Student athlete

Student Athletes are among the top of their class because sports could allow a student to earn scholarships and go on to a higher education, it teaches them leadership, character and teamwork abilities, and they have to manage their time between classes, homework and practice. Children of all ages grow up dreaming about becoming their favorite professional player whether it be basketball, Football, or Soccer. The dream in their eyes are enough to get them started on achieving something great.…

Students Vs. Athletes Over the past few decades, it was considered unnatural for athletes to get the same treatment as an individual who did their best to succeed in school. Thanks to their social popularity for being physically talented and their excused absences due to practices during the school day, some teachers often give athletes an advantage over others who aren’t athletic. A rising question of conflict continues to rise amongst their peers; Is it right for athletes to get treated…

Comparing the GPA of Student-athletes and Regular Students Education is something that all of us should know that is important. Many people don't consider education to be a must. All of us should know that education is important because it provides us knowledge to everything that we have yet to know. It also provides us the answers to our questions and it helps us solve any problems that we have. Athletics is also a knowledge but it’s a knowledge physically. Being an athletic individual is very…

universities should not have to pay athletes because they are already providing them athletic scholarships and other benefits. An athlete’s scholarship is a form of salary. According to the NCAA, the average value of a full scholarship at an in-state, public school, is $18,000 a year. For an out-of-state public school the value is $25,000. This money goes towards tuition fees, room and board, required textbooks and much more. These universities are giving student athletes the privilege to not…

Russell Jackson English IVH October 22, 2015 Student Athletes in College Many recruiters come out often to view a high school student athlete practice or play at certain games to see which of the students would place great on a college level sports team; especially for the sports, football and basketball. But do these student athletes meet the requirements of the University or the requirements for the team? Do they get certain scholarships or funds pertaining to nothing that they do? And how…

Student athletes are held to a standard that most students are not held too. Saying that, student athletes should have to maintain an AB average during the school year, which is at least a 3.1 GPA or higher. Playing a sport is a privilege, not a right. We, as athletes, think playing a sport is a right because we are good at it, therefore we have the right to play. But due to sports our grades drop and we do not seem to care during the season. Student athletes should have to be on the honor roll…

NCAA athletes should be paid. I can make many different valid points. I want the audience to honestly truly understands where I am coming from as a student athlete myself. As a student athlete each and every day I devote hours and hours of my time to my school. We as Purdue North Central Panthers have to have minimum of 30 hours in for our athletic training and another 30 hours in for our school. This is a free 60 hours of basically community service. On top of these hours, we being student…

Kicked off? 62% of people say that education is more important than sports and athletes who have good grades are allowed on the team, but if they don’t have the grades that they need, then they should get kicked off the team until their grades rises to where it should be at. Student athletes should not be able to be on the team with bad grades cause that person won’t be a successful person in life and if your a Division 1 college and someone on your team is very good at the sport, but doesn’t…

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…

As a student athlete who moved multiple times, I built many relationships with my teachers and coaches. I will always remember the teachers and coaches that had a positive impact on my life, whether it was in second grade or my senior year of high school. When I entered college, I contemplated majoring in Education and going straight into teaching because it was of serious interest to me. However, I chose to go another route with my major. After working for a few years in another field, I…