College Football Case Study Case Study

If the ruling by NLRB stands it come with some implications to the college athletes. This ruling could give momentum to those who hold the belief that the N.C.A. A require to make modifications to how they normally compensate their athletes. Therefore this ruling has a potential of making it possible for some the athletes to get some of the things they have long petitioned for such as better healthcare and limited practice hours. On the other hand its is not clear whether students under scholarships that take part in nonrevenue sports will benefit from this ruling.it therefore means that this ruling will only benefit some scholarship students while it would not make any difference in the lives of some of them.

If I was a member of the Northwestern football team I would definitely vote to join a union. This is because with the union I would be protected from the overbearing coaches who take advantage of the fact that we are on scholarships and hence control our lives in school including our class time. Secondly I would join because if I am in the union then it would be easy to push for fewer hours of practice and hence spend more time in class and eventually graduate from college .this will enable me to go ahead with my academic career since it will not be affected in any way with my athletics. Within the union we can also be bale to bargain for better healthcare for us athletes which is something we have always fought for.

References

Eder, S. & Strauss, B.(2014). College players granted Right to form Union.