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College Athletes Mission Statement

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Athletic programs at many colleges and universities are back and forth with the school’s mission statement. The term student athlete means student first athlete second. It is now at a point where it can be argued that people say the athlete first athlete and school second. Regardless what the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rules and regulations say, some recruited athletes are treated better than others and the athletes are given better benefits. Some athletes are not prepared for college level classes, with added requirements by the NCAA. The athletic pressure that comes with the NCAA athletic scholarship can leave a student with little time to do their academics. The way that we treat the student athlete must change. It
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