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Essay Why Student Athletes Should Be Paid

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The NCAA should pay its athletes to compensate for the student athletes’ time and efforts, due to the hours they put in for their school, the class time they are deprived of, and the absurd amount of money the NCAA makes off of the athletes. This argument that i introduced and i will be arguing in favor of is very complex, but i believe there is a solution and this change should be implemented.

My first point is that athletes are working more than the working man and aren't getting paid for their time. ”On average per week, student athletes spend these hours on their sport: Baseball 42.1, Basketball 39.2, Football (FBS) 43.3, Football (FCS) 41.6, Other sports 32.0” (CBS News). In comparison, the average work week in america is 40 hours. These athletes are are in some cases literally putting in more hours than the average NCAA employee who is …show more content…

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