College Athletes Should Not Get Paid
College Athletes College athletes generate billions of dollars for colleges every year. Despite this fact, they do not receive any money. They only receive very little money from colleges via scholarships, or just enough to make a living in college. However, people argue that scholarships is not all the “money” athletes should receive during their college career. Considering the fact that athletes bring in billions of dollars a year for colleges, many people are starting to ask questions and form opinions on how the money should be divided. Certain people argue that college athletes should get paid. On the other hand others believe that the athletes already receive enough money from colleges via scholarships. Almost every college athletes
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These type of hours prevent athletes to being able to work on school. Many colleges even have restrictions on how many hours players can work, if they was to find time to get a job. If colleges can dedicate how much and when athletes can work, so why athletes shouldn’t get paid for their time? Often times, scholarships pay for housing to meal plans. “Paying for athletes is unnecessary” (Bargaria). If it wasn’t for college athletes, how would colleges get their money for sports? If colleges was paying college athletes, they have raised enough money for tuition, and colleges could also drop less profitable sports. These sports are like tennis and golf. People don’t really pay attention to these type of sports. On the other hand college football boys generate billions of dollars. Then the basketball season bring in millions of …show more content…
Technically speaking they did earn it after all. College boards should really take that in consideration. Even though some teams win championships, rings and titles doesn’t mean that there are going to have no worries about getting through school. Anyway, the average college scholarship doesn’t cover the average cost of college. Eventually since some prices go up every day or tax, the athletes are not going to be able to support themselves. Another important reason athletes should get paid is injuries. An injury can end an athlete career. Approximately 70,000 college athletes get injured (Web). College athletes provide endless hours of hard work and dedication to entertain spectators, and also win games. Often times this “entertainment” is one of the causes of their injury. In some extreme injuries can cause paralysis. They do all this hard work just for a couple of dollars a month. If a college athlete is on a scholarship then that mean they going to be having to put in hard work all year for four years straight. People expect so much from athletes but the NCAA is not to pay
These type of hours prevent athletes to being able to work on school. Many colleges even have restrictions on how many hours players can work, if they was to find time to get a job. If colleges can dedicate how much and when athletes can work, so why athletes shouldn’t get paid for their time? Often times, scholarships pay for housing to meal plans. “Paying for athletes is unnecessary” (Bargaria). If it wasn’t for college athletes, how would colleges get their money for sports? If colleges was paying college athletes, they have raised enough money for tuition, and colleges could also drop less profitable sports. These sports are like tennis and golf. People don’t really pay attention to these type of sports. On the other hand college football boys generate billions of dollars. Then the basketball season bring in millions of …show more content…
Technically speaking they did earn it after all. College boards should really take that in consideration. Even though some teams win championships, rings and titles doesn’t mean that there are going to have no worries about getting through school. Anyway, the average college scholarship doesn’t cover the average cost of college. Eventually since some prices go up every day or tax, the athletes are not going to be able to support themselves. Another important reason athletes should get paid is injuries. An injury can end an athlete career. Approximately 70,000 college athletes get injured (Web). College athletes provide endless hours of hard work and dedication to entertain spectators, and also win games. Often times this “entertainment” is one of the causes of their injury. In some extreme injuries can cause paralysis. They do all this hard work just for a couple of dollars a month. If a college athlete is on a scholarship then that mean they going to be having to put in hard work all year for four years straight. People expect so much from athletes but the NCAA is not to pay