The question then would be, how much? ... If the football team gets paid, why not the tennis team or the volleyball team? ... Schools are on a hierarchical scale based on how much money the athletic department has access to spend. ... If colleges pay their athletes, college sports will never be the same and will never have that same buzz that people always get when the band plays and the team steps on the court or field to play. ... In college, you are supposed to learn how to grow up and how to manage your life. ...

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The great thing about amateur athletes and watching them play is that they play with more heart and determination then professionals. College athletes play because of the love of the sport and that is what is so great about it, they play for pride not a paycheck. This is a crucial reason why college athletes should not be paid because sooner or later it will turn in to a professional business and then players will start to hold out and not play because they want more money, exactly how it happens on the professional level. ... Lisa Horne, a senior writer for bleacherreport.com, pondered the ...

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For example, in a study conducted by the Orlando Sentinel, it was estimated that the University of Texas' Athletic Program had the highest revenue of any other University at $120,288,370 (How Much Revenue). ... They want to know how the NCAA could make it a fair system. ... How do you determine the amount of money each person gets? ... And finally, an athlete who plays men's basketball or football for a school like Texas or Kentucky, is going to make more money than an athlete who plays men's tennis or women's volleyball at those same schools; not because basketball or foo...

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The transitional experiences of a first-year college student paired with playing at a higher level of skill, concerns of injury, and dealing with conflicts among teammates and coaches add stress (Adler; Adler, 1987; Etzel, Ferrante, Pinkney, 1996; Miller &ump; Kerr, 2001; Parham, 1993). The unique challenge for many student-athletes is to find balance between these dual roles and the pressures from coaches, teammates, family and friends, the institution, and the NCAA to perform well both on and off the field of play. ... The strength of a student-athletes' identity is linked to how sig...

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