Money for the Young Atheltes

Authors Note: I wrote about how college athletes should be paid to play their sport and because I love watching college games.

Being a college athlete would be a pleasurable experience to anyone who enjoys playing a sport but it takes a lot of hard work. Has anyone ever thought of paying college athletes for playing? College athletes play because they love the sport not because they want money. They have to work hard to go one step closer to what they like to do, which is play the game. There are many reasons why colleges should pay for athletes for playing for their school.

Currently players and coaches are getting in trouble for breaking the rules of recruiting young athletes. Some players have been getting paid and/or receiving gifts secretly which is illegal. An example of a college breaking the rules recently is Ohio State. Men on the football team were getting incentives for playing the game and were receiving special privileges they weren’t supposed to. When people found out, the coach got fired and players were suspended. If athletes could get paid, then these coaches and players would not have gotten into trouble. Lots of athletes are playing because they love to play but they are also making sacrifices to play the game they love.

In addition to breaking the rules, paying athletes is an excellent idea because it would allow the big colleges to make more money. Most colleges, like University Wisconsin-Madison are considered big schools. If they paid their players then their school would get lots more money and it could bring more students to their school. Having a successful athletic program benefits the college and brings in more revenue. The more money a school can have the better education it can provide its students.

Lastly, the players that the colleges may recruit may have had unfortunate upbringings limiting their chances of bettering themselves by attending college. If they were to pay the players then those players would be able to buy things they need while also getting the education they need and playing the sport they love. The athletes that they don’t pay now might not be able to pay for food, clothes or other needed items. Paying the athletes can help them; it can help their families too.

In conclusion, paying college athletes is a great idea for the future. Paying students for playing a sport they love has lots of positive effects because it can not only help the students, but can help the families and the colleges too.