To further determine the "inside" and "outside" of the boundary, I interviewed a couple student athletes and a few neighbors, one in which had children who currently play youth sports. I summarize their responses in the who, what and why below.
Opportunity: Should student athletes be paid?
Who: The criteria I used to determine if the people are "inside" or "outside" is how involved they are in sports and even better collegiate sports. The two that I interviewed that were current student athletes would obviously be inside. The two neighbors that do not have kids would obviously be outside and the neighbor with kids in the youth sports would be considered outside, even though they share a lot in common with the sports world.
What: When I consider the people inside the boundary and outside the boundary, they share different needs from each other and that is where the line is drawn. The thing is with this topic, everyone has their own opinion, and whether they are involved in sports or not, plays a major role. While that is the case, participation in sports ultimately does not determine their opinion, as proven with my interviews, one of the neighbors with no relevancy to sports said they should be paid. While a student athlete himself, said that it is not necessary to pay athletes because they already have other benefits.
Why: The needs of the insiders and outsiders is very different. They both have different opinions, yet at the same time, their opinions could be very similar. I believe that participation in sports certainly affects their opinions, but does not ultimately determine their opinion.
Inside The Boundary Outside The Boundary
Participation in sports, family in sports Non-athletes, no family inspirits
Paying student athletes in college Continue with not paying student athletes
Athletes feel they bring in the most revenue College sports is a job and they should be paid
to school and should be rewarded
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