Athletes Should Be Paid

Athletes competing in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) schools on scholarship may receive money deemed appropriate by individual schools. These scholarshipped athletes can receive things such as free tuition, books, rooming, and in some cases meal plans. There are rules in the NCAA handbook that make sure that athletes aren 't being paid, or aren 't receiving any benefits for being athletes on top of their scholarships. You recalled the proposition to make it legal to pay collegiate athletes on top of scholarships had been turned down. You help inform people why that was the correct choice.

You mentioned that the NCAA made $989 million in 2014. That is a substantial amount of money and I agree that the association should …show more content…
Nothing compared to professional athletes, of course, but a few changes to the rules could be beneficial. If an athlete has put the time in, most of the time the athlete will do well in competition. This is nice because it gives the athlete a mental "high" and brings a great feeling of accomplishment. While this is good for mental health, the athlete should be able to be rewarded for their success, such as being able to accept cash awards for placing well in …show more content…
College athletics is for the enjoyment of spectators, but more importantly for the athlete to be able to receive a college education. You hit that point really well. All I suggest is that a few small changes be made to put a little more money in our bank accounts to help make up for the lack of coverage of the scholarship. I do not think that college athletes should make million dollar contracts with colleges like professionals, but if we were allowed to increase our income through our hard work so that we could live comfortably enough to not have that as a stressor, it would help