Free higher education at a University, free clothing, great resources, the life of a student athlete sounds amazing. Student Athletes are the pinnacle of amateurism yet many desire for them to get paid for what they do. This would entirely destroy the idea of amateurism, by making athletes only wanting to play for money, and allowing the privilege for these athletes to get a great education is valuable in itself. This debate is one most people think is ridiculous however many believe it is necessary to debate this for many reasons. The school and the conference get paid millions of dollars for teams reaching the championship game, winning a trophy and being the best overall team. Money is also brought in from the games itself, ticket sales,
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If looking at the etymology of the word, it comes from the Latin root of amator which means love. We want athletes to play hard, be competitive and enjoy what they are doing purely spawning from the fact that this sport is something beloved to them. Most student athletes fall under this category, they love what they are doing and very humbled by the opportunity to do the thing they love. This is also what attracts people to watch college sports, as many prefer watching college basketball over NBA as the demeanor of the games are different. Paying student athletes for what they do would dismantle the lasting bit of amateurism left in the world. The reason people truly enjoy amateurism is due to the fact that people love competition for the sake of competing. The idea of competition is part of human nature, and consciously when its known that the people are playing a sport just to compete, the public is likely to be more appealed to this event. There have been reports from student athletes that they do not have enough money for food as Shabizz Napier said in a post-game interview. He said that sometimes food was scarce, this is understandable as all athletes need a certain amount of calories. The teams supply breakfast, lunch, and dinner and sometimes athletes get hungry apart from this, as well as other college students. Scholarships given by the school, or other scholarships apart from
If looking at the etymology of the word, it comes from the Latin root of amator which means love. We want athletes to play hard, be competitive and enjoy what they are doing purely spawning from the fact that this sport is something beloved to them. Most student athletes fall under this category, they love what they are doing and very humbled by the opportunity to do the thing they love. This is also what attracts people to watch college sports, as many prefer watching college basketball over NBA as the demeanor of the games are different. Paying student athletes for what they do would dismantle the lasting bit of amateurism left in the world. The reason people truly enjoy amateurism is due to the fact that people love competition for the sake of competing. The idea of competition is part of human nature, and consciously when its known that the people are playing a sport just to compete, the public is likely to be more appealed to this event. There have been reports from student athletes that they do not have enough money for food as Shabizz Napier said in a post-game interview. He said that sometimes food was scarce, this is understandable as all athletes need a certain amount of calories. The teams supply breakfast, lunch, and dinner and sometimes athletes get hungry apart from this, as well as other college students. Scholarships given by the school, or other scholarships apart from