollars in revenue for schools, proponents for student-athletes are also pushing for schools to pay their players. Meanwhile, opponents stand firm in their belief that compensating athletes is potentially harmful to college sports. No matter what side you choose,

College Athletes should not be paid to play because the scholarship they are receiving is enough. (Dayton Daily News) College Athletes are not professional this is not their career .(Dayton Daily News) The statements are all very true but the college athletes are practicing the same amount of time as the professionals but they aren't getting paid anything for their hard work and dedication. College Athletes are the main ones that are on a trip out of town for tournaments, ect. So that means that they need traveling,eating,and extra expenses for their journey

One of the most popular pastimes in America is watching college sports. Whether it’s football, baseball, or basketball, these student-athletes bring fans, money, and sponsorships to their schools. So why shouldn't these athletes be paid? The answer is that student-athletes should not be paid, because they have the ability to earn scholarships or financial aid, college athletes are paid in other ways than financially, and not all schools have the money to pay them. Ultimately, paying college athletes would ruin the current culture and competitiveness of college sports.

These details prove why college athletes should not get paid. Greed and jealousy can cause among players of a college sport by paying athletes. ”College athletes are not worth a single cent in the open market.” This quote proves that universities don't need to pay college athletes a single cent. Once they are eligible to go to the professional sport like NFL or NBA thy may get

What college athlete would not want to be paid to play the sport that he or she loves? The real question is, though, should college athletes be paid for their roles in a college’s athletics? They are many points to each side of this recent controversial topic, which is why this has been made into such a hot debate in the past couple of years. As of right now, these athletes are not getting paid, but many of them truly believe that they should. Others believe that they already are being paid through certain types of scholarships and don’t deserve anything more than that. With that being said, there are two sides of this topic that have quality points.

Some critics would say that college athletes shouldn't get paid while in college due to that players will get distracted from their school work or won't go to class. Also college athletes shouldn’t be paid because they aren't professional. Being paid isn't the only thing athletes should really be caring about. For them it's a privilege for the students to play college sports and young kids and teens dream about having that opportunity to play when they are older. Athletes stress becomes a major reason in how they think in life, athletes need to concentrate on sports and what is on the field.

Another reason college athletes should be paid is because paying college athletes would only make the game more competitive. Finally, athletes should get paid because a payment would help athletes leave school with more than just a degree. College athletes should be paid because they struggle to make ends meet. College athletes spend more

Each year in the United States over 100,000 collegiate student-athletes participate in a variety of different sports and currently they do not receive paychecks for their performances. Many people have asked the question, should college athletes start getting paid? The simple answer to that question is no. The answer is no because the system that is in place now for current athletes is perfect since it gives athletes opportunities, but does not spoil them. There would be many downfalls if the NCAA and universities started to pay their athletes. College athletes would feel as if they are professional athletes and that is exactly what they are not. They are simply playing a sport, whichever one it may be, and that is it. Sports are games

Because college athletes are still young, there is no telling how they will act if they are given decent amounts of money. Colin Cowherd is an American sports media personality who has spoken on ESPN Kickoff and Fox Sports Radio and has had many opinions on paying college athletes. “I don’t think paying all college athletes is great; not every college is loaded, and most 19-year-olds (are) gonna spend it—and let’s be honest, they’re gonna spend it on weed and kicks!” (Cowherd). At a young age they would not know how to properly manage their money, and they are at college by themselves, without an adult to guide them with their financial

