In Trevor Martin's sports documentary "Schooled- The price of College Sports(2013)”, he exposes Colleges and universities exploitation of college athletes that negatively benefits them. The author first introduces the problem with college athletics and how college athletes are not compensated; they then continue to offer solutions to the problem by suggesting compensation for the athletes. His purpose is to speak out against the NCAA for taking advantage of these student athletes making millions off of them without them making a single cent and trying to get fair compensation for these athletes. He seems to have sports fans and student athletes in mind because the documentary has college athletics in mind. I agree with the documentary in the fact that it is wrong and unjust for the colleges and NCAA to be making millions off of these athletes without them getting a single cent. Although I still believe college athletics should be kept amateur, I believe after athletes graduate from college, they should be offered compensation, leaving them the choice to remain an amateur or not. Although these athletes are getting amazing educations for free, they should still be compensated.
The idea of "negatively benefiting" someone is an oxymoron. I'm not sure how your solution is any different than our system now--which is fine to say, but you seem to suggest that it is an alternate solution that college players graduating and going to play pro.
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