Ameraturism

Ameraturism

The North American sports market is worth about $65 billion today. Do you think NCAA should be paying college students and ameraturs before they become professionals. Currently the NCAA rules reject amateurs from being payed and when they do, they stop being amateurs and become professionals. Arguably, the NCAA should not allow amateurs to be paid because it creates an unfair advantage, they already have scholarship opportunities, and it ruins the dream of become “pro”.

The NCAA should not allow amateurs to be paid because it creates an unfair advantage. When the students start being paid as athletes, they are already almost guaranteed on becoming a professional after being an ameratur. “Amateurism requirements do not allow contacts with professional teams” (NCAA definition of amateurism). This protects amateurs from playing with people who already have signed contracts with professional teams. Once an amateur starts accepting money they become a professional. Being an amateur is supposed to be a part of an athlete's career to prepare and teach them to become professionals. If an athlete is good enough to get offers from professional teams, why would he/she pass up the offer to unless they are on a college scholarship, in which another contract will be available. If amateurs were being paid, the team's focus would be on the athletes that are the first to be offered contracts, not giving other amateurs a chance to get the same learning.

The NCAA should not allow amateurs to be paid because there are already scholarship opportunities for them. If an amateur is good enough to receive contracts from professional teams, and grants to play with professionals, why wouldn't they leave their amateur life to become one. Colleges already offer students scholarships to get an education, why should the student athletes also be paid while receive financial aid. “Students athletes receive, covering their tuition and most living expenses at some of the best schools in the nation, is ample reward” (NCAA). Some student athletes are offered free education to the best schools for being an athlete's. That alone is equivalent to being paid for playing. There should