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Being a college student is not an easy task. Balancing finals with work, friends, and other activities may seem to be impossible. People are paying thousands and thousands of dollars to attend a school where they plan on getting a high quality education and a good paying job once they graduate. Now, imagine doing all of those plus a sport. Imagine competing at a higher level than they have ever competed at, while under the pressure to succeed. Imagine the amount of stress they will compile over…

Play and Get Paid Like a Girl To think it is normal to make less pay, receive less recognition, or to be declined a job position based on gender might sound like an absurd thought in today’s culture. Unfortunately, gender discrimination still exists in today’s society and is especially commonplace in women’s professional sports. Men appear to have led the way in success, talent and, agility in professional sports for as long as we can remember. However, the truth of it is many women athletes go…

Sports have been an integral part of leisure time for America since the early 1900s, when listening to sports, especially baseball, on the radio was a beloved pastime for many families. Lately, college sports, primarily men’s basketball and football, have become more popular. Now that college sports have grown to such a high popularity level, people are asking, “Should these kids get paid?” Though many believe these athletes should be paid, I do not. Collegiate athletes should not be paid…

the team, thus increasing profit. The rules that are set by the NCAA are meant to preserve and reproduce the socially constructed notions of what it means to be a student athlete and what it means to be a professional athlete. For instance, a TCU football player that was paralyzed was not initially able to receive any sort of medical help from the university because he was not considered to be a university employee. As a result of not being considered professional, and despite having the game…

Kanila Gunasekara Lecturer – Prof. Daya Edirisinghe Semester – Summer 2015 Assignment 2 Content What is sports? 3  Benefits of sports 3  Rules and regulations 4  Fair play  Level playing field What is Ethics? 5 Sports and Ethics 5  Olympics 5  Violation of ethical principles in sports 6  Drugs  Advertising  Harassments  Bribery  Positive aspects of ethics in sports 7 Reference 9…

The NCAA allows 85% of FBS College football players to be on scholarship, there are no partial scholarships in FBS football, and don’t forget about the importance of a scholarship towards a much needed degree, a degree in our society has become more of a necessity rather than a privilege. A full scholarship for four years can range between $30,000 and $200,000 depending if the institution is public or private (U.S Dept.) “According to Institute For College Access & Success, in the state of…

Its all about the money Today, male professional athletes are one of the most entertaining groups to watch. Professional male athletes participate in crucial, competitive, and sometimes aggressive sports which can lead to severe injuries. Unlike any average person, the injuries will lead them to lose their job. Professional athletes face risking their starting position and their lively hood every single time they are practicing. Professional athletes get paid in salary just what they warrant…

Colleges get millions of dollars for their sports departments, but how much do the athletes get out of it? Athletes are some of the hardest working people out there and they deserve to get paid for their work on the team. There are many reasons why athletes should get paid. They spend all the time with the sport, but some never become professionals in their sport so there was no point in their hard work. Because athletes don 't get paid some have to turn to illegal sponsoring. The biggest reason…

obesity. Obesity is a problem that does need to be solved but sports aren’t the only way to get active. Sports are helpful to get kids in shape, but some kids don’t have fun playing football or soccer. Kids need an activity that they enjoy so they will keep wanting to do that activity. Sports make a lot of money from football and soccer games. Schools want to make the most money as possible so they keep the program that brings in the most money. Sadly kicking theatre kids out the…

000 and 60,000 and they think that nfl players should not get paid that much. nfl players think they should get paid that much because they hit each other hard and get ruff and are at high risk of injury and injuries in the older life. Like when football players hit head on head it bruises their brain and can cause brain damage.There are other things…