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Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
My name is Elijah Horsey, I am currently in 9th grade.
Passion blog post
College athletes can earn money from their name, image and likeness, NCAA rules. The NCAA has approved a temporary policy to allow college athletes in all three divisions to get paid for the use of their name, image and likeness (NIL), the organization announced Wednesday.
My passion project is about college athletes and their ability to earn a paycheck off of there play in there games in the NCAA. The college athletes have recently received some compensation with the ability to make money off of their name, image, and likeness. I believe that this is long overdue but it is not enough. The reason I say this is because during march madness the ncaa makes $1.18 billion in television ad spend for CBS and Turner Sports. This is more than
The NCAA has long prohibited athletes from accepting any outside money. It did this to preserve “amateurism,” the concept that college athletes are not professionals and therefore do not need to be compensated. The NCAA believed that providing scholarships and stipends to athletes was sufficient.
https://www.boston.com/sports/college-sports/2021/07/01/ncaa-paying-athletes-rules/
According to this article the reason that NCAA athletes cannot receive a salary is because of the preservation of amateurism. According to Oxford languages amateurism is the practicing of an activity, especially a sport, on an unpaid rather than a professional basis.
Passion Blog Post 2
How can college athletes gain revenue? Currently with the new rule change, college (ncaa) athletes are now only allowed to be paid through endorsements deals, their own personal merchandise, and make money off of their social presence.
Hanna and Haley Cavinder
Theses two sisters who attend Fresno state and currently play basketball, immediately after the rule change became spokes people/persons for boost mobile and launched a billboard in Times Square. They were able to arrange the deal using icon source.
Bo Nix
After the rule change Bo nix became sponsored by Milo’s sweet tea. Bo nix is a the starting Quarterback for the Auburn tigers.
Shaun Shivers
Another member of of the Auburn college football program also gained an endorsement deal. His name was Shaun shivers and he got a endorsement deal with yoke. Yoke is a platform that allows fans to play video games with and against athletes.
Some more examples include Marshall Football player Will Ulmer (a guitarist that played under the name “Lucky Bill” until the rule change). Dontaie Allen a Kentucky Basketball player (Began releasing his own merchandise). Antwan Owens a Jackson state football player (signed a deal with 3 kings grooming, a black family owned hair product business).
The NCAA still does not allow colleges and universities to pay athletes like professional sports leagues pay their players—with salaries and benefits—but the new changes will allow college athletes to solicit endorsement deals, sell their own merchandise, and make money off of their social media accounts.
https://qz.com/2036010/ncaa-athletes-are-finally-getting-paid/
The 2019 men’s tournament, the NCAA said, generated $917.8 million in revenue, and $864.6 million in net income.
In the NBA, there is no prize money awarded to the team that wins the championship. There is, however, a pool of $15 million – funded by playoff gate receipts – that is distributed to teams as they advance through the playoffs. Each team can choose to divide the playoff dollars however they wish.
https://www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/news/accounting-for-basketball-the-money-behind-the-madness/
The 15 million dollar pool that the NBA distributes does not include salaries, but it does give a mark for how much money the ncaa makes off of only the mens ncaa tournament. This means that they are making more in revenue and get to keep more money because it is not allocated to players. That’s more of a reason for college athletes to be paid.
Wellness blog post
This is my wellness blog post
Here I will talk to you about our year long wellness theme and some of the things we did with it.
The first activity that came to mind of things we did together was yoga then the smoothie truck and finally the speed questions outside
In my own wellness journey i am trying to improve my attitude because if you have a bad attitude you wouldn’t be well mentally. To ensure that I am well physically I play basketball and I work out. Finally for my spiritual wellness I try to read scripture every day.
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Student Athlete, Elijah Horsey 