My Goal
While people hold a variety of views on whether college athletes should be made, the consensus is that professional athletes should be paid. Professional athletes play sports as their job, so it only makes sense that they get monetarily compensated for their work. However, many people believe that some college athletes play at a professional level. People who argue that college athletes should be paid compare college athletes to professional athletes in terms of the revenue they generate for their schools and the amount of time they dedicate to their sports. Those who argue that college athletes should not be paid compare college athletes to amateur athletes, saying that being on a sports team is a learning experience and a place where athletes can better their skillsets. The most essential question to this debate is deciding how to define and classify amateur and professional athletes. People on both sides of the debate accept that amateur athletes should not get paid while professional athletes by definition do get paid. The trick is deciding how to draw the line between amateur and professional athletes.
To go about deciding whether or not to pay college athletes, I will draw this dividing line between professional and amateur student athletes. To create this clear distinction, I will define which athletes are amateur and which are professional athletes, while using examples to reinforce the differences. This dividing line will center around concerns of workloads, revenues, and physical risks associated with each athlete. 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.
To go about deciding whether or not to pay college athletes, I will draw this dividing line between professional and amateur student athletes. To create this clear distinction, I will define which athletes are amateur and which are professional athletes, while using examples to reinforce the differences. This dividing line will center around concerns of workloads, revenues, and physical risks associated with each athlete. 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.