College athletes generate a lot of money towards the university or the college that they are playing at. College athletes are very beneficial to colleges. They provide entertainment for students and the general public.
They also produce revenue for the colleges or the universities at which they play for. For example, last year The university of Alabama’s football program has brought in up to over 100 million dollars alone in just playing football games. This gives a lot of money to the school which will benefit it in many different ways.
This will help the universities grow and expand throughout their area. This will also help them bring more students looking for opportunities in their fields of study to have a wide variety choices. Professors, coaching staffs, and many other people looking for job opportunites will, in most choices will always pick the bigger school because of the opportunities that is being presenting at the time.
WHY STUDENT ATHLETES SHOULD GET PAID
College athletes should get paid not only because they generate a lot of income for their universities but because they risk their bodies each and everyday while performing their task. Not all college athletes have insurance. They should get money is that it can help them with their medical bills.
According to statistics 67% of a group of former Division 1 athletes who sustained a major injury and 50% reported chronic injuries, a finding that was 2.5 times higher than that seen in non- athletes. While the main focus of the study was primarily in former football players, it also contained other athletes from diving, baseball and soccer.
There has been a big focus about serious health problems experienced by former professional football players. But these injuries aren’t just a football problem, or just getting an concussion. They are a quality of an life issue.
Since the former collegiate athletes couldn’t exercise anymore due to career ending injures or injuries that didn’t make them play the same. They had to stop exercising, and because they had to stop exercising they had an increased risk of cardiovascular disease compared to students that were not very active in college but picked up exercise later in life.
Playing a collegiate sport especially at the Division 1 level is like having full time job and not getting paid for the work you’re putting in. You have to lift either before or after class depending on your schedule, do lots of film study to see how you can improve and learn from your mistakes after each practice, and you also watch film to get a better understanding of your opponent.
TIME IS VALUABLE
There are 2-3 hour practices everyday, so there is no way you are going to work during the season. Sports such as football have to attend a summer training camp which is mandatory, so there is no way that you can generate your own income. So its hard for athletes to not have money to fulfill their needs.
D1 collegiate sports are also very time consuming and very demanding to the point where you are going to have to miss class due to competition. This will cause you to fall behind in class and sometimes it is hard to catch up in some cases. This will force you to develop time management skills because if you don’t the student athlete life will be even more of a struggle for some.
My dream job is to play professional football in the NFL. This has been my dream since I was a little kid. I want to be an inspiration for kids from Long Island, NY.
Aaron Dawson 