college athletes

Provides an insider account with unprecedented access to Deion Sanders and his athletes, over the course of a near-perfect college football season with Jackson State.

"Most people agree that student-athletes work hard at both their sport and their studies, but opinions differ about whether they should be paid. Is playing a sport just like any other job, or is it an extracurricular activity? Do athletes deserve monetary compensation for putting their bodies on the line, or is a scholarship reward enough? These and other issues are explored through alternating viewpoints and fact boxes, and a list of resources gives readers a starting point for further research. By gaining a deeper understanding of both sides, young student-athletes can decide for themselves how they feel"--Provided by publisher.

"Guides readers on the journey from high school football to college football . . . with 'pro-tips' on topics like setting goals effectively, prioritizing academic skills, establishing an online presence, and more.

"In this in-depth look at the heated debates over paying college athletes, Ronald A. Smith starts at the beginning: the first intercollegiate athletics competition--a crew regatta between Harvard and Yale--in 1852, when both teams received an all-expenses-paid vacation from a railroad magnate. This striking opening sets Smith on the path of a story filled with paradoxes and hypocrisies that plays out on the field, in meeting rooms, and in courtrooms--and that ultimately reveals that any insistence on amateurism is invalid, because these athletes have always been paid, one way or another. From that first contest to athletes' attempts to unionize and California's recent laws, Smith shows that, throughout the decades, undercover payments, hiring professional coaches, and breaking the NCAA's rules on athletic scholarships have always been part of the game. He explores how the regulation of student-athletes has shifted; how class, race, and gender played a role in these transitions; and how the case for amateurism evolved from a moral argument to one concerned with financially and legally protecting college sports and the NCAA"--Provided by publisher.

Explores the benefits and drawbacks of paying college athletes.

Explores whether or not student athletes, coaches, and administrators should be paid and earn endorsements at the college level.

Explores the benefits and drawbacks of paying college athletes.

An updated version of the author's book 'Marching Toward Madness,' which includes a consideration of the college athlete and whether those athletes should be paid, discussing the history of the student athlete; the ideals that those role models have inspired; and comprehensive reforms to end cheating and corruption in college sports while putting academics first.

"From a former college basketball player and executive at Nike and Adidas, this explosive insider's account of the business of college basketball exposes the corrupt and racist systems that exploit young athletes and offers a new way forward"--Provided by publisher.

"After seventeen-year-old Samuel 'Sooley' Sooleymon receives a college scholarship to play basketball for North Carolina Central, he moves to Durham from his native, war-torn South Sudan, enrolls in classes, joins the team, and prepares to sit out his freshman season, but Sooley has a fierce determination to succeed so he can bring his family to America, working tirelessly on his game until he dominates everyone in practice, and when Sooley is called off the bench, the legend begins"--OCLC.