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Why Athletes Should Get Paid? By: Taylor Williams, Riley Bailey Rachel Franco, Dolphin Davis, and Trey Smith.

Why Athletes Should Get Paid?

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Why Athletes Should Get Paid?

By: Taylor Williams, Riley Bailey Rachel Franco, Dolphin Davis, and Trey Smith.

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Athletes should be given an additional salary on top of their tuition.

A big percentage of the money flow of the college comes from the athletes.

With 15 hours a week put into school on top of, 5 hours a day put into practice there is no time for college athletes to work.

Due to the increase of athletes and their performance college athletes should be paid.

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Other College students would say the tuition bill is already paid, so why give the athletes more money.

Academics bring in money from the state with their intelligence.

Athletes can work on the weekends.

What the Opponent Would Say

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All the time put into the sport and the athletes have to put gas in their cars, feed themselves, and still find money to survive.

Academics push their minds but not their bodies which effects their health.

Athletes weekends consist of studying, meetings, and games.

Our Refutation

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They get $ 2,000 dollars a semester. If they live on campus they roughly pay 2-3

thousand dollars. They normally have to pay for their books

and supplies for school. The school pays for shoes and uniforms but

anything extra comes out of their own pocket.

They practice 3 to 5 hours a day.

UCO Basketball

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Football players receive $1200 a semester that goes towards room and board.

Football players at least pay $ 2000 dollars a semester.

Football players have to pay for their under armor which can run them from 40 to 100 dollars.

Many go to school 15 hours a week and practice 5 to 6 hours a week.

UCO Football

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UCO Wrestlers receive $2400 which is pretty good, but they still have to come up with money for housing and books.

Books can cost anywhere from $400 to $800

UCO Wrestling

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They only get UCO name. UCO does not pay for anything, most of

their money comes from sponsors. Sponsors pay for the equipment but the

hockey team pays for school, room and board and any other supplies they need during the year.

Hockey players normally pay 3 to 5 thousand dollars out of their own pockets.

UCO Hockey

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Cheerleading is known to be one of the most expensive sports. Due to uniforms, camp, competitions, cheer supplies, and practice facilities.

UCO Cheerleaders receive $375.00 a semester.

They pay out of pocket about $1500.00 We are required to attend a national

competition

UCO Cheer

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Baseball players at UCO receive $1000 dollars a semester.

Baseball players that live on campus normally pay 2-3 thousand dollars a semester.

They pay for their shoes and gloves which runs around 300 dollars.

Many go to school for 15 hours a week and then practice at least 3 to 5 hours a day.

UCO Baseball

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Paying players what they are worth would end the charade and acknowledge that big-time college football and basketball have nothing to do with academics.

Athletes have a lot of trouble keeping their grades up and playing sports, so they should be paid to play and keep their grades up.

The message to athletes in college is Do not Study, just Practice. Practice. Practice.

Institutes of higher learning are in the entertainment business.

Paying Athletes: Cynical Remedy.

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Thrills and chills come from watching great athletes play their hearts out in front of spectators.

Coaches of successful teams become millionaires.

The NCAA makes money from their work horses… ATHLETES!

Big time athletes are not aloud to profit from their achievements. If they do, the price is expulsion.

“Brawn, not Brains”

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The pressure of big time sports makes it hard to find time for studying and not every high school sports star has brains for college.

College sports teams do not have to pay entertainment tax on their profits because, it is considered educational.

Therefore, the institution is making money off of athletes and pocketing the wealth.

Continued..

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Scholarships are like an employment contract for athletes: (So why would athletes not be paid for employment?)

NCAA has crafted a payment system that provides a relatively cheap and steady supply of blue-chip athletes for burgeoning business of collegiate sports and gives coaches the kind of control over them that employers have over employees.

Athletes are commercial entertainment for schools. Therefore they bring people and more money in.

“Should College Athletes get Paid?”

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Athletes, many that play football and basketball produce much of the revenue that keeps entire athletic program afloat.

They keep fans in the seat and in front of T.V. sets so they should be paid a salary for bringing publicity in for the college.

Scholarship athletes should be able to endorse products, accept pay for speaking engagements, and get a cut of the profits universities make by marketing their images.

Continued…

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Colleges should treat players as employees and pay them what they are worth.

Athletes produce millions for their schools in ticket sales, T.V., contracts, and pay outs for bowl games.

Yet, stars only get paid tuition, room, and board.

Universities use most the money. They generate to pay higher salaries to coaches and to build extravagant facilities to attract more stars.

“Pay Student Athletes”

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The reason college athletes should be paid is because they bring money into the university, they have no time for a job and they work hard representing our colors.

Conclusion