Post #11 Podcast

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Post #10 Broke athletes

Something that has been a controversial topic for a long time in college sports is; should college athletes be paid? At the division 1 level, schools have been know to bring in millions of dollars a year due to their athletics. This comes with ticket sales, merchandise sales, and popularity to a school bringing boosters and their check books. Student athletes have most of their free time taken up from their sport so they don't have time for a job. If they are transforming their body's and working out to put a uniform on that advertises the school then they should receive some type of pay. Most of the athlete’s day in or outside of season is taken up by their sport. They do not have the time to make their own money, and due to the amount of money they bring it I feel that they should receive some compensation. Millions of college sports fans around the country pay good money to see these athletes perform at a high level. Sometimes simply housing costs isn’t enough. So yes, I do believe that college athletes should be paid. 

Post #9 NBA or College

One question that is commonly asked to basketball players is, "what do you prefer watching college or the NBA". Growing up I did not watch a lot of college basketball, I watched mainly NBA. Never believing that I would make it here and be able to play college basketball I never really cared for it. The past few years I have been more into watching college because I have personally played with some of the guys that are playing on TV.  With a child's mentality I thought I was going to be like Kobe Bryant and just skip college and go straight to the NBA.
 If somebody was to ask me that question I would have to say NBA. I have been watching the pros my entire life so I still have a huge love for the NBA over any level of basketball, I just appreciate college basketball more than I did when I was younger.  

Post 8 Summer Time

Summer time is probably everyone's favorite time of year. Being in college it is finally time to take a break from school work and time for warm summer nights with friends. Often times college athletes will have summer workout programs and will have over half of their summer taken away. That whole dream of relaxing on the beach without a care over summer is something that we only dream about. It is all part of the process; nobody said that being a college athlete would be easy. It just has to do with the level of determination and love of the sport you play to persevere through it. Like I said in a previous post, summer time is the time to really work on your game and show everyone exactly how good you can be. This summer is my final summer I have to show everyone how much basketball means to me and I plan on dedicating all my time to basketball so I can come back better than ever for my senior year. 

Post 7 New year

This year at Washburn the athletic department had to do something they haven't done in almost 40 years. They had to hire a new mens Basketball coach. After coaching 38 seasons head coach Bob Chipman retired with over 800 wins landing him in the top 20 list of most wins by an NCAA coach. This was my first year at Washburn so it was my only year under this coach. The committee had a list of coaches and narrowed it down to a 5 for a visit and interview. Within a few weeks of interviews they made their decision. Coach Brett Ballard will be the new Washburn Head Mens Basketball coach. He is a local player around Kansas and actually playing part of his career at Kansas University. It is an exciting time for the program and he as brought a lot of new energy to the team that was missing from the previous coach. I personally think that next season will be better than this season. 

Post 6 off time

Post season is the best time to develop new skills as well as make the skills you have even better.  Even during the school semester after your season is over is the time to start preparing for the next season coming up. The off season is where you get better and work on specific things in your own way. That means either working on a specific skill like shooting for basketball or catching for football. Weights are a huge part in the off season as well, every season you want to be better than the last. Coming back bigger and stronger gives you an advantage because strength in any sport is beneficial. Depending on how hard you work the off season is what will really show yourself, coaches, and your teammates just how good of a play you want to be.

Post 5 March Madness

March Madness is the best time of the year for college basketball players and fans. This is the time of year that they get to show what they have been working on all year. This is the time for the National tournament. All the Division 1 schools qualify for the tournament but the top 64 teams will make it. It is a 6 round tournament finishing with the sweet sixteen, elite 8, Final 4, then the championship game. This is the biggest televised basketball event, filled with buzzer beaters and full court presses. It is a single elimination tournament so everybody plays like they have everything to lose, because they do.