Amateurism Presentation

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Is “amateurism” dead in NCAA college revenue generating sports?

Origins of “amateurism”• Many scholars argue that our current ideas about

amateurism have their roots in Great Britain during a time when there was a clear line between the leisure class and the working class.

• Most students at elite schools in Britain in the 1800s participated in a variety of sports, and participation was thought to help shape the young gentlemen's character, serving as an important aspect of a liberal education. That became the model for sport in the United States in the 1800s since elite U.S. schools had their roots across the Atlantic.

• The Amateur Athletic Club of England went further with its definition in 1866, stating an amateur is "any gentleman who has never competed in an open competition, or for any public money, or for admission money, and who has never in any period of his life taught or assisted in the pursuit of athletic exercises as a means of livelihood; nor as a mechanic, artisan or laborer."

• Jan 3, 2000 4:07:30 PM

BY KAY HAWES The NCAA News

• From 1906 to the present, the rules of amateurism has been change several times because student athletes needed to make money to provide for themselves. This was against the rules of amateurism.

• For example, outside of collegiate baseball seasons, student athletes played professional baseball to make extra money. The Intercollegiate Athletic Association (IAA) had to create an infraction segment of regulations to prevent this type of action.

• Changes in the NCAA handbook has continued to evolve to keep the namesake of amateurism alive.

• Some followers of collegiate sports believe that given the current landscape of revenue generating sports, that paying these student athletes is inevitable.

• Billions of dollars have been raised at the expense of the product(student athletes) and the marketing machine of the media and corporate sponsorships.

• In most cases, using the likeness of the student-athletes to sell a product or service such as EA Sports or Gatorade has sparked heated debates on whether or not student athletes should be paid.

Arguments of each group!• NCAA Aspect• Keep the foundation of amateurism intact.• College sports is intertwined with living

the college experience.• College sports and professional sports are

two separate entities.• Grant in aid (scholarships) are the only

tools of aid that should be available for student-athletes.

• It is voluntary for the student-athlete to participate in their chosen sport.

• We are just the governing body, the individual college and universities make the rules, we just enforce them.

• Title IX laws and regulations. This makes paying players very difficult because if you pay one, you pay all.

• Student-Athlete Aspect• The opportunity to provide for the student

athlete and family by means of financial support are limited.

• Companies, media, schools, and other entities are generating millions/billions at the student-athletes expense.

• Can be argued that this is a legal form of slavery/exploitation.

• Even though choosing the university or college is voluntary, most student athletes are at the mercy of the establishment to be able to go to college because of economic shortcomings.

• A fair share in the revenue being generated at our expense.

• The ability for the student athlete to have the same opportunity as regular students to have the same opportunity to make money regardless of field of study or participation in extra-curricular activities.

What Exactly is Title IX?• From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia• Jump to: navigation, search • Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a United States law, enacted on June 23, 1972, that

amended Title IX of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In 2002 it was renamed the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act, in honor of its principal author Congresswoman Mink, but is most commonly known simply as Title IX. The law states that

• "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance..."

• —United States Code Section 20, [1]

• Participation in interscholastic athletics programs provides students from diverse backgrounds opportunities to cooperate with and compete against their peers through sport. Participation in school sports may lead to the following benefits to students: improved physical health and fitness, higher self-esteem, a stronger sense of community and purpose, consistent time spent with an adult mentor, and increased academic performance in the classroom. Given the possible benefits associated with school sport participation, both boys and girls should have equitable opportunities to participate in and benefit from sports. Historically, boys have participated in interscholastic athletics programs in greater numbers than their female peers; at the turn of the twenty-first century, however, girls are participating in larger numbers than ever before.

Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/title-ix-school-sports#ixzz1WGi6g32n

Schools that have been penalized or pending investigation!

Miami Hurricanes and Nevin Shapiro

• Nevin Shapiro who evidently would rather spill the beans than eat them while sitting in federal prison after being convicted of running a $900-million. Ponzi scheme.

• Hurricane Nevin spun for almost a decade through Miami's football and basketball programs and, according to Shapiro's account, swept up 72 athletes, including some currently on the football roster.

