Pay To Play In Schools

Should schools enforce that athletes must pay the school to play a desired sport of their choice? Pay-to-play is an opportunity schools have to demand students to pay the school to participate in an aspired sport. Schools should require students to pay to play a sport. By enforcing a pay-to-play policy, the school and students would be benefitted in many different ways. Three reasons why schools should enforce a pay-to-play policy are, schools would receive more funding for sports and other school activities, sports are very important to a student’s educational growth, and when a school eliminates all sports, most adolescents would request to transfer to another school district. If schools enforced a pay to play policy, schools would receive …show more content…
If schools did not demand that athletes must pay the school to play in their chosen sport or sports, then the school could cut all sporting activities due to not having enough funding for all of the commodities that the sport requires. Students who participate in sports are much healthier and confident with themselves than students who do not. Also, if students are paying to play a sport, they will put more effort into the sport so they will be able to participate in the games. They are also more motivated to complete their homework and to keep their grades up so they are eligible to continue their membership on their team. Sports can also get some athletes scholarships for college, which for some athletes is a necessity for them to attend …show more content…
According to Smith, when the school budget has a problem, the athletic budget has a problem. In most districts and in most states, it’s impossible to break even and pay off all their bills. Across the country, most athletic budgets are one to three percent of the school district budget (Cerling & Herman). Demanding a pay-to-play policy is beneficial for athletes and the school. “Increasingly, pay-to-play fees are becoming a reality of high school athletics” (Popke, 2007). Pay-to-play gives the school an opportunity to raise more money for sports and other school activities. If schools enforced a pay to play policy, schools would receive more money for sports and other school activities, sports are very important to a student’s educational growth, and when a school eliminates all sports, most adolescents would request to transfer to another school