Why Do College Athletes Get Paid
Professional athletes get paid to perform the game they love. The millions they make preforming can lead to millions they make in endorsements. So why can’t college athletes sign an endorsement deal if their not getting paid? This has many positive and negative views on it.
I used to argue vehemently against paying college athletes. Tuition, room, board and books were compensation enough. And even if, increasingly, it wasn’t enough and virtually every kid who accepted a scholarship was in the red before Christmas of his freshman year, the notion of pay-for-play was at best a logistical nightmare (Wilbon). Where would the money come from? How could you pay college football players but not baseball players or members of the women’s field hockey team?(Wilbon). Also how would pay men in a way that wouldn’t violate …show more content…
Listen hear, many colleges athletes have an 8-5 schedule between school and their respective sport. So why can’t they get a night job? Well they could if they didn’t have night classes or practice. A college football normally wakes up at 4:30 am to begin practice. Then from practice which usually ends around 1:30 pm they either go home and rest or go to class. Also if they do go home and sleep they most likely have night classes. So with this kind of schedule you never know what you're going to have to do that day.
The Pros and Cons of paying college athletes. Pro #1: College athletes put their bodies on the line each game they play. In the 2013 NCAA tournament Louisville player Kevin Ware suffered a horrific injury to his lower right leg while attempting to block an opposing player’s shot. Six months later, Ware was healed and back to practicing. He was Lucky. Con #1: Many student-athletes already receive scholarships and other benefits. While not all student-athletes are on scholarship, many are, particularly those who are playing for schools we seeing winning national
I used to argue vehemently against paying college athletes. Tuition, room, board and books were compensation enough. And even if, increasingly, it wasn’t enough and virtually every kid who accepted a scholarship was in the red before Christmas of his freshman year, the notion of pay-for-play was at best a logistical nightmare (Wilbon). Where would the money come from? How could you pay college football players but not baseball players or members of the women’s field hockey team?(Wilbon). Also how would pay men in a way that wouldn’t violate …show more content…
Listen hear, many colleges athletes have an 8-5 schedule between school and their respective sport. So why can’t they get a night job? Well they could if they didn’t have night classes or practice. A college football normally wakes up at 4:30 am to begin practice. Then from practice which usually ends around 1:30 pm they either go home and rest or go to class. Also if they do go home and sleep they most likely have night classes. So with this kind of schedule you never know what you're going to have to do that day.
The Pros and Cons of paying college athletes. Pro #1: College athletes put their bodies on the line each game they play. In the 2013 NCAA tournament Louisville player Kevin Ware suffered a horrific injury to his lower right leg while attempting to block an opposing player’s shot. Six months later, Ware was healed and back to practicing. He was Lucky. Con #1: Many student-athletes already receive scholarships and other benefits. While not all student-athletes are on scholarship, many are, particularly those who are playing for schools we seeing winning national