College athletes should not get paid. You might think I’m crazy or selfish‚ but I am neither. College Athletes get so many great benefits until they really do not need a pay check. Most college athletes receive scholarships. Even more many college athletes receive “full ride scholarships.” According to www.bigfuture.collegeboard.org Division I is the biggest and most competitive NCAA division. Colleges that compete in Division I must offer scholarships — many of them full — to their student-athletes
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College athletes who play sports are working hard to get to the next level‚ they are putting their bodies on the line and some people say they should get payed but they are already receiving benefits from their college. Most college athletes are working so hard they are putting their mental and physical health in danger. They put their bodies on the line every game but‚ should they get paid? Many of them are already receiving scholarships. But only about two percent of high school athletes receive
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merchandise‚ along with many other sports related revenue builders. The athletes on the other hand‚ receive their scholarship and little more. While the idea of receiving a free college education is something few would complain about; when the issue is more closely examined it becomes evident that it is not enough. Universities are exploiting athletes‚ and recently the problems that this creates have become more prominent. More and more athletes are now leaving school early to enter the professional leagues
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being a college athlete and getting paid? I have never wondered about this because college athletes should not paid for playing sports. I understand that some people believe that college athletes should get paid because it more money for them to depend on while there in college. College athletes shouldn’t get paid for playing sports because it would be unfair to other students if the college paid athletes to play college sports. Most college athletes receives scholarships. Getting paid to be a college
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College Athletes There are thousands of athletes playing for different colleges. They put their time and effort in it‚ yet they don’t get paid. When athletes play a sport‚ they have even more stuff to worry about than a regular student. They have to worry about their grades‚ staying fit to play‚ stay healthy‚ attend to practice every day there’s practice‚ and then after practice go home and do all their work even though they are tired. How much do they get paid for going through all that? Zero
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military should make this much too. This is not possible. Our military gets paid from tax income of the country. The United States gets $3.7 trillion in income tax. If you divided that among all the soldiers and pay them what pros get paid‚ this is how much it would be. It would be 7.8063324e+12‚ that’s a lot. My main three reasons for thinking pros should get paid more than soldiers are not enough money‚ just as much training‚ and they get paid from different sources. Athletes get paid from millions
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college athlete appears to be outrageous to some. The thought of giving someone money for something they have chosen to do may not appear to be fair. The greatest concern is where to draw the line. Should the decision be based on the amount of money and fame the program generates? Why should athletes be treated special and receive compensation for their contribution to the school? One major factor is that athletes make numerous sacrifices beyond that of a nonathletic student. Many athletes can’t
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questioning the fact if college athletes should get paid. Every year the NCAA and colleges bring in millions and millions of dollars from ticket sales and jersey sellings that come from the hard work of the athletes. The athletes risk career ending injuries and do not get anything in return. College athletes should get a cut from all of the money they bring into the school. Tyson Hartnett from the Huffington Post says that even though athletes get their school paid for the athletes still will need money for
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Some people believe that college athletes should be paid and others do not. The only thing wrong with paying athletes is they get paid in other ways. College athletes get scholarships‚ housing‚ coaches‚ and opportunities no other college student has. So maybe they shouldn’t get paid but when you step back and look at the whole picture; coaches get paid a lot of money for example coming from Nick Saban (football coach of University of Alabama) he makes over $7 million a year. But think of the team
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College athletes come after school and during school everyday for practice. College athletes also travel from place to place and they have to play games every week and sometimes there games are on weekend. Some athletes that play dangerous sports like football and baseball could get hurt for playing their sport. I believe that athletes should get paid for playing for many different reasons. College athletes should be paid for playing because they put their bodies on the line when they play in their
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