Sunday, October 6, 2013
Should College Athletes Be Paid?
College athletes should not be paid. Majority of
the starting athletes have full ride scholarships worth upwards of about
$50,000 per year for some colleges. That is a good years salary for most people in the
United States. If you play in a sport you love but get a career ending injury,
at least you are in the process of obtaining a college education. The sticky
part of this is I believe that if a athlete would get injured then he should
still receive his scholarships for his or hers four years of college. In
conclusion, the scholarships that athletes receive is pay and should be maintained
through the four years of his education unless he decides to go pro. It's like that NCAA commercial that says, "Most NCAA athletes will go pro in something other than sports."
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I agree with your opinions on this topic. I stated many of the same facts in my response. And you are right about most athletes going pro in something other than sports. I would like to see a true ratio of the ones that go on to the total amount of athletes. Their is also a loop hole in the system of suggesting a four year scholarship. I could break my finger or fake an injury and get a free education for the next four years without having to live up to the hype of my scholarship. Society these days...
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree that injuries shouldn't effect scholarships or anything. I think that the student athletes should just get a full ride.
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