Why Do Student Athletes Be Paid?

The blood, sweat and tears a learning child pours out into a sport is rewarded with the same satisfaction as a child who shows up and doesn’t compete. By receiving participation awards, children learn that trying their hardest doesn’t matter. As pro linebacker James Harrison said, “You’re not going to be rewarded for doing your job, and in fact, if you simply show up and don’t perform, you won’t have a job for long. But if you’re the best at what you do and work harder than your competitors, rewards will come.” (Armideo, Travis) By just competing for the trophy, kids don’t truly enjoy the sport. Completing tasks beneficial to their future is a better use of their time. By producing useless participation awards, Americans spend millions of dollars of years, just to reward a child for showing up. Children must not receive participation awards because it creates bad habits and isn’t worth the expenses.
For example, employees don’t receive less pay for showing up and doing nothing rather than working hard at their job. Two time NFL MVP Kurt Warner argues that kids don’t receive good grades for showing up at school and sports shouldn’t be different(Wallace, Kelly). By giving children participation awards, children don’t learn to try as hard because the result is the same no matter what happens. Giving out trophies shows that nobody cares how hard you work, just as long as you come to the field or court. By learning this children expect rewards to be given to them, when in reality people must work hard to receive