Another argument why college athletes shouldn’t be paid is that it would be hard to control. With all that athletes playing college sports how would you know how much to pay each player. This is a simple fix. You just give every college athlete a base salary. You set the amount of money each athlete gets and no certain athlete gets anymore or any less. People could argue that this is unfair because some athletes put in more time than others and some sports produce more revenue than others. This is a valid point. If you work harder and for longer than another athlete why should you get paid the same amount as them? If this is the case pay the athletes a base salary of say $2,000 a year and however long the athlete’s sport goes for take that ratio to the year. So if you do a sport that takes up 6 months of the year, that is half a year of athletics so you get half the amount a full year of athletics would get. In this case you would end up only getting $1,000. Another strong argument is that what if the athlete plays two sports like Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston. He plays both quarterback in football and pitcher in baseball. In this case he should get just as much as everybody else who plays a sport that takes up a full year like football. He would not get any additional bonuses to the base salary. If you had a part time job that pays federal minimum wage which is $7.25

Intro: Imagine this: full time job, full time college student. Tying to juggle your job and academics at the same time, putting equal time in for each. Then, at the end of the month you didn’t get paid for the work that you were achieving in your job. This is how college athletes are feeling today. Ineffective, useless and unproductive. Many people in the college sports industry are getting paid except for the people who are accomplishing the most, the athletes. They put in the work, time, and effort to their athletics but their academics are being overlooked totally. With so many mixed emotions and laws standing in the way, there has not been as much commotion over this issues as there should be. College athletes should be getting paid because of the work that they are putting into the system, and the results that they are getting out of the game and audience.

All athletes will play to their best potential in college because they are awaiting the opportunities they may get after college. It is every athletes dream to get paid to play the sport they love and thrived in their whole life. College athletes do not necessarily need to be paid to play in college because they are paid in various ways and opportunities. As Brady, Berkowitz, and Upton report, the college experience for athletes is far superior to that of the regular student, in most cases, and athletes get to play on major television! (Brady, Berkowitz, Upton). Sometimes a lot of college athletes are asking for a lot. They get tremendous opportunities, experiences, and chances and not to mention, most are getting a free or almost free education. The amount of advantages that student-athletes get compared to regular college students is ridiculous. So the continuing question is, should college athletes get a paycheck?

In her article she emphasizes the fact that paying college athletes would be completely unfair to other students that attend school. She argues that the student athletes have almost everything provided for them in college and how regular students don’t have some of the opportunities that they do. She also goes on to say that the scholarship that the school provides for their athletes is payment enough, whether it is a full or partial scholarship. She also hints on the fact that being broke and having no money is all a part of the “college experience” and that everybody is struggling to make ends meet and that it everybody is working hard to make money and that a majority of the people who attend college cannot afford to go out and overindulge and spend money on the things that they want, so college athletes should not have this privilege either. Also, smaller colleges would not be able to shell out money like larger colleges could so a large school would be able to pay more for a player than a smaller college would, therefore putting the smaller college at a disadvantage.

There has been many different arguments discussing whether or not college athletes should be paid or not. I’m not saying that any of them are exactly correct, however, in my opinion, they should. College athletes have put thousands of hours in their youth to get to where they are, and they don’t make a single dollar. The most money that a college athlete can make is in the form of scholarships to their university and through working their own jobs which none of them have time for. For me, I believe that college athletes should be paid because they spent their whole lives to get to where they are and because the student-athletes bring in tons of money for the schools.

Another argument in the case for college athletes to be paid would be that the scholarships that are offered to athletes aren’t enough to cover the lost wages they would gain from working a job. Even though some athletes are offered full ride scholarships to great universities, they aren’t enough to pay their rent and other bills that they have. With athletes committing so much time for sports they do not have the time to get a job and pay for their bills and other things they need. This puts more strain on the athletes and can cause them to drop out of their respective sports and when that happens they ultimately lose their scholarships. College athletics are more demanding than a full-time job should pay their athletes for their services provided to the university they play for. The wages lost by athletes at universities are even greater than those working typical eight-hour days. Since athletes, football in particular, commit an immense amount of time to their sports they could be obtaining a wage far greater than the amount of the scholarship they obtained for attending and participating in sports at a university. Another point to be made would be that only a small portion of the people associated with college athletics receive full scholarships. This means that not only are athletes committing so much time and effort for sports, they must pay out of pocket for the portion that their respective