The NCAA brings in $1 billon a year in revenue, most of which is generated by March Madness, but doesn't allow its college athletes to be paid.
The NCAA uses"amateurism" to justify these terms in courtrooms, but former athletes are pushing for a share of the revenue.In the 2016-2017 school year, NCAA revenue reached $1 billion. Many people have argued that the players who drive this revenue don't receive the true value that they bring to their schools.
In the US District Court, Judge Claudia Wilken ruled to allow each conference and its member schools to provide additional education-related benefits without NCAA caps and prohibitions. Her ruling tethers payment to education, so instead of cash, student-athletes will be allowed to receive computers or scholarships for post-graduate degrees.
In page four of the NCAA Division I handbook under the heading"The Principle of Amateurism," the NCAA declares student-athletes shall be amateurs in an intercollegiate sport, and their participation should be motivated primarily by education and by the physical, mental, and social benefits to be derived.
But let's think about that for a second. Are student-athletes able to receive the full value of that education?No, I don't think college athletes are given enough time to really take advantage of the free education that they're given.Former student-athletes argue that the time commitment of playing a college sport, especially at the Division I level, impedes their ability to take advantage of their educational opportunity.
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