College Athletes Should Not Get Paid
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. Yes, the coaches put in a lot of effort to teach his players but the players do the real work. How many people go to a football game and say “I’m just here to see how the coach does.” No one is at these expensive games to see the coaches work they are there to see the football players play. Now I am not saying that coaches should not get paid but think of
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What would happen in a basketball player would jump up to get the ball and a player knocked him over. The player broke his leg. What would they do about that player? Maybe they would try to heal him but what if they decide it is a lifelong injury? NCAA.org says, “ Some division 1 schools offer insurance coverage and some schools acquire out of the pocket costs.” So in that case the player could end up paying for college and hospital bills or they could lose their scholarship and not be able to get a job but yet still have to pay for their hospital bills. That person would have a very hard life. People around the world spends a lot of money to go see the games or buy a shirt that has their favorite player's name and number on it. Why shouldn’t the players get some of that money instead of the coaches? I think they should get just a little bit of that money at least. My side on this is that college athletes should be paid but not very much. College coaches should be paid a little less. Athletes should be paid so in that case of injury or just life in general they have a way to
What would happen in a basketball player would jump up to get the ball and a player knocked him over. The player broke his leg. What would they do about that player? Maybe they would try to heal him but what if they decide it is a lifelong injury? NCAA.org says, “ Some division 1 schools offer insurance coverage and some schools acquire out of the pocket costs.” So in that case the player could end up paying for college and hospital bills or they could lose their scholarship and not be able to get a job but yet still have to pay for their hospital bills. That person would have a very hard life. People around the world spends a lot of money to go see the games or buy a shirt that has their favorite player's name and number on it. Why shouldn’t the players get some of that money instead of the coaches? I think they should get just a little bit of that money at least. My side on this is that college athletes should be paid but not very much. College coaches should be paid a little less. Athletes should be paid so in that case of injury or just life in general they have a way to