38 S. Tex. L. Rev. 1081 (1997)
Pay for Play for College Athletes: Now, More than Ever; Goplerud, C. Peter, III
Peter Goplerud explores a very controversial topic in regards to paying college athletes. The argument has been very heated over the past years. Many people believe that as student athletes, college players should not recieve any compensation and just be happy with their scholorships and degree. However, student athletes generate millions of dollars for their university and it's often hard to believe that they recieve none of it. Peter Goplerud offers a different perspective from most offering reasons why college athletes should be paid.
The author, Peter Goplerud, has extensive knowledge on sports and the law. He's currently the Dean of Law at Florida Coastal School of Law along with a professor. Previously he served as a the Dean of several other law schools like Drake and Oklahoma. Since 1997 he's been a member of the Sports Lawyers Association Board of Directors.
NCAA- voluntary, private association composed of over 800 colleges and universities
Extra Benefit- any special arrangement by an institutional employee or a representative of the institution's athletic interest to provide a student athlete or the student athlete's relative or friend a benefit not expressly authorized by NCAA legislation.
"Imagine a large group of employees in a company working long
hours, some of them far from home, going to school full-time, and
helping bring in millions of dollars to their employer. Does this sound
like a sweat shop making Reeboks or Kathy Lee Gifford clothing?" (p. 1081)
"The athletes are used, abused, and then thrown out, while the schools
make millions on television money, gate receipts, and sales of licensed
products, many directly tied to particular players" (p.1082)
"The NCAA has long been 'concerned that athletes are tempted to
accept gifts from boosters and sports agents because of financial hard-
ships created by the above restrictions." (p.1085)
This material highlights why it's unfair for student athlete's to not receive any compensation. Although there are many other factors as to why college athletes don't get paid, this piece of reading certainly exemplifies the reasons why they should. My topic is going to involve the mistreatment of college athletes and how they generate millions of dollars yet recieve none of it essentially.
Check your MLA citation form for the article. And you should write out "South Texas Law Review" -- and give the author's name first, then article, etc.
ReplyDeleteAlso: this is pretty old! 1997? That is amazing. In your paper, you ought to make something of the fact that legal scholars were already saying athletes should be paid way back in 1997. Today, it has become a much more heated debate than it was then, when the minority voice was to have student athletes be paid.
If this is your focus, you must see the film "Schooled" as soon as possible, as it will aid your understanding of the issues.