COLLEGE ATHLETE’S COMPENSATION

COLLEGE ATHLETE’S COMPENSATION

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College Athlete’s Compensation

Introduction

With the rising popularity of many college athletes, there has been a push for them to be paid for what they do as a sign of their efforts being appreciated rather than just receiving the scholarship which they receive automatically when they play for the national team. This kind of wish and practice began in Ohio state whereby the National Collegiate Athletic Association led by drake in Ohio began this with the statement that they have to make sure that the student-athletes get the best possible experience so that their performance and their motivation remains high.

Dwyer, Colin. “NCAA Plans To Allow College Athletes To Get Paid For Use Of Their Names, Images.” NPR, NPR, 29 Oct. 2019, www.npr.org/2019/10/29/774439078/ncaa-starts-process-to-allow-compensation-for-college-athletes.

According to this article, drake states that college students will start getting paid because of their popularity. This happens as a result of the removal of the ban whereby college athletes could not use their talents to make an extra amount of money in things like advertisements and others and therefore this article talks of how after the lift of the ban so many athletes especially those who are famous are likely to make a lot of money from their involvement into activities like advertisement and other activities which are likely to bring them money.

This article is therefore is a very well-structured one, it is short and it gives only the relevant information. Therefore it can be used for this research because it provides very apt information when it comes to the issue of compensation of athletes. Therefore the research about eh compensation of athletes plays a vital role in making sure that the manner and the reasons for compensation are fully discussed and therefore the announcement and the events surrounding the compensation are known as discussed in the article.

Duster, Chandeliers. “Democrats Make New Push for College Athlete Compensation.” CNN, Cable News Network, 4 Feb. 2021, edition.cnn.com/2021/02/04/politics/college-athlete-economic-freedom-act/index.html.

This article talks of how the national body which governs the athletes had put a lot of protection and was in the custody of so much about the young athletes and therefore with the decision that college students will be allowed to use their names, control how their pictures and other aspects of their life is used in a very important one. When the students control what they want with their pictures and social media accounts then it turns out that they become healthier and more productive. The national body generates about $15 billion each year and therefore this amount of money none goes to the players and therefore this can be seen as a kind of dictatorship that must be removed from existence and therefore the athletes are given more freedom and therefore this is a very important aspect of the national team because the burden and the lack of capital among the college athletes will be ended with the introduction of their payment.

This article giving so much important information related to the compensation of the national athletes, therefore, plays a very critical role in the research about the compensation of college student athletics. This decision can be said to have been pushed by different individuals and majorly the students who must have felt left out or not counted in as the national body makes $15 billion.

Higgins, T. (2021, March 30). NCAA college athlete compensation case comes before the Supreme Court. CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/30/ncaa-college-athlete-compensation-case-comes-before-the-supreme-court.html

This article emphasizes the importance of the NCAA giving the student the right to own other benefits apart from the educational scholarships and educational benefits only as it is at the moment whereby the body only allows the student to enjoy educational benefits only. This article states that for example a person who’s a singer and competes in music festivals and competitions cannot produce an album due to the restrictions put in place by the body when in a real sense these restrictions should be scrapped and the individuals allowed to make their own money while making themselves more beneficial. It is seen as discrimination to be prevented from getting what is rightly theirs and therefore the article stresses the importance of making sure that what is needed by the members of the NCAA is obtained as their restrictions go against the federal anti-trust law.

Therefore this article talks of a case of the NCAA in the supreme court over how its players should be treated is very important in a research about the payment of its athletes not just through the scholarships and the stipends but through their names popularity and other means.

Higgins, L. (2020, March 11). What Happens When College Athletes Get Paid. Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-happens-when-college-athletes-get-paid-11583879855

This article from the Wallstreet journal talks of how opportunities for students to make money is likely to balloon and be so many such that the students may even get out of the NCAA and be able to form their organizations. It states that if the current court in the supreme court is decided in favor of the students then it turns out that the benefits the NCAA enjoyed of collecting so much money may decline while the individual student income may go high as most of these students will get their money directly from individuals and organizations. This means that the students will be using their name and image to make money for themselves and not just be receiving the basic scholarships and other few benefits which are limited to academics as the organization provides.

