Should Athletes Be
Paid
Think of
your favorite college athlete right now. Now imagine that player in which
millions of people watch every week on national television living under the
poverty line. All of the people around them including coaches, referees,
announcers, and coordinators are being paid to do what they do for their college,
yet the very people who make up the sport are living below the poverty line.
College universities and staff members are making all of their money off of
these student athletes. Colleges are making money off of ticket sales, athletic
wear, and national competition success, but yet the people doing all the work
for their colleges are not being rewarded. Although college athletes are given
scholarships to receive a college education but because athletics take up all
of their time they do not have time to get a job and make money. College
athletes should receive a cut of the success that they bring to their program.
According
to SportingNews.com, “86% of college student athletes live below the poverty
line.” This number is high considering these people are making millions for
their respective colleges. Although most college students are considered to be
living below the poverty line it is different for athletes. Sure they receive
top of the line coaching in their sports, free tuition, and free tutoring, they
still do not have the opportunity to make money outside of school and
athletics. For college students, athletics and academics takes up all the time
in the day which does not leave much time for a job.
“The
average out of pocket expenses for each full scholarship athlete was
approximately 3,222 per year during the 2010-11 school year.” According to
SportingNews.com. College athletes have school paid for and their athletic
expenses paid for, but what about their spending expenses. For the college athletes
who came from a poor background, this expense is difficult to overcome. When
these families cannot help pay for their college expenses then this debt
becomes the students’ burden.
Bibliography
Hayes, Matt. "Report Concludes 86 Percent
of Student Athletes Live in Poverty." Sporting
News. N.p., 16 Jan. 2013. Web. 09 Nov. 2014.
I like the beginning of your draft. I like how you ask the reader to think about a certain idea before beginning your argument. You chose good quotes and statistics to add logical appeal to your argument while persuading your reader to relate to these players.
ReplyDeleteThe starting question was a really good introduction to this piece it will easily catch an audiences attention. You had a really good point when you mentioned that without the players there wouldn't be any money to be made in the first place. This paper was very well written.
ReplyDeleteI liked the use of statistics to transition to an pathos appeal. The part saying 86% of athletes live below the poverty line, while colleges are making millions. You structured the paper very nicely. If someone didn't have an opinion on the issue and they read this i think you would persuade them.
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