The NCAA should not pay the athletes
Michael Jordan one of the greatest basketball players of all time, was never paid when he played at North Carolina. Other greats like Larry Bird were never paid in college either. If all time greats like Bird and Jordan were never paid, why should the less talented get paid? Jordan and Bird are not the only famous college athletes that were not paid, there are many other greats that include: Magic Johnson, Christian Laettner, Bo Jackson, Lou Gehrig, and many more. If college athletes were paid salaries they would think they were better than what they really are. If college athletes were paid that would have a negative effect in terms of small schools will need to top athletes to contend with the big D-1 …show more content…
Few athletes will make it to the bigger stage. According to Martinez, “only about 7% of high school athletes make it to the bigger stage”. There was not always talk about the NCAA paying their athletes.“For an athlete to make more money playing than professional college coaches received for having directed the athletes was unheard of at the time” (Smith pp. 66,67,70,96). The majority of the public thinks that college athletes should not be paid. According to Martinez, “69% of the public thinks that college athletes should not be paid”. If the public had the decision to pay athletes, than the athletes would not be paid. Second is small schools will need to attract top athletes to contend with the big D-I …show more content…
The taxes could make the athletes more poor than if they had scholarships. ¨Cash or a salary could lead the athletes into a debt they would not have with the benefit of a scholarship¨ (Martinez). When players have scholarships the money won’t be taxed, so they will have more money. Taxes will make the athletes make less. The athletes that make more will be taxed more and lose more money. The taxes could hurt their money they have to spend for school. ¨Taxes could be high enough to reduce what they earn until they can barely cover tuition¨ (Whitlock). Taxes can hurt student athletes from getting all their books and supplies they need for school. This could lead to them not doing good in any of the classes they take. Finally is why athletes should be
Michael Jordan one of the greatest basketball players of all time, was never paid when he played at North Carolina. Other greats like Larry Bird were never paid in college either. If all time greats like Bird and Jordan were never paid, why should the less talented get paid? Jordan and Bird are not the only famous college athletes that were not paid, there are many other greats that include: Magic Johnson, Christian Laettner, Bo Jackson, Lou Gehrig, and many more. If college athletes were paid salaries they would think they were better than what they really are. If college athletes were paid that would have a negative effect in terms of small schools will need to top athletes to contend with the big D-1 …show more content…
Few athletes will make it to the bigger stage. According to Martinez, “only about 7% of high school athletes make it to the bigger stage”. There was not always talk about the NCAA paying their athletes.“For an athlete to make more money playing than professional college coaches received for having directed the athletes was unheard of at the time” (Smith pp. 66,67,70,96). The majority of the public thinks that college athletes should not be paid. According to Martinez, “69% of the public thinks that college athletes should not be paid”. If the public had the decision to pay athletes, than the athletes would not be paid. Second is small schools will need to attract top athletes to contend with the big D-I …show more content…
The taxes could make the athletes more poor than if they had scholarships. ¨Cash or a salary could lead the athletes into a debt they would not have with the benefit of a scholarship¨ (Martinez). When players have scholarships the money won’t be taxed, so they will have more money. Taxes will make the athletes make less. The athletes that make more will be taxed more and lose more money. The taxes could hurt their money they have to spend for school. ¨Taxes could be high enough to reduce what they earn until they can barely cover tuition¨ (Whitlock). Taxes can hurt student athletes from getting all their books and supplies they need for school. This could lead to them not doing good in any of the classes they take. Finally is why athletes should be