Tonesha Horne 5 legitimate reasons athletes should be paid Lack of Competition NCAA Acts as an Employer The NCAA as a Cash Cow Time Out of Class The Amount of Time Spent on Athletics Should student athletes be considered as employees The amount of time spent on athletics ID: 661762
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Do student athletes deserved to be paid?
Tonesha HorneSlide2
5 legitimate reasons athletes should be paid
Lack of
Competition
NCAA Acts as an
Employer
The NCAA as a Cash
Cow
Time Out of
Class
The Amount of Time Spent on AthleticsSlide3
Should student athletes be considered as employees? (The amount of time spent on athletics)
As many analysts have said, the NCAA has a perfect model of cheap labor. They provide an education and everything that goes with it; all they ask for in return is your peak performance on the field. On average, the typical in season student athlete works 43.3 hours per week. If you’ve ever worked overtime you know how it can take a toll on you, on top of the physicality involved with practices and workouts. I’m not saying that all revenue needs to be shared, but it would be nice to see the NCAA compensate these athletes for the time they do put in. Nobody wants to work for less than what they are worth; the “full ride” scholarships are not enough to satisfy the needs of these student athletes in today’s economic climate.
The schedule of a student athlete in season is enough to make any adult want to pull their hair out. Typically, an athlete will wake up before dawn, work out, eat, and then go to an 8 or 9am class. After that, they will get lunch, a little bit more class time, and then it’s time for practice. Whether it is in a classroom studying film or out on the field, by late afternoon, they’ve already put in over a 10 hour work day.Slide4
Shabazz Napier
Former UConn star Shabazz Napier said not everyone can see their
struggles!
“I don’t see myself as so much of an employee, but when you see your jersey getting sold, it may not have your last name on it, but when you see your jersey getting sold, to some credit, you feel like you want something in return,” Napier saidSlide5
The NCAA as a Cash Cow
Just by looking at the amount of football related revenue one can only imagine how much better off all athletes would be under some sort of revenue sharing program. In 2012, three schools made over $50 million from football alone. Alabama, Ohio State, and Oregon all rolled in the dough, yet the NCAA has made it illegal for a player to take any sort of compensation outside costs for education.
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Americans
love their sports and there will always be a steady flow of people to buy up anything that says “Roll Tide” or “Go State” on it. The fact that the NCAA
takes so
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uch
yet gives so little is what bothers
us.
According to a study done by Drexel University Department of Sports Management, the annual out of pocket expense to athletes is still over $3,000. In addition, the findings also concluded that taxpayers continue to subsidize food stamps and welfare of student athletes in order to fill in the gaps left behind by the NCAA’s scholarship cap.Slide6
NCAA Acts as an Employer
An employee is a person that does work for another person or group, in exchange for compensation. Isn’t that what the relationship between student athletes and universities is? When scholarship athletes became more common, the NCAA was afraid it would be sued in order to provide wages and/or benefits to athletes. In an attempt to backpedal its way out of providing benefits, the NCAA specifically announced that the athletes were students first.
But aren’t these “student” athletes offering a service in exchange for compensation? By risking their health and academic performance and getting an education in exchange, they are kind of in an employer/employee relationship. In a more modern era, we must ask four questions to determine if there is in fact an employment relationship. Does the employer control or dictate the actions of the employee? Does the employer have the right to discipline and or fire? Is the employee dependent upon the wages of the employer? Is the task of the employee essential to the employer’s survival?
The answer to all these questions is yes, creating an employment relationship. The NCAA is the sole body to regulate and govern the behavior of student athletes, with the ability to not renew scholarships of student athletes for any reason since 1973. Considering that NCAA rules and the fact that so much time is devoted to athletics, I’d also say these athletes do depend on the employer wages, in this case the educational and professional benefits given to athletes.Slide7
Time Out of Class
If the NCAA claims that the education the students receive is enough, then why are they out of class so often? Whether you attended a division one school or a division two school, the average sports fan is aware of the privileges these athletes receive and how much class time they miss. A tournament here, a travel day here, the time out of the classroom adds up quickly
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NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament for instance. The tournament spans several weeks, with student athletes missing a minimum of six days of class. If they were any other college student, after a couple days of missing Senior level classes you would be kicked out of the class. If they were employees at a company, missing extended time would result in an absolute dismissal.
College football and basketball alone bring in more money per year than the NHL and NBA, so why is it socially acceptable for them to be reading at a 5th grade reading level? If the NCAA provides such a high standard of education and services for free, then why are test scores so low? The NCAA can’t control how much effort students put in to their studies, but they can control how much time they allow athletes to be able to missSlide8
Lack of Competition
The NCAA has no competition when it comes to competing organizations. While athletes have to stay in school for a minimum of two years before entering the NFL, more recently the NBA has implemented a similar rule of one year out of high school. If a five star recruit doesn’t want to go to school, what other options do they have? They can sit out a season and lose some of their ability and educational aptitude, or they can go abroad. How many people have gone abroad and bypassed playing college basketball before entering the NBA draft? So far, only three.
With a lack of other avenues for student athletes to go pursue, the NCAA has positioned itself as the be all, end all if you want to make it to the next level. As an organization that started out to protect student athletes, how much good are they really doing? The one-and-done culture in college basketball right now is sickening, but you can’t blame any of these kids who are leaving in favor of pursuing large contracts. If the NCAA were a fair market, the average value of an NCAA football player would be $137,000 and a basketball player would be worth $289,000. So you tell me, who is really benefiting by not paying these student athletes?Slide9
The interview (Tony Horne former college athlete at Clemson University)
1).Should athletes be paid? If so what are your reasons?
2.) Would you consider student athletes as employees? If so what are your reasons?
3.) From past experiences how much of a difference it would have made if you were paid as an student athlete?
4.) In articles I read “students are not professional athletes” do you agree or disagree to this statement?
5.) At any time did you feel you were used for your services? Did you ever think they didn’t really care for the athletes ; they just cared about what you guys could bring in and how much recognition the schools got for you guys
hardwork?Slide10
His responses
1.) Yes, because their getting exposed , colleges are gaining money , and most students families can’t afford to support the athletes financially. Even though they have scholarships the money its worth the funders of the scholarships normally gets that back within the first two years from Jersey sales, games, autograph sessions , and many more events.
2.) Yes, because of the schedule and disciplinary rules they have to follow.
3.) It would have been less stress and worries food wise , clothing situations ;Because we were not allowed to receive gifts or money because it would be considered a violation being paid would have levitated a lot of my real world problems I thought I was coming to college to get away from.
4.)I disagree, we traveled , we were on T.V , we signed autographs , and most importantly we had fans and kids looking up too us also like the guys in the major league.
5.) No, because I still had good relationships with the program and school. Just because we were living out our child hood dream some of our living conditions wasn’t right off of the field. Slide11
“Its not like they gave us anything we had to work for it all” –Tony HorneSlide12
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