They wake up early before sunrise and are overblown by difficult training the whole day. Most of them do not have time for other recreational work during their college life. The way football and basketball players in Division I programs manage juggling sport and school is astonishing. (Cooper) The issue of them being employees of the schools is debatable and provocative.…
College athletes dedicate on average 43 hours per week to their sport. This is not counting personal time, time spent on class, and time spent studying and/or doing homework. An average student spends 15 hours in class each week and spend 3.5 hours on assignments. With all this time spent on their sport, there is no time for a job. Also, many colleges don’t allow athletes to even get a job.…
College Athletes Should Get Paid College athletes are gifted in the world of sports. Every athlete shows up for practice each day and works as hard as they can possibly work. In college, sports are as important as schooling to athletes. Working harder to be number one is the first priority on each athlete 's list of goals. The sports fan base is captivated by the level of play and dedication that college athletes display, only professionals show a higher level of play.…
Writer Marc Edelman made the point to say that college athletes are basically employees of these colleges. They put in just as much hours if not more than a full time worker. Edelman writes that “Although the NCAA claims college athletes are just students, the NCAA’s own tournament schedules require college athletes to miss classes for nationally televised games that bring in revenue.” Another good point that he brings up is that March Madness affects more than six days of classes. How can the NCAA say these kids are just students when they are requiring them to do things that brings in profit for the NCAA?…
Another reason is that they have to pay their own bills. College athletes need money to pay for food and things like that but they do not have enough time for that. They wake up early in the morning to lift or condition then go to class till mid-afternoon. After all that they still have to go to practice then go back to there house or apartment to study for a test or do their homework.…
Some of the reasons I chose that showed that athletics truly do benefit student athletes are because it forces students to be more motivated, helps them to live a healthier lifestyle, and makes them want to do the best they can because of any scholarships they were awarded. The last essay that I wrote was a research paper that was about the effects that divorce has on children growing up. Being a product of that type of family, it was something that I was interested researching and informing the audience what factors can end up effecting a child that has divorced…
NCAA: Exploiting the Oppressed The National Collegiate Athletic Association has nearly failed the student athletes in their care due to their own self-seeking motives. Botched regulations, lack of accountability, and blatant manipulation tactics within the NCAA support this argument. To be considered an intercollegiate student athlete, one must engage on a sports team while also progressing and maintaining within college level academia.…
After they have finished their day the players would then have to study and do work for the classes they attend. Also players miss their classes for games from time to tim. Some sports require you to miss class to play in big time tournaments. College sports is one of the main big faces for sports today. These players play and risk their bodies to give the people a good thing to watch.…
Athletic Trainer vs Professional Athlete “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life” (Confucius). Since my Senior year of high school is approaching. It is important of choosing a career I want to do for the remainder of my life. With my love of sports and medicine. I have decided to chose that Athletic trainer and Professional Athlete would be appropriate occupations for me.…
College athletes live very different lifestyles than the typical college student. Many college students have an excess amount of time to do what they want put not athletes. College athletes put themselves through more than the average student. They have to deal with physical impairments, mentally stressful and challenging lives, and lack of social life. Physical injuries are among the hardest to deal with as a college athlete.…
A college athlete during season and even for the most part in the offseason, are busy all day and night with their responsibilities in school and with their sport. Some people don’t realize how hard they have to train and lift, on top of actually playing and maintaining the grade criteria in school. “A kid taking 18 hours of schooling while putting at least that in on the football field, you’re talking about a full-time job. Then you have to think about homework and film time. It’s extremely difficult“ (Muse).…
College athletes are required to keep their grades up just like every other single student and for them it’s even worse. College athletes choose programs that they believe they can succeed in and will give them the greatest chance to succeed in life and in…
Alcohol may be the most common drug used amongst college athletes. Generally, most of these athletes blatantly ignore the factors that are detrimental to achieving the optimal performance they are searching for. Often times, athletes may find themselves with little spare time to go out drinking and partying, but that little time may be spent binge drinking and getting heavenly intoxicated. Overtime, professionals have documented the effects of alcohol and how it adversely effects being on top of you game both mentally and physically. Being on top of your game both mentally and physically is paramount in college sports.…
Small Town High School Football vs. Division One College Football Lights shining on the local hero’s. Fans cheering at the players though most go unheard. It can all come down to one play, football is a game of inches. It takes 11 men giving every play everything they have, to come out of the game victorious. All around the United States the game of football is loved.…
One of the hottest topics in college Athletics for the past decade is whether or not college athletes should get paid. Big Schools are making an absolute fortune on these highly gifted kids through their exceptional play and social media charisma. Whether or not they should get paid is a bit of a stretch but I think with all of the money the schools are making off of these athletes I think they can manage giving the players a few dollars. Players should be paid for three reasons.…