l that they need the money while they play at the college level. The most they can earn from a part-time job is $2,500 (Bagnato 1). That is more than enough and then they want a salary while playing at the college level. It should be the other way around. They should be paying the school for the opportunity to play at their school. This is what will take them to the professional level because this is where the scouts look for them. If they want to play in the professional level they must show their talents off, not get paid for them. Education should come before athletics because one simple injury can take them off the court forever.Another factor relating to athletes salaries is the case of free money. The main factor being that they dont play when they get injured (Wigge 58). This is the one thing that athletes do to get free money without promoting their time. For example, in the NBA they have all sorts of contracts. There is one that is called the 10-day contract where the player is on the team for 10 days only for evaluation. During this 10-day stretch the player will probably only play 5-6 games. This contract is just a profit for the player because they will be getting paid for practicing just as much as if they were playing a game. There is no sense of competition in practicing like there is in a game. Why would they pay the same for each of them? Then there is the time when a player gets injured. There are some players that do this on purpose, the no name players. They arent getting their playing time, but the team could need them if their star players get hurt. So what the team does is, they put the player on injured reserve and they still get paid but they cant play. It is a sense of security for the team. But if they dont get to play, why would they get paid? For example, Jack Haley who retired two years ago, was one of the players who got paid for doing nothing. He was one of those injured reserve ty...
