National Collegiate Athletic Association

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCCA), which is a non-profit organization that provides college athletes and the coaches for the resources. This association is similar to the professional association such as: NBA, NFL, and NHL. Over the years, college sports have become very popular in the United States; more people are inclined to watch college sports than the Professional sports. Since gaining a lot of popularity amongst the people, it has resulted them into gaining revenues for the NCAA and the colleges that are participating in this program. Recently, there has been a debate whether the college athletes should be paid beyond besides just getting athletic scholarship. The NCCA and colleges makes so much profit from the tournaments,…

The NJCAA has had a huge impact on the leadership of collegiate athletics through academic and athletic opportunities for the student-athletes. The National Junior Collegiate Athletic Association (NJCAA) has done a remarkable job in providing eligibility criteria that demand institutional and student accountability. The eligibility criteria is highlighted with the exclusive right for the student-athletes to be part of a unique demographic of 525 schools, separated into 24 regions, and three…

Professional and 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…

Compensation for college athletes would be detrimental to the school's athletic programs and traditions. Before going on, the background details are needed. The National Collegiate Athletic Association, also known as the NCAA, has three-division systems: Division l, Division ll, and Division lll. Larger and more predominant schools compete in Division l while smaller schools compete in Division ll and lll. This is important to understand because there is an obvious gap between prestigious…

Over time, athletics have become a major factor in the culture of universities across the united states. For generations, education and athletics have been associated with each other as the culture of sports has become a part of the academic culture from elementary level all the way up through graduate school level. As the role of college athletics grew, so did the argument that athletes are as competent in the classroom as non-student, and they don’t take advantage of the education they are…

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…

Collegiate athletes are some of the most important students at every university. They represent their school, and they are highly valued by the university they attend. “University of Missouri Campus Protests: ‘This is Just a Beginning’” explains that about thirty black Missouri University football players stated via Twitter that they would not participate in football activities until their president, Tim Wolfe, resigned for his recent mishandling of racial issues at the university. Soon…

Why Collegiate Athletes Should Not Be Paid The NCAA (National Collegiate Athletics Association) is a not-for profit organization, bringing in $912 million in revenue in 2015, nearly a billion dollars and has deals worth multi billion dollars with its broadcasting partners, Turner/CBS. These astronomical profits are what is leading some to call for collegiate athletes to be paid for their services for their collegiate teams in NCAA tournaments, the proponents of pay-for-play believe that players…

The world of men’s college athletics is intense; full of testosterone infused, ultra-competitive athletes and corrupt coaches all vying for a spot in the nation’s biggest championships. So what does this amount to? A friendly bunch of folks all participating in games for the fun of it? While this might be the case for few, the majority of college athletics is much more complex than that. It is a billion dollar business, fueled by a few thousand young men with the carrot of their lifelong…

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and colleges around the country are experiencing record highs in both television ratings and revenue. Over 1200 colleges and universities have united as members of the NCAA. Together they set and enforce the rules governing collegiate athletics. The ones forced to live by these rules are the student-athletes. The term “student athlete” was invented by the NCAA in the 1950s to prevent the NCAA from providing money to those filing workers-comp…