Debating the controversial issue regarding the compensation for amateur athletes is by no means a fresh topic. Prior to 1978, the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) ruled as the governing body over sports and athletes intending to compete in the Olympics. The AAU, like the NCAA, was created to monitor and protect amateur athletes. The founders of the AAU succeeded in their pursuit to prevent amateur athletes from the harsh temptations of money and the evils of professional life. However, while reigning with immense power over defenseless athletes, AAU officials quickly became corrupt while making significant fortunes from the labor of amateur athletes.
Unfortunately, truth continually reveals various people accumulating a healthy salary as a reward from the dedicated amateur athlete’s hard work and skill. This very injustice contributes to the possible upheaval of the NCAA. Many who oppose the NCAA suggest that collegiate athletes be compensated by moving to an “Olympic model.” Taking that into consideration, it wasn’t so long ago that the United States and the AAU did not allow its very own Olympic athletes more than a mere $3 a day. In 1978, the US Congress voted to disband the AAU and opted to allow amateur athletes the possibility of compensation while being able to participate in the Olympic Games.
The NCAA has sturdily demonstrated its intention to not pay student-athletes. This is simply a statement that suggests amateur athletes have seen this episode before, and they have seen it changed before.
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