In Trevor Martin's documentary "Schooled- The Price of College Sports" (2013), he stresses that the NCAA treats its student athletes very unfairly. Martin first provides information to support his argument by using montage with voice overs throughout the movie, he then furthermore supports his claim with strong analogies, and to conclude he organized multiple interviews with people from different aspects of the situation. His purpose is to expose conflicts concerning player compensation in the NCAA in order to spread awareness about players being exploited and hopefully make a change in the players' favor.
"They are not employees, they're students." This was said many times throughout the movie, and I personally think it has no meaning. Student athletes put everything they have into college sports just to be exploited. They ARE employees, they just are not aware of it. Coaches push them and they are still cashing out. What are the players getting? Nothing. Student athletes always have to be extra careful what they are doing on and off the field because one wrong move and any scholarship they may have can be taken. Colleges don't like being held accountable for any problems these athletes have and that is wrong. NCAA players deserve a profit because they are being cut to the core and they are trying to juggle so much at once to begin with. The amount of money NCAA coaches make is outstanding, and I believe that players should be receiving some of that money, after all, they are the ones playing the game. The NCAA should be frowned upon just after hearing upsets like "everybody has a right except the player" and "a mass murderer has more rights than players." The athletes of the NCAA are in desperate need of a change, and they deserve to be able to play the sports they love without being exploited.
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