A Student Athlete s Scholarship - 1491 Words

For decades student-athletes have been given their all for the enjoyment of their school and respective state they are located in. When you are at the Division I level it is more business, more competition and more money. Even though it isn’t publicly said athlete’s job is to bring in a profit for the university that they attend for funding of their school. Tickets, sportswear, television contracts are making top Division I schools millions of dollars, but; why aren’t athlete’s getting any? In recent times, there has been a huge question that’s in the heads of athletes, coaches, parents which is should they get paid for their play on the field. In many universities the average scholarship is worth $29,671 according to a†¦show more content†¦She also gave examples of the players in big time universities saying â€Å"Duke Basketball players were valued at $1,025,656 while living just $732 above the poverty line and had scholarship shortfalls of $1,995. The University of Florida had the highest combined football and basketball revenues while its players scholarships left them living $2,250 below the federal poverty line and a $3,190 scholarship shortfall† After being stripped of most of their scholarship money they are expected to work very hard. The average player on scholarship will wake up before classes perform a weight room session, attend their classes, go to practice, go to the mandatory study hall, and then finish their homework. Marc Edelmen stated in his Frobes.com article that â€Å"The typical Division I college football player devotes 43.3 hours per week to his sport — 3.3 more hours than the typical American work week.† Although I have personal references (college players and coaches) and extensive research about the topic, many people addresses major issues that athletes shouldn’t be paid. This outrageous that a 19-20 year old has to work that hard along with the wear and tear that their sport brings and still expected to pass classes so that they can play. While players have tried to adjust to the system and â€Å"enjoy†