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Imagine being a professional college athlete, investing multiple hours in athletics and academics. Countless hours are spent training to become the best of the best to compete against the best schools. Athletes experience a toll on their bodies not only physically, but mentally as well; the level of training and commitment to the sport is easily comparable to what a professional athlete experiences. However, questions are raised as to whether college athletes should be paid to play. Oftentimes,…

King David Linksfield Grade 12 Life Orientation Physical Education Written Task Tamar Miller 12M A: Sport as a Unifier 1. Yes, I do believe that sporting events contribute to unifying a nation. When a sportsman or sports team play an international event, they are representing their country and their home. First, they have the support of the nation who together to motivate the team. Second, they become unified through their single goal of encouraging the sportsmen, their common goal and…

Millions of parents and athletes across the country have encountered the issue of playing time when it comes to high school sports. The majority of them are disgruntled because they are oblivious to the fact that playing time is determined by ability. Not by the coach. The number of innings, playing time, minutes, games- It is called many different things, however, they all equate to how hard the athlete is willing to work towards the sport and whether they show it. Therefore, high school…

College players receive an athletic scholarship which pays for the education, but nothing else. The majority of football and basketball players can not afford food, and some can’t even afford college. Getting a full scholarship is undoubtedly a very valuable opportunity for the players to have a fantastic education, but many division one student athletes go for sports rather than education. Once the athlete is on campus, the students receive one meal a day that is included from the NCAA but that…

be paid because, like most college students, they do not have a lot of money. Many also believe that student-athletes should not be paid because they are getting to attend an institute of higher learning at a lesser price. Collegiate student-athletes should not be paid not only because they are already attending college at no cost while being able to earn money for themselves, but student- athletes also receive some benefits that are unavailable to the average college student. Individuals who…

annually that flow in through college athletics programs(Finley, 2015). The latest and biggest debate is "Whether or not college athletes should get paid?". When college athletes go to college they are not allowed to earn any money while they are participating in athletics, but is that fair? Generally they are putting in full time work hours(40/week) or sometimes even more. As more and more college athletes are struggling to get by through and in some cases after college, it 's time for them to…

Throughout the movie, Coach Carter places emphasis on the contract signed by both him and the team. Carter prioritises the student part of student athlete, stating that he imposes these rules for the betterment of the team. According to the statistics in the movie- he is correct in doing so. Young African Americans from age 18- 24 are 30% likely to get arrested and youth from impoverished neighbourhoods such as Richmond are 80% more likely to either wind up dead or behind bars. By laying down…

Are Athletes Paid Too Much People are asking, are professional athletes paid too asking? I think professional athletes are getting paid way too much for just playin a game with a ball. They are getting paid millions of dollars for just playing a sport. Professional athletes are getting paid a lot of money. They play sports for fun and all of a sudden get paid a lot. There are a lot of good athletes that don’t want to play in the big leagues and have to pay the league. I do not think it is…

“When we make the decision that it is worth to pay a day’s wages to attend three hour games and cheer till we lose our voices, we’re telling these athletes that they are worth every penny they make”-2 Sides to Every Coin. You see, athletes aren’t overpaid, they’re paid fairly, and when we are buying tickets and jerseys, we are letting them know that this is true. Athletes sacrifice a lot to play their sport, and should get praised for it. According to article, Pro Athletes Earn what They…

showing up, going to work and doing nothing and geting a pay raise. This is the same for particapation trophies. Youth athletes are being awarded with particapation trophies. People are agianst particapation trophies but not because it hurts the children. Particapation trophies are taking away the fun of earning a trophy. On the other hand people think that it is worth a few bucks to give kids a big smile. Kids should not be getting trophies just for showing Imagine if showing up provided a…