National Collegiate Athletic Association

You’re sitting on your living room couch wearing your college colors. You watch, as your favorite college team plays. As they score the winning point you ask yourself: Should college athletes be paid to play sports? They work hard and play well but should they get paid to do so? Universities should treat their student athletes as students and not a paid professionals. Sports are extracurricular activities. I personally do not play sports, but I used to. I one puts the time and dedication into…

Athletes, when you hear that word you think of the NFL, NBA and other sports. For instance they can make up to $1,000,000 year. But did you also know that their careers are only about 10 years before they retire. Athletes also have to pay more taxes than we do because they play in different states for their games that's called state taxes. Athletes also have to pay for electric and essential needs, some wants, and some athletes are nice enough to give money to charities and other things.…

be a jock and arrogant, rather than the idea of a successful student on and off the field or court. Taking part in athletics while enrolled in school is known to be a rigorous responsibility, yet despite this many student-athletes accept the challenge and excel academically. As stated from an online source, roughly only 6.5% of high school football players will play at the collegiate level as and with percentages that low, it takes more than just being a good athlete to succeed (“Probability of…

During JFK’s very early years he was heavily influenced by his family and father especially. According to “John F. Kennedy,” he was the second of nine children, and his family was very active and competitive. Because he spent so much time around them he also started to become very competitive which is what most likely gave him his extreme drive and determination. His father was a major influence on him when he was younger because of all the experience and knowledge he gave to his children. The…

Just about everyone in here plays some type of sport. Correct? Think about the people you know who play a sport and are on illegal drugs or are drinking. This is why student athletes should be drug tested. Students should be tested because playing a sport opens lots opportunities and the government supports it. However, some people say this is an invasion of privacy, Multiple kids will benefit from everyone being tested. Sports open many opportunities up for scholarships to colleges. In…

Despite decades of discussion, state athletic associations still struggle with the so-called private versus public debate. This debate concerns how state athletic associations can establish a competitive balance between private and public high schools. In the debate, public school supporters argue that private schools have an unfair advantage because they can selectively enroll quality students without geographical boundaries. Further, they argue favorable socioeconomic factors allow private…

Annotated Bibliography Bush, Joel. "Student or Professional Athlete - Tax Implications in the United States If College Athletes Were to Be Classified as Paid Employees." Labor Law Journal, vol. 68, no. 1, Spring2017, pp. 58-63. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=buh&AN=121769969&site=ehost-live. This is an article from the Labor Law Journal. The author of this article is an assistant professor at Lucas College and Graduate School of Business. He graduated from San Jose…

Furman University offers a variety of subjects and extracurricular activities that show true identity. I am planning on devoting much of my time to football, but, the academic experience is the most important thing to me. Internships, volunteering, athletics, relationships and academics are all things that I hope to conquer at my time at Furman, but the one I am most looking forward to is the relationships. A relationship between two people can have very different meanings, but a relationship…

The Controversy Of College Athletes Being Paid To Play Have you ever thought about how NFL or NBA players can get millions from playing? But, when you think about the NCAA their isn’t much talk about money except having big deals with television networks such as ESPN, NBC, Fox, etc. That’s because the college athletes don’t get paid at all! That should change because, A. they work more hours than the average American does (per week), B. the NCAA is a 1 trillion dollar industry, and C. missing…

Participation Trophies Useless or Worth it? Are participation trophies useless or worth the money? As stated by the "Trophies for All" policy, youth athletes are being rewarded with participation trophies. Boosting a child's self-esteem via trophies is an amazing idea. However, it may not be the right idea. A youth athlete shouldn't be in the mentality that the world owes them something when they don't get a reward. A child with that mentality would be demanding, convinced…