Sports were created for human enjoyment and friendly competition. Today, society has shifted friendly competition towards a system more based on money rather than fun and games. An athlete's typical road to success begins at a young age, playing in high school, then receiving a college scholarship, and the overall goal of all athletes is to constantly improve and play at a professional level. Universities have really manipulated athletes in the world today by giving them “free education” for the exchange of their blood, sweets and tears, while receiving income that athletes earn every year. It is very clear that college athletes deserve to be paid and universities need to find a way to pay them a reasonable amount because of all the revenue they bring into each of their universities. University universities recruit athletes from all over the world every year to showcase their talent to the public. From 13 January 1973 the scholarship system was developed and from then on recruits were given reasons as to why they should enroll at their universities. The NCAA athletic system was divided into 3 divisions in 1973, Division I, Division II, and Division III. From that point on the universities' intention was to recruit the most talented athletes who would fit their colleges and help them win the division championship. A certain number of full-tuition scholarships are granted to each sport discipline at each University. At each Division 1 school football is credited with the most scholarship offers each year with 85. While other sports like Division I tennis receive a whopping 14 scholarships. “Most college athletes earn a spot on the team with some level of funding in their pocket by advertising themselves” (Scholarship A...... half of document...... athletes are treated unfairly and still more more like slaves with the amount of work they have to do, regarding school and their sports College athletes deserve to be paid because they continually risk their time, their bodies and their lives to help universities Frederick, Brain D. "Brian Frederick." US News. USNews & World Report, nd Web. February 18, 2014. Brian Frederick, Sports Fans Coalition Board Member O'Shaughnessy, Lynn | get paid." ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures, n.d. Web. February 18, 2014. America, Scholarship. "Attention Icon Attention." Should Experts Get Paid? Np, n.d. Web. Isidore, Chris "Why Being a College Athlete Is a full-time job." CNNMoney. Cable News Network, March 31, 2014. Web. April 2, 2014. Press, Associated. ESPN Internet Ventures, September 17, 2013. Web. February 16. 2014.
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