Ethical Dilemmas For Student Athletes

College Sports

College sports is an industry. It not only provides a way for athletes to get an education, but brings money into schools, builds school spirit, and entertains many people across the nation. With thousands of student athletes across the country competing in a vast number of sports, it is sometimes more interesting to watch how they deal with ethical dilemmas.

Student athletes are on their own for the first time. High school coaches, mom, dad, best friends who have known them their entire life, are no longer there as mentors or sounding boards. Many times the student athlete sees themselves as alone.

Most of the student athlete’s life is simple, they go to classes, train, compete, and must keep up their GPA to continue competing. But what happens to the high school star if they are not succeeding in their chosen sport? While more training seems the logical answer, shortcuts are sometimes thrown in, such as sport enhancing drugs. Decisions are made on the spot without clearly thinking about the consequences of their actions.

And the consequences can be quite severe in college sports. Being banned for all sports in any colleges, expulsion from college, sometimes even jail time for … Read more at FryingPanSports