One of the most widely known sports debates across the globe, in the past year, or so, has been whether, or not, student athletes deserve to acquire currency from their universities and/or sponsors. Many believe that collegiate athletes should be rewarded with pay. I, on the other hand, disagree with that opinion, entitling myself to my own belief that student athletes do not deserve any payment. I strongly believe that student athletes shall not be paid for the reason that if colleges were handing this money out to them, the athletes would not worry about their performance as students in the classroom. In addition, most student athletes are already receiving payments in various different ways. Unfair pay would be an issue, as well.
First and foremost, one of the essential lessons that all students are
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By definition, a scholarship is a sum of money or other aid granted to a student, because of merit, need, athletics, etc., to pursue his or her studies. If you ask me, it seems to me that there is no reason for student athletes to be paid, for the reason that they are already provided with the opportunity to receive a scholarship, which is very similar. Therefore, if a university is already spending large amounts of money from their own budget to allow many athletes to play sports for their teams, then why should they spend even more of their budget to reward them with pay again? On a second note, students athletes may not be paid with wages, but along with their scholarships, national exposure to television or scouts is provided, too. If you think about it, the million dollar rookie contracts that these athletes sign once they go pro, may not be possible if it were not for the exposure that these student athletes are rewarded with. People may not see it or understand it, but these athletes are already paid with a paycheck that is worth just as much as