Even though there is a fear that the students may be unable to know what it means to get into agreements with different organizations the national body is likely to get people to do that for the students or rather advise them on how to get into deals as well as how to make the most out of the deals which they get into and therefore this is seen as a positive activity.

Sow, A. (2019). Should College Athletes Receive Compensation?.

In this report Sow talks of the ethical considerations which arise as a result of the push and the will of college students to be allowed to own what they deserve as a result of their names and images. the report examines different writings, ideas and issues presented as contrasting and in line with the wish to have college athletics have their voice over their names and other financial issues which present themselves to them. The report states that since its formation in 1906 there have been many advancements and today the body is a multi-billion body which is very important in terms of controlling sports among college students as well as organizing them and having investors chip into the games and sports. The reason why the body insists on amateurs is the fact that the body does not pay them for the playing they engage in however they provide academic scholarship and other forms of benefits aligned to academic goals and not other personal benefits.

This report states that if the supreme court allows the body to stop being the guardian of the property of the students in things like name and images property then it turns out that the students will have a lot of income which may be unethical or lead them into unethical behavior. However, on the other side, it is also unethical for the body to hold back what is rightly owned by the students, and therefore it is a difficult decision to make. This report, therefore, is very important in the research about college students’ payment as it provides a breakdown of different reports addressed to the same issue.

Hess, A. (2019, September 11). The majority of college students say student-athletes should be paid, survey finds. CNBC; CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/11/student-athletes-should-get-paid-college-students-say.html

‌in this report in the CNBC a survey conducted states that majority of the college students stated that the athletes should be paid. This does not only support the wishes of the students but also supports the ideas and wishes of different other people including some members of the congress. In a research conducted by polling platform College Pulse of more than 2500 students, it found out that the majority of the students support the idea of paying college athletes, and therefore it is what has led to the case in the supreme court about the payment of the student-athletes and what should be done for them to receive what is theirs and what is being denied by the NCAA.

According to Johnson Hess who is the writer of this article 53% of college students among whom the research was conducted strongly agreed that it was necessary and important for college athletes to be paid because what they did was a job that few people could do and therefore if they were in the outside world and not playing for NCAA then they would be paid large sums of money. Therefore this article is very important in research about student-athletes payment since it focuses on how important it is for the students to live a good life and get justice for what they do.

Review, T. R. (2021, February 6). Paying College Athletes | The Regulatory Review. Www.theregreview.org. https://www.theregreview.org/2021/02/06/saturday-seminar-paying-college-athletes/

‌According to this article in the regulatory review, scholarly journal student-athletes generate so much money for their schools, coaches, bodies like the NCAA, and others except for themselves. Therefore this means that there has been an injustice that has always been in place and it is important for this injustice to be ended. Schools, where the athletes school get into a multi-million and multi-billion dollar, deals with organizations that use the images and names of the student-athletes in their marketing campaigns, apparel, and other types of activities to bring the organizations and the school money. However, the student-athletes do not benefit from these good results from the schools and other organizations’ deals. In 2019 California passed a law against the NCAA regulations that student-athletes do not earn from it when their names and other personal belongings like the name are used.

The fair pay play-act hoped to take place from 2023 will make the athletes’ world a better one as there will be chances of the athletes being paid for the use of their names in any kind of business deal between two groups or organizations. This, therefore, is seen as a big improvement, and therefore this article is very important in the research about the payment of student-athletes as they deserve it as the article states.

Sobocinski, E. J. (1996). College athletes: What is fair compensation. Marq. Sports LJ, 7, 257.

Sobocinski in this report talks of what it means to have fair compensation and if the compensation is fair enough after so many years of NCAA using the money gained from the students for other activities apart from paying the students. This report, therefore, talks of how NCAA has exploited the student-athletes, the current position of this issue, and if the student-athletes should be categorized as employees since they make a lot of money for the body even though they benefit very little from this amount of money. Sobocinski states that even though currently is when people are realising that there has been discrimination in terms of income of the college athletes this has been in existence for the longest period and therefore it hs become a difficult part of the society and the college students to address since there are also challenges associated with the demand for justice from them.

