11A Idea Napkin No. 1

1) I am a Sport Management major, a bartender, a basketball player, and a high school basketball coach. I have played basketball for the past 20 years of my life and I will continue to do so until my knees say otherwise. My talents go both hand and hand with my jobs. I use the kindness and positive attitude I have while coaching and use that behind the bar at my night time job. I have experienced coaching in all levels from elementary to professional. My aspirations are to make female figureheads and female athletes more noticeable when it comes to sports. But also they are to help college athletes and incoming college athletes get the money that they deserve. I see this business concept playing a role in my life because I plan to be a coach at the collegiate level and this would effect my players coming in to my program and the players involved with my program as well.

2) I am offering the ability for the college athletes to receive money for the service they are providing for their institution and the NCAA. College athletes would no longer have to feel like they are struggling with money during the school year. Many colleges in the SEC, ACC, BIG 10, etc, offer meals for them throughout their college time but think about the money they need to have in order to survive outside of their college expenses. Sports teams throughout the NCAA have to spread out their scholarship money between each team and not every team can offer the players all full scholarships. With the endorsement deals and the sponsorship money that these athletes would be receiving, they would be able to afford a car payment if they have it, utility bills if they live off campus, rent if they live off campus, or even their own phone bill if they have to pay for it. Of course, putting these athletes through a money management class and giving them the possibility to only have access to a certain amount of money would be ideal for the students. This would help them with financial planning so that they will feel financially stable when they are done with their athletic career.

3) I will be offering this to incoming and current NCAA Division I athletes. It will only pertain to athletes who are the face of their institutions team. The athletes who have the most media time, most playing time, most experience, and most likely to bring in the most money to the school.

4) The athletes that would be eligible for the endorsement and sponsorship deals should care about it because they are going to be the ones who are putting on a show for the institution and should want to get something out of it. Instead of all the money going to the institution or the NCAA, they should care whether or not they get a certain percentage for allowing their name and image be presented for them.

5) What sets me apart from everyone else is that I believe they should have some type of money management class or at least be able to sit down with someone and talk about how they can manage their money properly. Many of the people that want this to become a thing could careless whether they manage their money properly because most of the athletes will be fresh out of high school and not know any better. The media wants them to fail and I want the athletes to show the media otherwise.

I strongly believe that these elements fit together because there are some points that need to be taken care of before this goes into effect fully. I mention the money management course because it is important that these athletes learn the ins and outs of the money. When you are playing a college sport, you are signing your life away to that institution and to the NCAA, NJCAA, or NAIA and allowing them to use your image for their pleasure and for them to receive money. It is only right that the athlete should receive something in return.