• Bob Young, columnist - Aug. 18, 2011 05:13 PMThe Arizona Republic

University of Southern Cal debacle

• The athletic scandal at the University of Southern California athletic scandal was an incident in which the University of Southern California was investigated and punished for serious NCAA rules violations in the Trojan football and men's basketball programs. Probes by both USC and the NCAA found that football star Reggie Bush, the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner, and basketball star O. J. Mayo had effectively forfeited their amateur status (in Mayo's case, before he ever played a game for USC) by accepting gifts from agents

• From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Florida State Football Scandal• In October 1999, Florida State all-American

wide receiver Peter Warrick and Laveranues Coles were arrested and pleaded guilty to petty theft of clothes and shoes at Dillard’s department store. It was not the first time “Florida State” and “free shoes” had been used in the same punch line. In FSU’s (a.k.a. Free Shoes University) run to the national championship in 1993, nine Florida State players violated NCAA rules by allowing agents to bankroll a shopping spree at a Foot Locker store.

• In the more recent violation, Warrick and Coles received $412.38 worth of clothes and shoes for only $21.40 from a Dillard's clerk both were friendly with. They were charged with felony grand theft. Warrick was only suspended for two games. Coles was thrown off the team.

• Michael Salmonowicz• The Report Card• Oct. 16 2009 - 2:53 am

North Carolina Tarheels• Marvin Austin, Robert Quinn and Greg Little

were supposed to lead North Carolina Tar Heels resurgence under Butch Davis this season.

• Instead, they never even stepped on the field. The NCAA said Quinn and Little received travel accommodations and jewelry, then lied about it to investigators in three separate interviews.

• The NCAA said Quinn, a defensive end widely regarded as a high first-round NFL draft pick, accepted two black diamond watches, a pair of matching earrings and travel accommodations to Miami for benefits worth $5,642. Little, a receiver who returned for his senior season, accepted diamond earrings, as well as travel accommodations for the Bahamas, Washington, D.C., and a pair of trips to Miami for benefits worth $4,952.

• Associated Press

Southern Methodist University (SMU)

• The Southern Methodist University football program, the most punished in NCAA history, received the harshest sanctions ever – including suspension for the 1987 season – when the NCAA.

• The committee stopped short of delivering the full "death penalty," under which a program can be disbanded for as long as two seasons if found guilty of major violations twice in five years.

• The Committee on Infractions report uncovered "stipulated" violations that 13 football players were paid approximately $47,000 during the 1985-86 academic year and that eight student-athletes continued to receive payments from September to December 1986 of about $14,000.

• During the next 20 years, SMU had only one winning season and finally went to a bowl game under the direction of JUNE JONES in 2009. Not only did they not play the 1987 season, but elected not to play 7 away games for the 88-89 season. The “Death Penalty” totally destroyed the program in aspects of recruiting and providing an adequate revenue stream for other sports at the university. Consequently, the Mustangs of the Southwestern Conference (SWC) disbanded and the school joined Conference USA.

By DAVID McNABB / The Dallas Morning News

Editor's note: This story appeared on the front page of The Dallas Morning News on Feb. 26, 1987

BOISE STATE BRONCOS• Boise State's football program will lose

three scholarships each of the next three seasons as part of major NCAA violations in the school's athletics department. The football program was found to have committed recruiting, impermissible housing and transportation violations involving 63 student-athletes from between 2005 and 2009.

• The individual amounts of the violations ranged from $2.34 to a maximum of $417.55 and have been reimbursed.

• The school self-imposed a penalty of three scholarships on the football team during the course of two years. The committee on infractions added to that punishment. By Erick Smith, USA TODAY

Arguments, Agreements, Questions

• In your opinion, do you think student athletes should be paid in regards to Title IX?

• In your opinion, do you think SA are taken advantage of by the schools and NCAA regardless of the amount of their scholarships?

• Do you think the NCAA should eradicate all corporate sponsorships? Also, how will that affect raising money for the university?

• Do you think boosters/agents are an ally or a detriment to the student athlete as far as helping the SA with monetary assistance?

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