Athletes' Salaries Essay

cause of the increase in revenue has raised the question if the athletes should be compensated for the work they do. College athletes should not get paid, but they should have the opportunity to accept endorsement offers. Although recruiters for teams and the athletes themselves believe in paying college…

In the 1980s salary discrimination was a big issue especially in the NBA. By the 1990s it was on a steady decline. In baseball and football in 1990s there was hardly any evidence of salary discrimination. With this information salary discrimination, in sports is not as big of a problem as it once was (Kern, 2000, pg. 126-127). On the other hand customer discrimination still…

In the column “We Have Nothing Left to Hold Us Together,” American columnist, Ben Shapiro, argues against athletes protesting the national anthem. He contends that the anthem symbolizes proud American ideals and unity, and that protesting it undermines the rights Americans hold and the ideologies they stand for. Shapiro’s claim that the anthem is a symbol for an ideal America, and the act of kneeling during, especially by privileged football players, only divides America is incorrect. Even…

hundreds of colleges and thousands of athletes. There has been an ongoing discussion by media, fans and people across America whether student athletes should be getting paid or not. Several incidents have happened in the past regarding different perks and financial aid that college football players received beyond their…

Why don't college athlete get paid? Many people say they should others say elsewise. I'm aganist for paying college athletes. College atheltic programs can't afford to pay athletes. Playing college sports is a privilege. The NCAA is a nonprofit organization. Students are not professionals which most people need to know. Paying college athletes to play would ruin college sports. Another thing is there is not a fair way to pay college athletes. Paying students athletes will cause cuts elsewhere in…

picture of unity and triumph. However, if you look behind the scenes, you begin to notice that the landscape of college athletics is anything but glorious. Student-athletes are expected to juggle a rigorous schedule of academic and athletic curriculum, all while dealing with the pressures of becoming young adults. The education the student-athlete receives while attending college acts as a payment for their services on the field, but the instruction they receive is not…

college athlete is looking at a total of 70 hours to stay in college, and on their athletics. After 30-40 hours of training and perfecting their craft, they’re also expectations for the athlete in the classroom. It may be a thought that the athletes’ may receive special treatment or get an easy way out, when it comes to papers and exams but this isn’t true. It is actually the opposite there are specific requirements the athletes must meet before, and after entering college to stay in good…

this athletes start playing this kind of sport as soon as they can hold a ball. From playing catch with dad, to playing high school, and then college; that is if the person is even good enough. The health risk in playing competitive sport is enough to drive people away from trying. Yet every year, day after day, there are people working hard to play in a particular sport. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a non-profit organization that regulates college sports. Athletes…

hottest debates in the sports world is whether or not college athletes should get a cut of the revenue they produce for their school. Men’s basketball and Football players produce billions of dollars a year through television contracts for their schools, so why don’t they get a percentage of the profit? Recently, star basketball player for Wisconsin, Nigel Hayes was on College Gameday and held up a sign that said “Broke college athlete, anything helps” and the sign had a referral to his venmo…

college sports right now is if college athletes should be getting paid to play. College sports is big money maker for many people. The sports make so much money for the schools and television programs are just racking in money on game day. The only people part of college sports not making money is the athletes. Many of the athletes think they should be paid to play the sport they are playing. Well, lets get things straight; these kids are not pro athletes they are students. They are students…