Image by Lucky BusinessOPINION – California is letting our athletes down. From high school athletes to the amateur physically active individual entering their first marathon, California is failing to protect them.
A basketball player takes to the air to score an amazing dunk. (Image: PKpix, via Shutterstock)Amateurism’s last stronghold in California, intercollegiate student athletics, may be coming to an end. Up before lawmakers are two bills – SB 206 and AB 1518 – that tackle an age-old characterization of student athletes as amateurs. As amateurs, they cannot receive compensation beyond a scholarship or enlist the help of a sports agent.