Essay On Why Student Athletes Should Be Paid
There are about 480,000 student-athletes in the United States and none of them are getting paid to play sports in college even though they are practicing for over forty hours per week. Some people say that the student-athletes have already gotten paid with scholarship money, however, they don’t get to choose where that money goes. Scholarship money that they receive goes toward tuition and room and board. College athletes often need money to pay for food, but unfortunately they can’t use that scholarship money. College student-athletes should be compensated because it will increase the graduation rate, they have no time left to get a job, and they deserve a fair share of the profit.
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Every time an athlete plays their sport they are risking an injury, but they are most likely not getting forced to play. Although some people might get forced by family or friends, most people are playing college sports by choice. Even though athletes are participating by choice and putting themselves in danger; they are helping each program be successful and college athletics wouldn’t be anywhere without the athletes. The coaches get paid a lot of money, but the team would not exist without the players. College sports teams would still be able to function without coaches even though they might not function very well. Another problem is that it would be very hard to determine how much each athlete should be paid. If pay was based on performance it would cause a lot more stress in college sports, which isn’t right because they are ultimately meant for entertainment for the athletes and viewers. If college athletes get paid based on how old they are and what school they go to, it might make them lose heart and make them forget what is really important. It would be a shame if they stopped pouring their heart out every single game if money got involved. These athletes should be paid based on their performance and it would not be a problem because they would try harder than ever and college sports would be even more competitive than they are
About fifteen years ago the controversial topic student-athlete …show more content…
Every time an athlete plays their sport they are risking an injury, but they are most likely not getting forced to play. Although some people might get forced by family or friends, most people are playing college sports by choice. Even though athletes are participating by choice and putting themselves in danger; they are helping each program be successful and college athletics wouldn’t be anywhere without the athletes. The coaches get paid a lot of money, but the team would not exist without the players. College sports teams would still be able to function without coaches even though they might not function very well. Another problem is that it would be very hard to determine how much each athlete should be paid. If pay was based on performance it would cause a lot more stress in college sports, which isn’t right because they are ultimately meant for entertainment for the athletes and viewers. If college athletes get paid based on how old they are and what school they go to, it might make them lose heart and make them forget what is really important. It would be a shame if they stopped pouring their heart out every single game if money got involved. These athletes should be paid based on their performance and it would not be a problem because they would try harder than ever and college sports would be even more competitive than they are