Paying College Athletes
Should college athletes be paid? Many have different opinions on this subject. Some feel that a fully paid scholarship is enough for these talented individuals. But for the athletes it’s not enough. Allen Sack, a former football player said: “ No matter their economic circumstances, college scholarship athletes, almost universally agree that there needs to be a way for money to find its way into their hands ligitimatley.” But what most the public doesn’t know is that intercollegiate athletics is a primary source of income for colleges and universities in the United States, and the athletes aren’t seeing a penny of it. The N.C.A.A. is what’s keeping the athletes from seeing some of the money they deserve by calling it “Amateurism.” Rule 2.9 says: “ The principal of Amateurism Student athletes shall be amateurs in an intercollegiate sport, and their participation should be motivated primarily by education and the physical, mental and social benefits to be derives. Student participation in intercollegiate athletics is an avocation, and student athletes should be protected from exploitation by professional and commercial enterprises.” These rules show you how the N.C.A.A. controls the actions of the student athletes, only
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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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