Student athlete

Student Athlete Compensation: 4 years a slave Every year, College sports bring in millions and millions of dollars to their respected universities, yet 70% of college athletes struggle financially in life after college. A typical student in college has a job that helps them maintain a steady income,, but this is not the case for student athletes. Student athletes are not receiving any type of income, they are being exploited by their college and the NCAA and universities are making…

NCAA has brought in, it has arisen the idea of student-athletes being paid, but student-athletes are already given a lot more than others. Many people are discussing if student-athletes should be compensated for their effort. This topic has raised a controversial debate over student-athletes in college being compensated. Allowing student-athletes to be compensated would provide a challenge for some colleges. In division 1 sports, more than 460,000 students play over 23 sports every year.…

To gain insight into the life of female student athletes I interviewed a female student athlete at Wright State University. Gabrielle is a senior studying Sports Science who runs Track and Field. From my conversation with her I could see how proud she was of discipline, strong work ethic, and positive attitude. It seems that she felt as if academic and psychological resources are ample for student athletes and that the support she has found here at Wright State has made her undergraduate degree…

tradition of regarding its athletes as amateurs needs changing. That is to say, college degrees should not be the sole reward student-athletes receive for their services to schools. Having a college degree is not nearly as valuable as it once was (Siebold, par. 4). Bachelor’s degrees are now quite common, which devalues them dramatically. For too long, the NCAA has refused to regard sportsmen as employees of schools. College leaders dismiss the idea of classifying student-athletes as…

The Working Student College Athletes are being convinced that they are being paid enough. They are constantly getting cheated out of money. Players should be paid because they bring in revenue from playing on television, and playing is like a full-time job. As a team they need to take back their money. College Student are paid with their education They are provided with various benefits. But even removing this educational asset from the equation “NCAA Division I athletes still receive expert…

The NCAA currently debates that student athletes should be compensated for everything they do. There are not a lot of high school athletes that can’t even make it to the NCAA, but for those who don’t realize how much they get involved in. Although the debate is currently balanced on both sides, it is not ethical to pay student athletes. For a division I athlete, they are clearly already getting a full ride leaving with a college degree and no debt. Why should they be paid more? One clear reason…

Athletes in high school have easy access to a range of drugs from their peers and classmates who might be encouraging the engagement of drug use. The opportunities to take any kinds of drugs are prime throughout a student’s high school career that influence the student’s self-control. By participating in drug use, a student becomes more susceptible to committing crimes, potentially putting their life in danger. While under the influence of drugs, student athletes are at risk of making impulsive…

One last precedent of athletes prioritizing athletics over academics is that the reason for all of the low grades is because of college athletic departments being motivated by greed. “A culture of greed is at the roots of those pitiful graduation rates. Basketball and football programs produce the most revenue in most athletic departments, which have placed a severe strain on education priorities” (Lewis). A Thabiti Lewis explains, it’s not just the athletes’ faults that they favor athletics…

Should junior high and high schools have drug tests for student athletes? Junior high and high schools should have drug tests for student athletes. Drug abuse is taking a real toll on young adults today. The drugs can also intervene with the student at practice or a game. These tests would be a way to let the coaches and parents know what's going on in the child's life. You can also possibly persuade the child to stop doing the drugs, so he/she can be on the team. Children are getting…

College athletes are considered by many other students to be very fortunate. With college tuition increasing year after year students are finding themselves strapped with an overwhelming amount of loan debt. Student athletes who receive the benefit of having their tuition covered by the university are considered, by some, to be employees. It’s important to identify what an actual employee is and what that employee does. An employee works for an employer based on an initial contract where the…