College Athletes Be Paid? Whether Research Paper

Paying them to play sports in college would devalue their education and encourage them to continue on a path that will never be profitable in the long-term (Hill, 2007).

Conclusion

As can be seen, there are two sides to the story. There are good reasons to avoid paying athletes, but there are also good reasons why paying them could be helpful and beneficial. Whichever is decided, it is clear that there will be a high level of disagreement from those who are opposed to the decision that is ultimately made. When people are uncertain about what to do in any given situation, it also helps to focus on what has been done in the past, or what has worked for others. With the issue of paying or not paying college athletes, that is not something that can be undertaken. In other words, because it has not been done before, there is no baseline by which a judgment about how well it worked can be made. Overall, colleges and universities will have to set their own rules, and make sure they abide by any laws that govern how college athletes must be treated and how (and whether) they can be compensated beyond what they already receive.The one experiment into giving college athletes a $2,000 "stipend" failed miserably, which would indicate that the majority of people are not ready for a college athletics program where the athletes are paid. Even a small amount created a problem for the school, and it was not called a salary, payment, or anything that could be construed as paying them to play. It was marketed as something that would help them focus on their education and their athletics, because they would not have to be as worried about how they were going to pay for their education. By all means, allow them to get an education in exchange for playing sports. However, it is unfair in the eyes of most people to provide them with more than their education as compensation for playing sports. They made a choice to play sports at the college level, and were not forced to do so.

References

Eassom, Simon (1994). Critical Reflections on Olympic Ideology. Ontario: The Centre for Olympic Studies. pp. 120 -- 123.

Hill, Michael (20 July 2007). In Pursuit of Excellence: A Student Guide….....