College players go put in the most work for their one big shot at the pro league and to make thousands/millions of dollars in the future, but in reality that chance of making it is very slim. The NCAA states that “eight million kids participate in high school sports each year in the U.S., 460,000 make it to play in college and only a fraction will go pro” making everyone else dream still a dream. You have to be one of a kind, have the best talent in the country and have a go hard work ethic at what sport you play everyday for the rest of you career even in the offseason. With all of this hard work that you put in since the beginning of school and you get to college you should be paid to play. No one wants to put in that amount of work and
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Many of them have nor going through injuries that keeps them out for long periods of time, and they work their hardest during this time to build up strength to keep their bodies in shape to prevent injuries. They actually do workouts and conditioning during off time and practices, they have more reasons to stay healthy than players in the …show more content…
They practice hard everyday that they are not in a game and when they are in a game the push their limits on what they can do because they are being watched by millions of fans and potential pro teams coaches trying to give them the show that they paid for. They put their bodies on the line day in and day out just for a little chance to make it a little further in the future that most people don’t make it to because of injuries or the lack of talent the needed to get to that level. Even former UCLA star Ed O’bannon believes college players should be paid, he says that ¨ I just think they that along with their possible degrees that they are getting, they should be compensated for it.¨ He says that they should get something, not $1million but to be recognized for bringing the schools so much money ( stated on CNBC.com )
They should not be paid because they are only in college and not the professional league. They shouldn’t be paid in college when most of them will not even make it to the pros. They may just take the money if they are paid for the season before hand and leave the team because they have the money now. This same argument could be made for high school athletes in the future which could cause a big issue for school funding, because they feel
Many of them have nor going through injuries that keeps them out for long periods of time, and they work their hardest during this time to build up strength to keep their bodies in shape to prevent injuries. They actually do workouts and conditioning during off time and practices, they have more reasons to stay healthy than players in the …show more content…
They practice hard everyday that they are not in a game and when they are in a game the push their limits on what they can do because they are being watched by millions of fans and potential pro teams coaches trying to give them the show that they paid for. They put their bodies on the line day in and day out just for a little chance to make it a little further in the future that most people don’t make it to because of injuries or the lack of talent the needed to get to that level. Even former UCLA star Ed O’bannon believes college players should be paid, he says that ¨ I just think they that along with their possible degrees that they are getting, they should be compensated for it.¨ He says that they should get something, not $1million but to be recognized for bringing the schools so much money ( stated on CNBC.com )
They should not be paid because they are only in college and not the professional league. They shouldn’t be paid in college when most of them will not even make it to the pros. They may just take the money if they are paid for the season before hand and leave the team because they have the money now. This same argument could be made for high school athletes in the future which could cause a big issue for school funding, because they feel