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    n college sports are important for the physical body, finding jobs when done with college and helping learn and practice time management. Practicing sports while in school at any level is beneficial for the body and brain because it release endorphins and allows the body to retain knowledge. Also, companies look college athletes because the balance school work, sports, and a social life and have a great sense of time management. I want to argue that even though college sports are beneficial

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    Over the past few decades, college athletics have grown in popularity, making collegiate sports the most revenue producing attraction at a college or university. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) additionally receives an abundant share of the revenue the colleges have profited. With the two large corporations receiving this share of money, the debate as to whether college athletes should be compensated beyond the traditional scholarship has become an issue in all colleges and universities

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    of college sports. Many scholarship players voted on whether the team should unionize. These same players believe that they should be compensated for their play on the athletic field. Many collegiate sports fans also believe that collegiate athletes from around the country should be compensated for playing sports; however, paying college athletes would cause multiple problems in college athletics. College athletes should not be paid because schools do not have the money to pay student athletes, it

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    Are College Athletes Employees? Although most college sports require an intense commitment, college athletes should never receive the title of “employee.” However, many people disagree with this statement, causing a debate about whether or not college athletes should be classified as employees. The issue climaxed when football players from Northwestern College wanted to form a labor union. They believed that college athletes should be treated better in various ways, whether they are considered employees

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    Should College Athletes be Paid? Since 1906 When Theodore Roosevelt established the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to infose and make rule for intercollegiate sports. The NCAA had made billions of dollars out of college athletic increasing popularity. This has fuelled debates whether college athletes should be compensated beyond their athletic scholarship and how and who would do it. While many people argue that college athletes are compensated enough with their scholarship and

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    College sports these days are a huge money pit. The National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA, makes millions of dollars off of student athletes every year. Should the NCAA start sharing the profits with these student athletes, which every year help grow the NCAA brand? It’s an important question that seems to come up every day on television, the internet, and even in the newspaper. Student athletes are going to college on scholarships, which are sold to them by coaches, scouts, and other

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    Skill-Based Gaming Context: The Case of March Madness Pools,” an article written by Dae Kwak, a research of sports consumer behavior, stated, “Over 100 million people are estimated to take part in NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Championship Bracket contest” (Kwak 107). With the popularity that college sports have gained, a subject has been drawn-out: Should college athletes be paid to play sports? It seems that everybody gets compensated except the players playing the game. The NCAA and Athletic Directors

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    Athletes be paid? The hot topic in amateur sports has been as to whether or not college athletes should be paid. The NCAA amateur rule states that an athlete in college sports cannot be paid other than their athletic scholarship. These athletes spend a tremendous amount of time at school practice and then working on schoolwork after practice. The NCAA is an organization that oversees all of the athletes that make up the basic unit of intercollegiate sports. The success of the NCAA whether it’s through

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    The Business of Amateur Sports The commercialization of college athletics has created a strain on universities to move beyond simply providing an education in exchange for participation in sports. Proponents of paying athletes fail to understand college is about education. Creating or changing the current system which relies on playing for pride, would create vulnerabilities in how schools recruit, offer scholarships, and create institutions of learning. Students have complained schools have been

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    College sports these days are a huge money pit, NCAA makes millions of dollars off of student athletes every year. Should the NCAA start sharing the profits with these student athletes, which every year help grow the NCAA brand? It’s an important question that seems to come up every day on television, the internet, and even in the newspaper. Student athletes are going to college on scholarships which are sold to them by coaches, scouts, and other school administration as a commitment to the student’s

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