Should Collegiate Athletes Receive Benefits or Payments?

1. Should Collegiate Athletes Receive Benefits or Payments? Aiden Chiavatti, Steve Day, Aakash Padodara, and Vince Sangrigoli

2. Official NCAA Rules

3. Official NCAA Rules (cont.)

4. Players are not Compensated Fairly • Ohio State, Terrelle Pryor • Sold Bowl Rings and uniforms for money • Suspended five games • Duke Coach, Mike Krzyzewski • 15 year shoe endorsement with Adidas • Players must wear Adidas • Georgetown, Patrick Ewing • Made 12 million dollars for the school • Got paid $48,600 in scholarships

5. Receive Payment in Scholarships • Receive educational benefits • Scholarships • Free education • Rooms • Board • Educational Materials • Receive an education from a great college • May not have got if athlete didn’t play a sport

6. Creates Uneven Playing Field • Student athletes would choose school that offer more money • Competition between schools would go down • Fans and schools become unhappy • Most schools are non-profiting • Only basketball and football make a profit • Other sports are loss money • Only 14 schools made a profit • Players get paid by receiving free travel • Schools spend about $42.6 million on team travels

7. Need Money to Live College Life • Athletes come from poor backgrounds • Family have no money to give • Players have no way to earn money • NCAA prohibits players from holding a job • Cannot work during the season • Certain restriction during the off season • Players take money illegally • 31% of athletes receive illegal payment • 48% of athletes know of someone who has taken illegal payment • 5% of athletes have had inside information on shaving points or gambling • Colleges don’t pay for tutors • Athletes fall behind in studies • No educational benefit • Want to play professional early

8. Improve School Reputation • Colleges bring in $30-$40 million dollars each year • Louisville generates $16.6 million in college basketball • Better and smarter athletes come to your school • Graduation rates would increase • 10 of top 25 school in college basketball have a graduation rate lower than 60% • 4 of schools were under 40% • Would make schools look better

9. Ruins Youth Competition • Athletes are 18-23 years old • Athletes will stop working as hard • These are not professional leagues • Players are trying to go pro • Allows players to mature on and off the field • Get out of high school competition • Work your way up to the pros • Help athlete make better decisions

10. Opinion: For • AakashPadodara and Aiden Chiavatti: • Athletes should be paid • They are not compensated fairly • Athletes would benefit • Schools would improve *Same thing for Against side

11. QUESTIONS & ANSWERS