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Why College Athletes Should Be PaidGeneral Purpose: To persuadeSpecific Purpose: To persuade my audience that college athletes should be paid.Central Idea: For the amount of time a college athlete dedicates to their sport, they should be paid.Method of Organization: TopicalIntroductionHave you ever dedicated so much time to something, but felt like you didn’t get enough back?Ever thought about how much time college athletes dedicate to their sport?And remember, school hours are on top of that. The top ten Division I schools are making millions more than what they hand out in scholarship each year.But it’s been said to pay college athletes would be greedy because they are already on a scholarship?According to Jay Balis, college sports are a multi-billion dollar business where the only people who are restricted in their earnings in any way, are the athletes.Today, I will discuss with you guys the reality of a struggling, UNPAID, college athlete.[First, let’s look at the scholarship side of things]BodySo, how much is a scholarship actually worth? According to the Huffington Post, on average, a full Division 1 scholarship is $25,000 per year.Even though scholarships may seem like a lot of money, it really only covers the basics.It covers thousands of dollars in mysterious, unknown university fees, tuition, housing, a meal-plan and multiple hundred-dollar textbooks. How is it that there has always been a gap between what the top schools made and what they were giving to the athletes in terms of scholarships The gap today is explicit and it is growing at a rapid speedSo don’t you think they can dish some of those millions of dollars out to repay their athletes for bringing in they money in the first place? How does that make sense? [So, lets discuss how college athletes are pretty much employees of the University]Although the NCAA claims college athletes are just students, the NCAA’s own?tournament schedules?require?college athletes to miss classes for nationally televised games that bring in revenue.According to Marc Eldelton, the huge revenues collected from college athletics do not go directly back into the classroom.Instead, a substantial?share of college sports revenues stay?in the hand of a select few of administrators, athletic directors, and coaches.The NCAA argues that student athletes are provided with full scholarships and a free educationBut, the annual NCAA men’s basketball tournament affects more than six days of classes.Along with the NCAA Division I football championship?being played on?a Monday night causes the athletes to miss the first day of spring classes.So how is it fair a “free” education does come with a FULL education if in some cases athletes are REQUIRED to miss classes? [Now that we learned about the basic money handling aspects, lets look into the time it takes to be a student athlete.]College athletes spend an average of 43.3 hours per week dedicated to their sportThese hours are distributed over training sessions, games, travel and other required sessions that student athletes must attend in order to remain on the team and keep their full scholarship.Their schedule also includes a full-time college schedule that they must maintain if they want to stay in the school and even continue playing college sportsWhich yes, does encourages you to go to class and stay on top of work.If a student has 10 hours of class each week and puts in the recommended four hours of study for each hour of class, then athletes spend 50 hours each week studying and attending mandatory classes and study halls.According to List Land, this is the equivalent to working two full-time jobs with a side job on the weekends just to pay their bills.So, when NCAA executives, administrators and support staff start feeling the burn around hour 42, they should remember that their student athletes’ jobs are not only intellectually demanding but brings them to the limits of their physical endurance as well.[Now, let’s go over what we’ve discussed] ConclusionIn conclusion, as college athletes, we should be paid for the sacrifices and amount of hours we put in weeklyThis can be achieved by using some of the left over revenue colleges make off their athletes. Or just providing them with a full scholarship PLUS enough money to live off of for the year. This will help college athletes be seen more as athletes and not as employees.If students did not have to worry about their finances, they could spend more time focusing on their game and their classes. References ................
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