paying college athletes

People have debated on whether or not to pay college athletes for years. College athletes should not get paid. Paying college athletes would take away any chance a small school would ever have of going to a BCS bowl game, players already get paid through their scholarships, and it simply would ruin the innocence of the college game.

Small schools like TCU and Boise State will never have a chance at getting to a BCS bowl game again if college players received paychecks. Bigger schools have a lot more money than smaller ones and would be able to spend more on better players.

Athletes are already paid hundreds of thousands through their scholarship money. Not only do these scholarships cover tuition, but they cover room and board, food, books, etc.

The opposition states that college athletes bring in millions of dollars to their universities and don’t receive any of that money that they deserve. However, a major reason people love college sports is because of the fact that most of those kids out on the court/field are playing it simply because they love the game. By paying college athletes money, it would ruin everything that makes college sports great.

In conclusion, colleges should not have to pay their athletes because it would ruin the “little guys’” chance at getting to BCS bowls, they already pay them by giving them scholarships, and it would ruin the innocence of college sports

The NFL has become America’s most popular sport in the past 20 years. The popularity of the NFL will soon decline and will no longer be the most popular sport in the U.S. A possible lockout, the new hit policy, and the long term effects of concussions will lead to the NFL’s downfall.

It is highly likely that the players union and the owners will not be able to come to an agreement which would lead to a lockout next year. In recent history, hockey and baseball have both had strikes and both sports are still hurting from it today.

The NFL has begun fining players for helmet to helmet hits. The new policy will have a great effect on the league because it will prevent big hits and will also set a precedent for more rules to be created to protect the players.

The opposition states that football is America’s sport and that it couldn’t lose its popularity. However, every year there is new research on the long term effects of concussions which will lead to even more rules that will hurt the popularity of the league. Concussions have become the new big topic of the NFL and there have already been many new rules that have angered players and fans.

In conclusion, the NFL will no longer be the most popular sport in the near future because of a possible lockout, the new hit policy, and the concussion research

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/19/AR2010101904741.html

aluminum bats in college

In College baseball, aluminum bats are still being used. Aluminum bats should be made illegal in college, and wood bats should be used instead. These bats should not be used because they are already illegal for high school in some states and all over Canada, they do not help prepare the athlete for the next level, and it increases the risk of injury.

In many states in the U.S., metal bats are already illegal in high school. If there are already thousands of high school athletes being forced to use wood bats, then so should college athletes who are much bigger and stronger. It doesn’t make any sense that there are college athletes who could be going pro in a year and are allowed to use metal bats when there are high school students who can’t.

By using metal bats in college, it will not help prepare those who plan and dream about moving on to professional baseball. Hitting a baseball with a wood bat is very different compared to hitting it with a metal bat. Since wood bats are used in all levels of pro baseball, players need to be prepared for this.

The opposition states that there are very few injuries that are caused by the bat hitting the ball and wood bats would not reduce this. However, wood bats would not only lower the risk of injury, but will greatly reduce the risk of serious and fatal injury. Since metal bats are much lighter and have a greater sweet spot, the ball will come off the bat much harder and faster compared to wood bats.

In conclusion, metal bats should no longer be used in college because they are already illegal in high school in many states and all over Canada, they do not help prepare athletes for the next level, and it increases the risk of injury.

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