NCAA student athletes ought to be recognized as employees under the fair labor standards act.

THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN EDITED FOR HIGHLIGHTING: I firmly negate the following resolution: Resolved: NCAA student athletes ought to be recognized as employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act Contention 1: Forcing the NCAA and the colleges under its jurisdiction to pay student athletes would be too costly and result in a monopoly of talent. A.Money (overtime) www.businessinsider.com/college-student-athletes-spend-40-hours-a-week-practicing-2015-1. Peter Jacobs, news editor of Business Insiders, graduated from Cornell. January 17th, 2015. Collegiate student-athletes may spend more than 40 hours a week practicing. Many student-athletes, however, reported that they more than 40 hours ...a separate NCAA survey found that student-athletes spent an average of 45 hours per week on athletics. This means that NCAA schools would have to pay their students overtime money under the FLSA. B. Loss of non-revenue sports and colleges http://www.acenet.edu.... David Welch Suggs, professor of journalism at Georgia, November 17, 2017. Only seven athletics programs at public universities broke even or had net operating income on athletics each year. Their athletics department is flush because it can depend on donations, ticket sales, royalties from rights fees and sponsorships, and distributions from lucrative television contracts. For almost every other university, sports is a money-losing proposition. Not even men"s basketball at places like Duke University or the University of Kansas can generate enough revenue to make programs profitable. ...most colleges and universities rely on direct and indirect support from general funds, student fees, and government appropriations Most colleges cannot even break even revenue wise. How do you expect them to pay overtime as well? C.Monopoly of Talent http://www.spaceship-earth.org.... Roger Hicks, 23/02/06 With MONEY we can satisfy not just our material needs, but most of our non-material, social and psychological ones as well. MONEY is ideally suited to provide the kind of love humans are naturally inclined to feel. ...MONEY is the most versatile form of POWER. Humans are more inclined to make decisions based on money over anything else, meaning student-athletes will attend the biggest colleges that can pay them the most money. Contention 2: Student-athletes are already being compensated fairly for their time A.Athletes get paid stipends and these stipends are adjusted to fit the needs of the student Pistone, Matt; Young, Mike; Osburn, Maddi; Auelua, Daniel; Ricedorff, Rathen; and Frazier, Jabril, "To Pay, or Not to Pay... Student-athletes at Division 1 Universities" (2017). While student-athletes...receive monthly stipends and free tuition, the NCAA rule is that student-athletes may not be compensated more than the cost of attending college. The monthly stipend has no upper- or lower limits but is calculated to keep students from paying out-of-pocket for normal living expenses.... Members of compliance and financial aid offices were interviewed to discover what factors go into the formula that determines the amount of a monthly stipend....student-athletes from all sports were interviewed to understand whether the amount of their stipend met monthly expenses. Student-athletes not on full scholarships were also consulted to see how they managed"between NCAA rules, compliance officers and increasing living costs"to get by and whether they thought the stipend was sufficient. B.Other benefits (pro training, publicity, etc.) http://www.ncaa.org.... November 2017. Academic and Support Services Student-athletes receive academic support, such as state-of-the-art technology and tutoring, and have access to athlete-focused academic advisors in addition to traditional academic advisors. The NCAA also provides resources each year to schools as part of the Academic Enhancement Fund. Medical Care The NCAA takes appropriate steps to modify safety guidelines, playing rules and standards. Elite Training Opportunities Student-athletes have regular access to top-notch coaching, facilities and equipment. These resources typically cost Olympic athletes thousands of dollars per year. Healthy Living Student-athletes have access to cafeteria "training tables" on campus. In addition, some schools hire nutritionists and dieticians to work with each individual student-athlete. Exposure and Experiences Student-athletes have the opportunity to travel across the country and around the world for competition, including regular-season, NCAA championships and foreign tours. Some student-athletes receive national and international exposure during competition. These experiences can open doors for the few who will compete professionally and for the majority who will go pro in something other than sports.