Debate: Dropping the Ball
Should more undergraduate schools follow in the footsteps of Spelman College and consider dropping intercollegiate sports programs?

Claim: Drop sports program in undergraduate schools
Reason: Intramural and interscholastic have a place but not college sports which just train athletes for professional teams.
Warrant 0: we need athletes to be trained for professional teams
Warrant 1: we do not need athletes to be trained for professional teams
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Drop sports program in undergraduate schools
Reason: College sports make tuition higher.
Warrant 0: high tuition doesn't always mean more money to pay professors
Warrant 1: high tuition means more money to pay professors, especially ones using Crowdsource platforms to do research
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Drop sports program in undergraduate schools
Reason: Tax deductible contributions to higher education is likley to be a fixed sum; athletic programs drain money from academic programs.
Warrant 0: colleges can live with cuts to academic programs but not cuts to sports which affect enrollment
Warrant 1: colleges can not live with cuts to academic programs but could with cuts to sports which don't affect enrollment
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Drop sports program in undergraduate schools
Reason: If they didn't have to spend money on competitive sports it could be spent on research and education.
Warrant 0: we don't need more research and education
Warrant 1: we need more research and education
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Drop sports program in undergraduate schools
Reason: Campuses should focus more on teaching stretching and personal conditioning than sports.
Warrant 0: sports is the best way to learn to condition yourself
Warrant 1: sports is the worst way to learn to condition yourself
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Drop sports program in undergraduate schools
Reason: Sports in college are extraneous and have inappropriate impact on academic issues.
Warrant 0: the threat of being dropped from athletic programs inspires students to improve in their academics
Warrant 1: the threat of being dropped from athletic programs doesn't inspire students to improve in their academics
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Drop sports program in undergraduate schools
Reason: Sports programs are too expensive.
Warrant 0: sports programs draw sponsors and benefactors who could cover the costs of the programs
Warrant 1: sports programs do not draw sponsors and benefactors who could cover the costs of the programs
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: Do not drop sports program in undergraduate schools
Reason: School sports have a place as long as academics come first.
Warrant 0: coaches can be trusted to put academics first
Warrant 1: coaches can not be trusted to put academics first
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: Do not drop sports program in undergraduate schools
Reason: Sports teams represent a sense of togetherness and bring people together every Saturday on a football field.
Warrant 0: everyone can participate in that feeling of togetherness, avoid the feeling of exclusion
Warrant 1: not everyone can participate in that feeling of togetherness, leading to feeling of exclusion
Correct warrant: 0