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The score 60 to 61,down by a point,ten seconds, on the clock,the crowd is nervous.As fathers and their sons are yelling at top of their lungs. As the crowd watch their favorite team take the last shot as it seems it takes forever until the shot is made. The crowd goes wild millions of fans around the world are jumping up and down. Everyone goes home happy except a group of people. These people are the ones that brang all the excitement to the world. These people are the student athletes.…

Collegiate athletics have always been a huge source of entertainment, not only just for Americans, but worldwide. Success of many of these teams brings in large sums of revenue for their teams. But there is a major difference between Professional and Collegiate athletics. College athletes are not paid to play their sport, unlike professionals. The question if college athletes should be paid arises quite often, and many people have so many different opinions. The National Collegiate Athletic…

Academic Argument To be considered a top recruit you don’t even have to display your intelligence all you need to display is the athletic ability that you have obtained. The film “Hoop Dreams” shows the two main characters being pursued by college coaches because of what they could potentially bring to the team not what they can bring to the school. The only time education was important to Arthur and William was when their high school coach or counselor informed them that they had to reach a set…

Should Athletes Be Paid There are many different arguments going on right now in colleges about student athletes. The main one is if athletes should or should not be paid. In the article titled 7 Common Sense Reasons Why College Athletes Should Be Paid (According to Jay Bilas), Peebles interviews Bilas on the controversial topic: payment of college athletes. Many people believe that scholarships, grants, and loans are enough for the athletes. However, Peebles and Bilas are strong…

Kanila Gunasekara Lecturer – Prof. Daya Edirisinghe Semester – Summer 2015 Assignment 2 Content What is sports? 3  Benefits of sports 3  Rules and regulations 4  Fair play  Level playing field What is Ethics? 5 Sports and Ethics 5  Olympics 5  Violation of ethical principles in sports 6  Drugs  Advertising  Harassments  Bribery  Positive aspects of ethics in sports 7 Reference 9…

The NCAA allows 85% of FBS College football players to be on scholarship, there are no partial scholarships in FBS football, and don’t forget about the importance of a scholarship towards a much needed degree, a degree in our society has become more of a necessity rather than a privilege. A full scholarship for four years can range between $30,000 and $200,000 depending if the institution is public or private (U.S Dept.) “According to Institute For College Access & Success, in the state of…

Student athletes bring in billions of dollars for their universities, but what do they get in return? The money brought in by these athletes never goes to their pockets, but instead to their universities and the NCAA. While these athletes on scholarship, the talent possessed by them brings in a wealth that outdoes the amount of their scholarship. Being a college football or basketball player can be a full-time job. These players invest their lives in the sport they play; some athletes can spend…

College sports, such as men’s football and basketball, generate millions of dollars for there institutions. In 2014, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) reported $989 million dollars in revenue (NCAA, 2013-14 Financial Statement, NCAA.ORG). However only a small portion of this money goes to the student athlete in the form of scholarships. This raises the question, since these athletes are making all this money for their collegiate institutions should they not get a part of the…

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…

Imagine that you just scored the game-winning touchdown in the NCAA football championship. Your touchdown just helped your school get millions of dollars if not more. Now, do you think that you should get a share of that money? The National Collegiate Athletic Association or commonly known as the NCAA is the governing body of college sports. Student athletes have an “amateur” status which means that the only benefits they receive are educational. The NCAA and colleges can make money off the…