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| College Athletes are putting more importance on athletics then education |
High school athletes play sports in hopes to obtain a scholarship and their parents share the same dream as well. Obtaining money for college is huge for teens coming out of high school today, but some athletes are taking the money then playing one year in the NCAA for basketball or only three years for football. I know if I received a full ride scholarship I would be thrilled because then I would not be in a lot of debt in the future and I could obtain an education for free. In an article wrote by Jim Tucker for the Sports Business Journal on January 11th, 2016 he shines a light on the one and done athletes of the NCAA and the football players who only play a three year college career then go straight to the NFL. He shows how college athletes are not focusing on their academics and instead focusing on athletics. I tend to agree with him when he states that college athletes are missing out on an
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Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Cavaliers PG,
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education. Unfortunately in the world today Universities are not only looked at for their academics, but for their sports programs as well. In todays society you either have an education or the talents to be a professional athlete. Tucker also feels as if some athletes think that sports are going to take them everywhere in life and that some athletes throw their education out of the window. Athletes need to realize that there is a world outside of sports and that they should get an education so that they can obtain a job in the future. Tucker has many more good points regarding this issue and you can read them by following this link:
http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2016/01/11/Opinion/Jim-Tucker.aspx?hl=Sport%20and%20Education&sc=0
Really enjoyed this article. It is so true how universities are sometimes looked more at Athletics rather than Academics. I think that is kinda sad because I believe everyone should get a good education.
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