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Amatuer, is that a verb that accuratly describes the modern day billion dollar industry that is collegiate sports? The NCAA insists that it does; saying that collegiate sports is not, and should never be, considered a business. Contrary to the implication of the NCAA collegiate sports, specifically men’s football and basketball, have over the recent years hauled in a yearly revenue similar to that of the NBA. But, unlike the Professional league of the NBA; Collegiate “student-athletes” specifically men’s football and basketball players lack the compensation for their services that NBA players get. The implication that collegiate sports are amatuer are false, due to the implementation of “ big business” in the NCAA and Colleges and Universities
In Neil H. Petrie essay, which was published in the Chronicle of Higher Education, Neil H. Petrie argues that colleges have a hypocritical attitude towards student athletes. After reading and gathering all the evidence from the essay I'm more incline to agree with Neil H. Petrie for the evidence he proposes is to constrain to ignore. Neil H. Petrie’s evidence for these arguments come not from boring old statistics but from fist hand experience witch makes the arguments much more compelling. One can see Neil H. Petrie addresses these arguments towards four main focus groups are the student athletes, the teachers, the coaches and the school system itself. Neil H. Petrie proposes that student athletes are being used for a means to an end and can simply be replaced at a moments notice leaving
Most high school athletes across America share one common aspiration: play their sport at the next level in college. For a select number of fortunate athletes, that dream becomes a reality when they commit to a school and sign their letter of intent. But are they really fortunate? College athletics are oftentimes not as glamorous as one would think. The transition to college is not a walk in the park, but add a rigorous summer conditioning program, two-a-days everyday, and the pressures of coaches you have yet to impress, and you have a recipe for disaster.
There is the belief that college football is a business, and not an amateur sport. This statement can be followed up with the fact that football players are being played to play football. I personally know people who are on Division 1 teams that are get paid monthly for being on a full scholarship at their school. Their tuition and everything else is paid for, the school is literally paying them to play football for their university. They want the athletes to bring in as much revenue as possible.
Bloody, bruised, and battered, Falls Church’s football team fought on in the fourth quarter. A football flew through the air as players crashed into one another sprinting to the ball, except I wasn’t on the field, nor was I on the sideline. I was a freshman watching our varsity footall team lose 0 to 48 on homecoming night, a familiar sight to many Falls Church students for the past 40 years. Those past 40 years are what has made Falls Church football the laughing stock of our conference, and since our school was one of the smallest high schools in the area, we never had the speed, size, or numbers to compete with other football teams. Our own school saw the team as a joke, 0-10 was a common season record, and being a Falls Church football
the ticketing philosophy seems to be to extricate every last dime from fans interested in following their team, when the revenue numbers are so minuscule in comparison to the advertising revenue. That’s why the NCAA’s first weakness is the extremely high ticket prices. Unfortunately the NCAA, which is often criticized for its business philosophies, is taking advantage of this obsessive infatuation around it's product, by sticking it to fans with high ticket prices. The NCAA and its affiliates, on the other hand, can be accused as the real perpetrators of moral infractions against its “big-time” athletes. The Second weakness is the NCAA not being able to provide some basic essentials to athletes.
Walking on to a division one college football team can sound extremely daunting, because of all of the extraordinarily accomplished athletes on a stereotypical college football team. Were highly recruited from middle school. But most of the adolescent in high school that just pour out their blood, sweat, and tears on the football field just to be recruited by three or four division two schools in the middle of nowhere, or having to relegate and go to a junior college and play there for their freshman and sophomore years of college. With the hopefulness that a division one college football school would somehow offer you a scholarship for your last junior and senior years in college. But some student athletes take the road that’s starting to gain some traction because of the multimedia movies for example the movie Rudy.
Did you know that in March Madness (one of the biggest tournaments for college basketball) that there are over 9 million dollars spent on just betting. No commercials or anything, just betting. College basketball is so much more interesting than NBA basketball, but in the NBA the stadiums are bigger so more people come. People don't realize how lazy players are in the NBA. College basketball is so much more interesting than NBA because they try harder in games, they rebound, which leads to big things, and there has been more money spent on March Madness than any other tournament in college basketball.
A lot of sports recruits come from the inner city, country or a humble environment. Going to college is a completely new and different experience. A large portion of players are trying to adjust in the classroom and feel inferior in more ways than we care to realize. Many of the students at major universities in the United States typically come from families that have incomes that are above the national average. These players are asked to come to the college’s where they are not socially equal but they are expected to feel good about the situation and themselves.
The 21st century has been both the best and worst of times for the NCAA. Television ratings, fan attraction, and level of talent in the athletes have never been higher. With a total revenue of nearly $1 billion in the 2014 fiscal year, the NCAA is thriving in all circumstances. It is also why the NCAA has never been more vulnerable and on the defensive with regard to its policies and practices. When it comes to being on the defensive, there is one particular issue that stands above all; the student athletes themselves being treated as amateurs instead of employees.
Success in college sports is believed to improve the application rates and caliber of admitted students at certain universities. When Boston College quarterback Doug Flutie won the Heisman trophy, Boston college's undergraduate admissions went up by 25 points and its average SAT score of admitted freshmen increased by 110 points. College sports add a reputation to the school, and a good reputation obviously makes a difference. This reputation can even draw non-athletes. Many colleges use their athletes as core marketers of the university.
College athletes spend 75% of their time on the sport they are participating in. They are constantly overworked and pushed through routines that are on professional levels. Not only are they participating in sports but also attending the school. They are still students but they miss that extra time that other students get to use to study and prepare for their classes.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association claims that college athletes receive ample education but the athletes are out of class significant amounts of time for practice and travel (Alessi). Colleges take away scholarships and give them to other athletes when ones eligibility in a sport is over to bring the National Collegiate Athletic Association more money (Watkins 90). Normal people are paid for work while a college athlete works hard every day and receive no compensation. College athletes have to be successful academically and athletically or they can even be stripped of their scholarships (Watkins 89-90). Doing this requires extensive amounts of time and effort by the college athlete.
Abby Tuma Mrs. Thein English 11A January 18, 2023 College Hockey vs. High School Hockey Yes, college hockey and high school hockey are the same sport, but who knew they could be so different?I am very familiar with the game of high school hockey, and by doing my research, I have heard a lot about college hockey as well. While going in depth with this research, it has allowed me to notice many differences. I have been playing high school hockey for 2 years, and because of this, I have gotten hands-on experience on how hockey works as a community and a sport. Looking ahead to college hockey, I am considering how the sport is going to change for me.
In life, people will experience different things that will have an influence on who they are as well as who they will become. These experiences are in direct correlation to future success. Some believe that most of these experiences are outside of one 's own control, such as where he was born, where he goes to school or even a financial situation. While this makes sense, there is one thing that is within one 's control that will greatly increase the likelihood of one 's achievements. Playing sports in high school has a positive impact on future success.