Should collegiate athletes receive payment for competing in college athletics?
Collegiate athletes play a sport that they love and like many professional athletes they work hard for that sport. Unlike professional athletes of course, college athletes are not paid a salary for what they do. However college athletes should be compensated for their hard work and dedication under certain circumstances. You see the answer to this question as to whether or not college athletes should be paid is not black and white, rather it falls into a gray area for a number of reasons. The main reason that supports the idea of paying college athletes a salary may surprise you, so read on. First one needs to look at what current college athletes do receive for their commitment to college sports before deciding if they should be paid. Many people believe that college athletes play hard and play with passion because that is their main driver, there is not multi-million dollar contracts, just records to break and goals to make. College athletes often get ‘paid’ in the form of athletic s