Summary: Should College Athletes Be Paid
Should college athletes be paid?
Maribel Kultti
October 30, 2014
There have been major discussions recently if college athletes should or shouldn’t be paid while they are in school. Once you get a sport involved, there are politics, injuries, and a call to the office to tell the player, “thanks, but we don’t need you on this team anymore.” Many players will get a scholarship for a year or two, and then transfer to a different school which returns out to be a better situation. A $25,000 scholarship may seem like a lot of money, but it really only covers the basics, such as books, tuition, university fees, housing and a meal. The point of this is that a scholarship doesn’t equal cash in a player’s pocket.
Who else makes money off these near-professional level athletes? First their own coaches, many coaches earn at least $100 thousand a year, to coach one of the major sorts. Theses coaches will receive bonuses for getting the payoffs, championships and others, the athletes what they receive? Nothing. Second the NCAA, and the third, the athletic programs. Universities bring in hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars to their athletic programs each year. …show more content…
For example, some less popular teams like swimming, tennis, or volleyball don’t earn the universities much money, and the bigger sports like basketball and football make up for the lost revenue. So why would pay the athletes if entire teams are struggling to survive?
There are many reasons why NCAA athletes should be treated like traditional employees. Here are some of
Maribel Kultti
October 30, 2014
There have been major discussions recently if college athletes should or shouldn’t be paid while they are in school. Once you get a sport involved, there are politics, injuries, and a call to the office to tell the player, “thanks, but we don’t need you on this team anymore.” Many players will get a scholarship for a year or two, and then transfer to a different school which returns out to be a better situation. A $25,000 scholarship may seem like a lot of money, but it really only covers the basics, such as books, tuition, university fees, housing and a meal. The point of this is that a scholarship doesn’t equal cash in a player’s pocket.
Who else makes money off these near-professional level athletes? First their own coaches, many coaches earn at least $100 thousand a year, to coach one of the major sorts. Theses coaches will receive bonuses for getting the payoffs, championships and others, the athletes what they receive? Nothing. Second the NCAA, and the third, the athletic programs. Universities bring in hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars to their athletic programs each year. …show more content…
For example, some less popular teams like swimming, tennis, or volleyball don’t earn the universities much money, and the bigger sports like basketball and football make up for the lost revenue. So why would pay the athletes if entire teams are struggling to survive?
There are many reasons why NCAA athletes should be treated like traditional employees. Here are some of