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is important and effective , and one reason is because it shows dedication to a certain skill . It shows that you are willing to dedicate a big portion of your life for something you love to do. An example would be Bill Joy . While Bill Joy was in college he would be in his computer class all day because that’s what he loved to do. Through countless hours…

Compensation A big star in college and an icon during the years of the "Fab Five" superstar power forward Chris Webber was walking with a friend and asked to borrow gas money when he saw a Michigan jersey with his name and number on it selling for $75 and said to his friend "That money is going to go to someone somewhere but I have to beg for food and gas money" he declared for the NBA draft the following week. This isn't the only instance where a very popular college athlete feels they should…

2. The main power that lie in high school sports is in the boards of athletics that the high school represents. This gives the all the school a guideline for what is need to be done to make an equal playing field among the high schools in their sport. 3. At the high school level, Education should be the biggest thing that schools advocate for. Making educated athletics is always a good thing on a school. Many schools can only do one or the other, but combining the two goals helps a school…

situations can often leave someone’s feelings hurt because intentions are not express and expectations are not met. To further expound on the idea these complicated discuss can reflect on the hookup culture that is a product of this behavior. As a college student, a strong temptation that we are faced with is taking the easy route. A strong peer group for support is…

Michael, In order to properly determine a suitable definition for sports marketing, the general marketing definition needs to be defined. While the overall definition and the four p’s of marketing covers the basics of what sports marketing is, the definition does not begin to define what sports marketing is in my opinion. The most popular form of sports marketing in my opinion is that of marketing merchandise outside of the sports field via athletes. What do you think is the most effective…

and football season. Most would agreeably say that the NCAA has competitive sports as popular as professional teams. College football and basketball make more than the NBA, nearly $6 billion every year. A free education is not enough if the NCAA wants to act as a money making business, and not reward the teammates that are making it profitable. If the NCAA does not want to pay college athletes, than it should not hold the players back from going into the professional league. The NCAA players…

Cited Cooper, Kenneth J. "Should College Athletes Be Paid to Play?" Diverse: Issues in Higher Education 28.10 (2011): 12-13. Academic Search Elite. Web. 2 Nov. 2015. Kenneth Cooper is a Pulitzer Prize winner, has been an newspaper reporter and editor for roughly thirty years. Cooper specializes in government, politics and social policy, at the Washington Post, Boston Globe, Knight Ridder, St. Louis American, and St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Cooper’s article “Should College Athletes Be Paid to…

Who is the best point you may ask? It’s not anybody over there at Kentucky or Duke or State. I watch college basketball more than anyone in here and watch a wide variety of teams. Now that’s make this clear he isn’t the best player in the NCAA. He’s the best at his position. Who is more effective and important to their team than him.He averages 15 ppg. He shoots fg percentage is 45 %. He shoots 38 % from three. His free throw percentage is 89 % .Who is a better passer them him ?Not only does…

There were many factors that contributed to NFL players losing a large portion of their wealth to financial investors. The NFL players association (NFLPA) provides their players with a list of financial advisors. These advisors pay a membership fee and the league supposedly puts candidates though an extremely intense background check. Unfortunately for many NFL players, they started working with a financial advisor that caused many of them to lose large amounts of money in investments. The…

. The college players bring most of the money into the NCAA organization. In the article, “Should College Players Be Paid”, Jay Bilas is explaining the reason on why college players should be paid royalties. Bilas alerts the subject by saying, “Around the time of March Madness, basketball players work tremendously to win the tournament to be champions, and a lot of the fans come see “the players” play.” (Bilas). When tournaments happen in the NCAA the revenue increases drastically and money…