However in recent years with the concern of the general American society, it is firmly believed that it will be possible for the issue to be resolved because even congress is concerned about the issue. The report also states that the college athlete is a victim who is being used for the benefit of different people and the benefit of the schools and the NCAA. Therefore the report states that this has to end if there is hope that student-athletes are to get justice. Therefore this report with its intensive questioning and analysis of this article presents us with the different aspects and news of how it is possible to end this injustice while at the same time educate which is the goals of all the united states colleges. It is an important report which provides information to be used for research into the issue of college students’ compensation and payment.

Heekin, M. M., & Burton, B. W. (2014). Compensation for College Athletes: The Non-Destructive Solution. Wake Forest J. Bus. & Intell. Prop. L., 15, 364.

This article in the Hein online is an article that presents us with challenging questions when it comes to student payment and compensation. It discusses the driving force of scholarly sports and how the sports benefit the students the schools and other organizations like the NCAA. It also talks of how colleges depend so much on the different sporting events organized by the NCAA through which they can raise a lot of money to just for the use of the students but majorly for the use of the schools in their activities and other uses like buildings. The article talks of how the money is made by the schools that use the student-athletes and how this money is shared in small quantities to the athletes for their scholarships and other basic needs like the stipends.

In this article, the question of the manner of compensation for student-athletes also arises whereby there is a discussion whether the students should be paid cash or academic kind of payment. The report also states that payment of cash to the student-athletes would create conflicts in the field of the students, their instructors, and other students and therefore it remains a difficult question to answer whether students should be paid cash or in academic terms. Therefore making this article a very important ingredient in the research about college athletes’ payment.

Knoester, C., & Ridpath, B. D. (2020). Should College Athletes Be Allowed to Be Paid? A Public Opinion Analysis. Sociology of Sport Journal, 1(a), 1-13.

In this report by Knoester and Ridpath, the students are being supported by different people to be paid. The report states that parents unlike in the past have now started supporting the student-athletes to be paid for their sports activities. However, this is still subject to racial issues of the students and their parents as the population of the united states still have a very big difference when it comes to race and even though there have been efforts to end this it is still a problem. Therefore it turns out that black parents are more likely to support the payment of athletes while white parents are more unlikely to support the same.

This compensation comes as a way of providing justice to the college students because most of them do not get justice since they play so much but they are only paid for their academics through the scholarship and the stipend and nothing else. However, this report states that it is very important for these students to be paid not just for their basic college needs but to be paid for what they have played for and what they deserve because it is their property. Therefore this report presents us with the public opinion of whether student-athletes should be paid or not. Most people state that it is important for college athletes to be paid and therefore this report is very crucial to the research about the payment and compensation of college athletes.

References

Duster, Chandeliers. “Democrats Make New Push for College Athlete Compensation.” CNN, Cable News Network, 4 Feb. 2021, edition.cnn.com/2021/02/04/politics/college-athlete-economic-freedom-act/index.html.

Dwyer, Colin. “NCAA Plans To Allow College Athletes To Get Paid For Use Of Their Names, Images.” NPR, NPR, 29 Oct. 2019, www.npr.org/2019/10/29/774439078/ncaa-starts-process-to-allow-compensation-for-college-athletes.

Heekin, M. M., & Burton, B. W. (2014). Compensation for College Athletes: The Non-Destructive Solution. Wake Forest J. Bus. & Intell. Prop. L., 15, 364.

Hess, A. (2019, September 11). The majority of college students say student-athletes should be paid, survey finds. CNBC; CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/11/student-athletes-should-get-paid-college-students-say.html

Higgins, L. (2020, March 11). What Happens When College Athletes Get Paid. Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-happens-when-college-athletes-get-paid-11583879855

Higgins, T. (2021, March 30). NCAA college athlete compensation case comes before the Supreme Court. CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/30/ncaa-college-athlete-compensation-case-comes-before-the-supreme-court.html

Knoester, C., & Ridpath, B. D. (2020). Should College Athletes Be Allowed to Be Paid? A Public Opinion Analysis. Sociology of Sport Journal, 1(a), 1-13.

Review, T. R. (2021, February 6). Paying College Athletes | The Regulatory Review. Www.theregreview.org. https://www.theregreview.org/2021/02/06/saturday-seminar-paying-college-athletes/

Sobocinski, E. J. (1996). College athletes: What is fair compensation. Marq. Sports LJ, 7, 257.

Sow, A. (2019). Should College Athletes Receive Compensation?.