No, College Athletes should Not be Paid!
David's View
“Fraud”, “Not just”, “I want benefits” These are some of the things often heard when discussing college athletics and paying the athletes. Many of them are wanting some of the millions of dollars that their coaches and schools are walking away from the games with. They think that for their time and effort they should have access to a cut of the lucrative advertising and TV contracts. However, wouldn’t that just be professional sports for younger players and isn’t this considered school? College athletes should not be paid with a salary or any of the revenue, but should be able to have limited access to certain benefits.
The athletes want to be getting paid to play for their teams because their coaches and schools are. Ironically, if the athletes were paid it would completely take away from their being amateurs and not professionals. College sports wouldn’t be college sports any more it would be a job, not part time, but a full time job working for their university. Nevertheless, some players argue that without them playing there wouldn’t be any college athletics, so why shouldn’t they get some of the revenue for their time. Paradoxically, if we started paying college athletes, then wouldn’t we also have to pay high school athletes? This is one of the reasons why we cannot give them a salary. It was their choice to do sports and nothing is stopping them from going professional.
While it is true that the athletes are working long hours for their colleges and instructors, they are being reimbursed for their effort with an education and a multitude of other benefits The athletes can get full scholarships for their time and already are getting payed back with other things besides cash. They receive benefits such as expert coaching, schooling, on campus housing, and free access to state-of-the-art training facilities. (Burton) Those perks are just a few of what a college athletes can expect. But in addition to those, there are some benefits that players press for that would be more constructive then giving them straight up cash. Of them they include ideas like sports-related medical coverage and help with college expenses that aren’t covered in the scholarship. (“College Athletes Press NCAA Reform”)
The pressure to pay college athletes is ridiculous and nonsensical. This should not be a job, it is school. They want to get paid, they can go into professional sports People don’t and shouldn’t get payed to do school and college athletics shouldn’t be any different. So, let’s keep it fair and not pay for play.
Works Cited:
"APNewsBreak: College Athletes Press NCAA Reform." APNewsBreak: College Athletes Press NCAA Reform. The Associated Press, 2012. Web. 24 Mar. 2017.
Burton, Rick. "College Athletes Are Already Paid With Their Education." U.S. News & World Report. U.S. News & World Report, 02 Apr. 2013. Web. 28 Mar. 2017.
Jcoram. "Amateurism." NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA. NCAA, 24 Apr. 2014. Web. 28 Mar. 2017.
Johnson, Greg. "Emmert, NCAA Leaders Discuss Issues Facing Association." NCAA.org. NCAA, 17 Jan. 2014. Web. 28 Mar. 2017.
"Profs, Administrators Discuss 'Corruption' of College Sports." Profs, Administrators Discuss 'Corruption' of College Sports. The Associated Press, 2012. Web. 28 Mar. 2017.
The athletes want to be getting paid to play for their teams because their coaches and schools are. Ironically, if the athletes were paid it would completely take away from their being amateurs and not professionals. College sports wouldn’t be college sports any more it would be a job, not part time, but a full time job working for their university. Nevertheless, some players argue that without them playing there wouldn’t be any college athletics, so why shouldn’t they get some of the revenue for their time. Paradoxically, if we started paying college athletes, then wouldn’t we also have to pay high school athletes? This is one of the reasons why we cannot give them a salary. It was their choice to do sports and nothing is stopping them from going professional.
While it is true that the athletes are working long hours for their colleges and instructors, they are being reimbursed for their effort with an education and a multitude of other benefits The athletes can get full scholarships for their time and already are getting payed back with other things besides cash. They receive benefits such as expert coaching, schooling, on campus housing, and free access to state-of-the-art training facilities. (Burton) Those perks are just a few of what a college athletes can expect. But in addition to those, there are some benefits that players press for that would be more constructive then giving them straight up cash. Of them they include ideas like sports-related medical coverage and help with college expenses that aren’t covered in the scholarship. (“College Athletes Press NCAA Reform”)
The pressure to pay college athletes is ridiculous and nonsensical. This should not be a job, it is school. They want to get paid, they can go into professional sports People don’t and shouldn’t get payed to do school and college athletics shouldn’t be any different. So, let’s keep it fair and not pay for play.
Works Cited:
"APNewsBreak: College Athletes Press NCAA Reform." APNewsBreak: College Athletes Press NCAA Reform. The Associated Press, 2012. Web. 24 Mar. 2017.
Burton, Rick. "College Athletes Are Already Paid With Their Education." U.S. News & World Report. U.S. News & World Report, 02 Apr. 2013. Web. 28 Mar. 2017.
Jcoram. "Amateurism." NCAA.org - The Official Site of the NCAA. NCAA, 24 Apr. 2014. Web. 28 Mar. 2017.
Johnson, Greg. "Emmert, NCAA Leaders Discuss Issues Facing Association." NCAA.org. NCAA, 17 Jan. 2014. Web. 28 Mar. 2017.
"Profs, Administrators Discuss 'Corruption' of College Sports." Profs, Administrators Discuss 'Corruption' of College Sports. The Associated Press, 2012. Web. 28 Mar. 2017.