NCAA: Always and Forever Amateur Imagine being able to go to college for free and be able to play the sport you enjoy the most. This is the life of many college athletes. They get free rides in college, and they get to play their favorite sport as well. The National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA, has kept the athletic events amateur since the beginning of college sports. Now, athletes are demanding that they get paid for their college services. Student athletes already get advantages in school, colleges are forced to deal with these advantages, and the NCAA has to set up regulations for athletes. The NCAA tries to keep a balance in the system for fair play. However, if these athletes were to be paid, college sports would be changed forever. It would no
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Costs and Advantages for College Athletes: To begin, Dennis Dood states that student athletes must pay for their medical bills. On average, these bills add up to $1,500 during their college experience. However, the majority of college athletes do get a full ride in college. With the money they save, they should be able to pay for routine checkups and such. The average college athlete will also receive $2,000- $5,000 in money for room and computer expenses while in college. The excess money from these costs could be put towards medical bills, so college athletes are still ahead when it comes to paying for college bills. Student athletes also get easier assignments while in class (Merkle). This allows for them to be able to miss classes to go to their sporting events. If the athlete has a shot to go pro, he or she will get lower classes so they can focus on sports and not have to worry about education (Merkle). Since student athletes get full rides, they do not need to focus on working as much. This allows them to have more free time to do their homework that they may have or they could focus on practice for their sport (Mitchell). Dennis Dood also points out that since
Costs and Advantages for College Athletes: To begin, Dennis Dood states that student athletes must pay for their medical bills. On average, these bills add up to $1,500 during their college experience. However, the majority of college athletes do get a full ride in college. With the money they save, they should be able to pay for routine checkups and such. The average college athlete will also receive $2,000- $5,000 in money for room and computer expenses while in college. The excess money from these costs could be put towards medical bills, so college athletes are still ahead when it comes to paying for college bills. Student athletes also get easier assignments while in class (Merkle). This allows for them to be able to miss classes to go to their sporting events. If the athlete has a shot to go pro, he or she will get lower classes so they can focus on sports and not have to worry about education (Merkle). Since student athletes get full rides, they do not need to focus on working as much. This allows them to have more free time to do their homework that they may have or they could focus on practice for their sport (Mitchell). Dennis Dood also points out that since