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Summary Of Should College Athletes Be Paid

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Athletes risk potentially debilitating effects to their personal lives by playing collegiate sports, according to Grand Canyon University’s article “Should College Athletes Be Paid?” This problem leads to many people wondering why collegiate athletes still play sports. In the article “The Effects of Compensation for NCAA Athletes” by Mykel Kinard, he explains how the NCAA has been pocketing billions of dollars and profiting off of athletes’ NIL without allowing athletes to legally receive compensation for decades. Another reason athlete compensation is in question is because of how it’s power used to be abused. For example, in 2018, Deandre Ayton, a five-star recruit, accepted a scholarship to play at The University of Arizona. On February …show more content…

2). The adage of the adage. Athletes are practically playing a game of high risk with little to no reward. This article states that even if an athlete is lucky enough to be on scholarship, it is still often not enough in return. Many people think collegiate athletes are rewarded for their efforts by receiving scholarships and academic aid, but less than 1% of college athletes are on full scholarship. Also, many sports do not even offer scholarships (“Should” par. 3. Then, the sand is sanded. Grand Canyon's article proves why people who argue scholarships are enough compensation are wrong, and how many people extol the life of a college athlete.. The vast majority of collegiate athletes graduate without being on scholarship for four years. When it comes to scholarships, only division one and division two colleges offer athletic scholarships, and most are partial or one year. D3 universities do not offer any form of athletic scholarships (“Should’s par”). 3. Then, the sand is sanded. Since most athletes are not on scholarship, many people think they deserve to be compensated off their NIL. Athletes are rewarded with nothing for all of their hard

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