1 / 19

TITLE PAGE:

TITLE PAGE:. Student-Athlete Compensation Stacey Auckland Mrs. Hawthorne 4T 15 February 2011. Introduction: STEP 1.

tress
Download Presentation

TITLE PAGE:

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. TITLE PAGE: Student-Athlete Compensation Stacey Auckland Mrs. Hawthorne 4T 15 February 2011

  2. Introduction: STEP 1 Hook: Less than 2% of college athletes go on to compete at the professional level. Paying student-athletes would dramatically shift their focus away from where it should be--gaining knowledge and skills for life after college. Logos

  3. Introduction: STEP 2 LEAD-IN/NECESSARY INFO Student-Athlete compensation is when the college pays for the player to come or stay at their college. For example “The Southern Methodist University football program was charged with paying over $61,000.00 in cash to 21 players in 1989. This program was given the NCAA "Death Penalty.”(John Fleck 2002). Ethos

  4. Introduction: STEP 3 THESIS STATEMENT Student-Athletes in college should not be paid because they are students, not employees, and should be allowed to feel like students while they’re still in college.

  5. BODY PARAGRAPH 1: STEP 1 TOPIC SENTENCE: Reason #1 First of all, college athletes are already generously rewarded for their participation in the form of scholarships.

  6. BODY PARAGRAPH 1:STEP 2 Supporting Evidence #1 According to the National Collegiate Athletic Association, “NCAA member schools award $1.5 billion in athletic scholarships each year. Plus, the NCAA provides more than $12 million each year to assist student-athletes with special financial needs.” (Williams). If students are attending the college on a scholarship, then their college education if paid for. In some minds they are already getting paid with an education that in other cases would not be possible. Those athletes get the advantage of playing the sport they love and also get a free education. Ethos

  7. BODY PARAGRAPH 1: STEP 3 Connect Evidence back to thesis The students already get a scholarship which pays for their entire college education, so they should not also get paid for why they got the free ride in the first place. According to Sport Digest, “There are many students at the college level without the benefit of a scholarship who are struggling, but one certainly do not see anyone willing to help them pay for things.” (John Fleck). Athlete's should not get extra special treatment by getting paid on top of a free ride, especially when there is people with no scholarship not getting any financial help. Logos

  8. BODY PARAGRAPH 2: STEP 1 TOPIC SENTENCE: Reason #2 On top of the fact that they get a scholarship to play, once student-athletes start receiving benefits in financial form, they will no longer be considered amateur athletes.

  9. BODY PARAGRAPH 2:STEP 2 Supporting Evidence #2 The athletes are students, not employees, or staff, they are student-athletes. When financial rewards are given, the athlete is then a professional. In addition, cash payments could also impose unsportsmanlike behavior among players and university sport programs. When athletes accept scholarships, they are provided tuition, books, meals, and housing. Student-athletes may also receive special treatment when it comes to academic issues, for example priority scheduling, tutoring assistance, and excused absences. Aren’t student-athletes, well-compensated already?

  10. BODY PARAGRAPH 2: STEP 3 Connect Evidence back to thesis If the athletes get paid they are not considered amateur athletes anymore. “Many claim that college athletes are being exploited by their schools, which make millions of dollars off of intercollegiate athletics while student-athletes at times are not able to afford dining, entertainment, and even some educational expenses.” (Sturgill). Logos

  11. TRANSITIONFROM ARGUMENT TO COUNTERARGUMENT Sport enthusiasts favoring the idea of paying student-athletes hold a whole different perspective. They argue that student-athletes should be paid.

  12. BODY/COUNTERARGUMENT 1:Step 1 Counterargument #1 They believe that paying student-athletes would improve problems related to illegal payments and point shaving. Paying student-athletes would provide athletes an incentive to stay in school and complete their degree programs, instead of leaving early for the professional leagues.

  13. BODY/COUNTERARGUMENT 1: STEP 2 Response to counterargument #1 There is a reason why college athlete compensation is a illegal in the first place. When the player decides to play a sport at college, it is because they love the sport not because they will get paid for it. When the player is in college they should be worried about their education that will be helping them with the rest of their life. The sports should be secondary to them during college years.

  14. BODY/COUNTERARGUMENT 2: Step 1 Counterargument #1 Some believe that paying student-athletes will benefit the university or college. They believe that when they play on TV and draw big crowds that brings in money for their schools. Most of them think why don’t the player get a cut of the money, because they are not allowed to hold a part-time job during the season.

  15. BODY/COUNTERARGUMENT 2: STEP 2 • Response to counterargument #1 If the player did get a cut of the proceeds, where would they play, and how would they get scholarships, if all but the richest schools go broke. The school would not have the money to spend on helping the athletics with new jerseys, equipment, etc.. When all the schools go broke and they are trying to find a way to get their money back, they might end up just raising the tuition to go to the school.

  16. CONCLUSION: STEP 1 Nevertheless student-athletes should not be compensated to play the sport they chose to play because they love the sport.

  17. CONCLUSION: STEP 2 The athletes should not be paid because they already getting “paid” in the form of scholarships, and they wouldn’t be considered an amateur athlete.

  18. CONCLUSION: STEP 3 Cam Newton, a Heisman trophy winner and champion football player, displays a perfect example of how even just suspicions can impact a student-athlete in today’s sports world. According to ESPN earlier this year, “Prior to Newton's commitment to Auburn, one of the recruiters said Cecil Newton told him it would take ‘more than a scholarship’ to bring his son to Mississippi State, a request the source said the school would not meet.” ( ) Cam Newton later declined to comment. He still has his Heisman, but he lost his reputation. All compensation can bring anyone is trouble.

  19. WORKS CITED PAGE “College-Athletes --- pay for play?” Buzzle.com. John Fleck, 9/2/2002 Dunning, Al. “Paying Athletes Would Bankrupt Most Colleges.” Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN). 09 Jan 1995: p. D.1. SIRS Researcher. Web.14 February 2011. Lewis, Michael, and Bob Williams. “Should College Football Players Be Paid?” New York Times Upfront (Vol. 141, No. 6). Nov. 17 2008: 22. Sirs Researcher. Web. 15 Feb 2011. ProQuest Staff. “At Issue: Student-Athlete Compensation.” ProQuestLLC. 2011 : n.pag. SIRS Researcher. Web. 14 Feb 2011. “Should Student-Athletes get paid?” The Sports Digest. n.p. 21 April, 2008. Web. 21 February 2011. “SMU football canceled for 1987”. Dallas News. n.p. 26 February 1987. Web. 16 February 2011. “Sources: Newtons talked of pay plan” ESPN. n.p. 11 November 2010. Web. 23 February 2011.

More Related