The Dividing Line
Creating a distinction between professional and amateur athletes is the best way to go about deciding whether or not to pay college athletes. This distinction will center around concerns of workloads, revenues, and physical risks associated with each athlete. While creating this dividing line, I will define which athletes are amateur and which are professional athletes, while using examples to reinforce the differences. I will also focus on how a student athlete’s sport impacts the rest of his/her lifestyle while a student, mainly focusing on academics and the ability to work another job.