Athletic scholarship

NCAA’s most strict and controversial topics is that of amateurism. The NCAA states “Student athletes shall be amateurs in an intercollegiate sport”, defining amateur as someone who has never been paid (or signed an agreement to get paid) for their athletic talents, or played in a professional event (NCAA Division 1 Manual, sec. 12.1.2). The NCAA expresses student athletes should go to college “primarily for the aspect of higher education” and play sports for “the physical, mental and social…

well on ESPN, is the stories of rising college superstars that are making a name for themselves. Some people are astonished when they discover they aren’t receiving a formal payroll for their efforts, and then some argue they’re receiving it in a scholarship. In the article “Why college athletes should be paid”, they go into detail and discuss this exact topic and both sides are fought fairly well and left me kind of stuck in the middle over the issue. I believe they should be paid for their…

with social relations, a decreased motivation, and an increase in susceptibility to anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and substance abuse. The lacked sense of accomplishment and sport devaluation hurts the student athlete. With factors like scholarships and money, student athletes who are experiencing athlete burnout might feel like they need to continue playing, lengthening the time they maybe experiencing these negative impacts. Student athletes who are experiencing athlete burnout are…

The Ultimate Paycheck The NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) and College and University Athletic Departments are only profitable because of one reason and that is the athletes that agree to come play for the colleges and universities. The athletes are what make college athletics so successful. The NCAA is one of the most profitable nonprofit organizations in the country. According to Marc Edelman in the article “The Case for Paying College Athletes”, The college sports industry…

billion over the course of 14 years (Wolverton). That is about $771 million per year. Also with the NCAA is an $11 billion industry; that is, more revenue than the NBA or NHL.! For example, the the University of Alabama took in $143.3 million in athletic revenues alone (Listland). This figure is not only more than any team in the NHL earns but it is also more than 25 out of the 30 NBA teams bring in annually as well (Listland). So why do…

their lives. The on-going debate of college athletes being compensated for their time and long “job-like” hours that athletes put into their athletic careers is a heated one, that has resulted in many programs filing complaints that student-athletes deserve to be paid for their work. Of course there are always two sides…

academic events. Some of these athletes have scholarships to play in their chosen sport, however many of the scholarships given are not full and these student athletes have to pay other expenses on top of their education. Also not many athletes are given scholarships, the vast majority of student athletes do not get anything for playing. How are collegian athletes able to pay for necessities when they have no time to find jobs? The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is beginning to…

to play their sport at the collegiate level and even fewer will play at the professional level. Over the past few years, the qualities that collegiate coaches look for has transitioned to seeking academically sound recruits, who also have strong athletic skills (O 'Shaughnessy). The term student-athlete is defined as “an enrolled student who participates in an organized competitive sport sponsored by the college/university…

Bowlsby believes it would be unfair to compensate only the basketball and football players because those sports are the only ones who have an adoring audience compared to the other sports. They legally and morally have an obligation to treat all athletic students equally. Although others may see the outcome differently Mr. Bowlsby is looking at the greatest good. The consequences of providing compensation are greater than the consequences of not providing compensation to the athletes. The…

public popularity of intercollegiate athletic had opened the door to the commercialization of college sports. Excessive commercialism, unethical behavior, and the exploitation of student athletes are said to be instrumental detractors from the overall mission of higher education (Weight et al., 2015). This perception is prevalent by some of today’s faculty (Ridpath, 2008). However, when it comes to views on the commercialization of intercollegiate athletics, this section will begin with an…