Supporting College Athletes

The average in-state tuition at the university is just over $10,000 a year, yet the average athletic scholarship is $17,856 for male athletes… In other words, these athletes are having their full tuition paid for, in addition to other perks.” (Anderson, Top 10 Reasons College Athletes Should Not Be Paid) Even though these players are not being handed cold hard cash, they are still given perks, and effectively, free college. These athletes are already being paid tens of thousands of dollars from tuition, to room and board, to food, and more. Plus, the privilege of even playing at such a high level should be considered high enough pay, as the ability to play at such a high level is many people’s life dreams.

On average, one semester at an in state college is 9,970 dollars. For a private school it is even worse at a price of 34,740 dollars per semester. Then out of state college would be 25,620 dollars per semester. That is a lot of free money we are endowing them every semester. Also discounted school merchandise and usually free equipment considering what sport they play. Then a free gym or field. If we do pay them, how would that affect the smaller programs in the college. The programs that don't make enough money would have to be cut off because of the income of these college athletes. Some of the kids that would have a scholarship would have to be cut off. The college the kid always wanted to go to and play for would all of a sudden cut off they’re

Most people don’t know that college athletes are already getting paid in different ways than just direct money. "A student athlete at a major conference school on a full scholarship is likely receiving a package of education, room, board, and coaching/training worth between $50,000 and $125,000 per year depending on their sport and whether they attend public or private university"(Dorfman). These athletes get training and coaching for free that professionals pay $2,000-$3,000 per week for. They also receive free schooling if they received scholarships from the school. They can also have free room which means the athletes don’t have to pay for their houses. The average college student pays $20,000 in tuition that these athletes get

Do you want to get paid for playing a sport in college? (http://www.experienceproject.com/question-answer.php) College players should receive some payment for playing for their schools. College athletes put their bodies on the line each game they play, paying college athletes would help to begin creating a sense of financial awareness, (https://smartasset.com/retirement/should-student-athletes-be-paid ) and some athletes don't have enough money to pay for food or stuff they need and with the money they have left over they can buy things.

If the NCAA decided to pay college athletes, it would create more problems than solutions. For example, if student-athletes are offered a salary, most likely the cost of school tuition will go up because the money paid to the student-athletes must come from somewhere and the revenue from sporting events and memorabilia will not be enough to cover all student-athlete salaries as well as expenses to run all the college’s sports programs. In addition, not all college sports draw the same fan base and therefore, income is greatly varied between sports programs which in turn will create an unfair balance when determining the salary for each student-athlete. All student-athletes regardless of which sport they are participating would expect equal pay.

How much harder would athletes work if they were paid for their performance on the field, track, or court? College athletes are put to the test each and everyday, they risk their health to entertain millions day in and day out. College athletes deserve part of the money due to the revenue they bring in for their schools and for the NCAA, they deserve the money because they do not have time to get a job because they are practicing and training at least 40 hours a week, they should also get paid because they are used as marketing models for the ncaa and for their universities. College athletes also should not get paid because they are already getting paid in scholarship money. College athletes deserve to get paid because they are putting their bodies on the line just so the NCAA and their sponsors can make money.

I know many athletes that play at the college level and do not have enough time to have a job and cannot pay for food at times. College athletes should be getting paid because scholarships do not give an athlete money to be able to eat.

The issue of pay or no pay goes beyond athletic or academic scholarships. The money would be used for additional pay completely separate from the costs the school covers for the athlete already. Just as professional athletes receive a paycheck for the efforts they put in, so would student-athletes. The NCAA has opposed this idea since it came into existence. All officials of the Association believe that college sports should, “preserve the status of amateur athletics” (Mondello & Beckham, 2002), and

Let's oppose that colleges do pay their athletes and the athletes have money for food and the things they need, wouldn’t that make them survive? Well since they don’t get paid the athletes don’t have money for literally anything. “ We do have hungry nights that we don’t have enough money to get in food. Sometimes money is needed. I don’t think you should stretch out to hundreds of thousands of dollars, because a lot of times, guys don’t know how to handle money. I feel like a student athlete. Sometimes, there’s hungry nights, but i still got to play up to my capabilities.” This quote was from Shabazz Napier, a basketball player who played for his college basketball

As the debate of whether or not athletes should be paid grows, it is understandable why some people would say they shouldn’t. For example it would basically be an unfair playing field as you will have teams such as Alabama worth approximately $683 million dollars compared to a much smaller college like a Missouri State at $66 million. This will cause a major problem and only further the uneven gap that bigger schools already have over smaller ones. Another argument is the benefits the athletes receive from scholarships. Some will argue that athletes who are attending school on scholarships will say that they are basically getting a free education, including free books, and sometimes free or reduced living through the dormitory system provided by the universities

Furthermore, where should the money come from? Is it the responsibility of the school to pay these athletes or the NCAA? Other questions include how much should students-athletes be paid, how often, will it work in a similar way that professional contracts work, etc.? All these questions reveal how difficult it would be to change the college athletic system to compensate college athletes. Regardless of what number of individuals feels that athletes ought not to be paid for their ability, there is pretty much the same number of individuals whom feel they ought to. There are numerous reasons why individuals think a student athlete ought to be adjusted. Some of those reasons incorporate; individuals feel that frequently the college utilizes these athletes as boards for their school. Additionally, the universities are "offering the athletes' names and achievements for the schools own acknowledgment. “Athletic organizations are utilizing college athletes to offer their items, along these lines the athletes ought to see a portion of the money that is earned. It has even been demonstrated that promoting through understudy athletes extraordinarily impacts more youthful

Who would be responsible for paying the students in this case? And what system will be used; do athletes with better performance get more pay than other members of the team? These things and a lot more only would result to many complexities, and thus, paying college athletes might indeed just deviate the students from what they went to their respective institutions in the first place, that is, to get a degree, not to gain a salary.” (http://www.youniversitytv.com/college-tips/pros-cons-paying-college-athletes/) There has been numerous college athletes that said they want to paid.

Actions towards paying athletes are being taken and according to the TCU Daily Skiff, “There’s a legislation being passed around in the Big 12 states to provide athletes with an extra stipend in addition to their all-expenses paid education. The idea is that these students are producing truckloads of revenue for the university and should see some of the fruits of their labor.” (Jennings, par. 2) Because athletes aren’t paid for producing such money, supporters feel some of the money made should go towards helping with extra expenses. An average student athlete has to pay for phone bills, transportation, entertainment, laundry, toiletries and other things. While the typical college student has the opportunity to work, athletes don’t. Some students in college receive academic full ride scholarships, which are the same as athletic full rides, but they have time to earn extra money on the side. If these students are receiving a full ride scholarship and have the opportunity to work then an athlete should be paid a compensation for his or her efforts on the playing field.

I strongly believe that college athletes shouldn’t get paid because a scholarship to a college to play for their team and a free education is enough payment. Student-athletes with full-ride scholarships don’t have to worry about student loans or any other debts they would have to pay back for attending that college.

Student athletes commonly go to school for one reason: their love for the sport they participate in. These student athletes get scholarships from large Division 1 schools, which means things such as schooling, board, and food will be paid for by the school so the student athletes do not have to pay for these benefits themselves (Patterson). If college athletes are to be paid, it will cause unfair compensation between players who are valued or played more than others. When student athletes are rewarded with a scholarship, they have nothing school related that they would need to pay for. This can lead them to blow all of their income on unnecessary or dangerous things such as drugs and alcohol which could get them removed from the team they