College Athletes Should Not Be Paid

College athletics are a substantial source of income for colleges and universities across the country. College athletics would not be possible without the college athletes. Many feel that because the schools benefit so greatly that the athletes deserve some compensation beyond the scholarships for tuition. College Athletes as a whole have been at the helm of discussion for years when it comes down to whether or not they should be paid. According to the Indianapolis Star, the NCAA made over 912 million dollars in 2013-2014. This astonishing fact alone can, for some, raise the bar in discussion when it comes to student athletes receiving benefits. However, would it even be realistic to provide 85 college football players per team with a paycheck
The many sports in which college athletes participate in include swimming, football, rugby, hockey, basketball, tennis, or soccer. Many colleges employ professional coaches to train their athletes in different fields of sports. practice time for many colleges is usually conducted after classes because this is when most students are free or rather have time to engage in various outside curriculum activities. College athletes participate in inter-school competitions of the same college and also compete with other colleges in various leagues in the state. Most of them are usually talented with more strength and gas compared to their older competitors in the same field. If their talents are above and beyond, they are the ones who become the best in various sports countrywide and also represent their country to the best of their ability in terms of talent. For example, the best players from college football and basketball will move on to play in a professional league for their
they spend most of their free time being trained and training themselves to be better sports individuals. They end up spending less time with their families and friends with an excuse of training. This sacrifice sometimes goes to an extent of making them to miss out or rather forget important dates concerning their families and friends. When important games clash with important family or friends’ occasion, they are most likely going to end up choosing the game over their families and friends. This is because they are usually loyal to their team and would do anything to participate in the games. They also take a lot of risk in participating in whatever sport they are in. Such risk includes being hit by a ball accidentally on a delicate part of the body or even drowning while swimming. In short there is no sport which is safe, yet they sacrifice to participate in them. They work really hard with a strong determination to succeed. The least that that the college administration can do is to pay them. They will therefore know that their efforts will be rewarded at the end of the hard work which in real sense never