Athletes should get a reward for all their hard work. To begin, student athletes dedicate a lot of time and hard work to their sport. According to Listland.com college …show more content…
In the pros athletes get paid based on their skill level and how they play. If this applied to student athletes, they would just work harder in order to get better to increase their pay, making the sport more competitive. This will increase the NCAA’s viewers allowing them to reel in more money. Another reason the players will be more competitive is because teams will be more balanced out with elite players. Teams won't be stacked with elite players because they won't be able to afford many of them allowing lowered ranked teams a chance to win more. Overall making the sport more competitive will greatly benefit the NCAA, for this reason they should pay athletes. You may say that many student athletes are on scholarships and grants therefore they should not be paid. However, there are many thing scholarships don't cover. For example athletes who spend 90 hours a week training and studying will often find themselves starving well after the university dining facilities have closed. Many have no money to spend to buy themselves food. If they got paid this wouldn't be a