Throughout last month, we have witnessed many incredible basketball games and potential NBA basketball players. These players not only gain our pride, but they also gain our respect. These players show up everyday to play the game they love and bring in money for their school. In regards to revenue, college sports and the NCAA highly unrecognized the real sources that help sky-rocket a school's financial lane: the actual players. The NCAA continues to ignore this fact that is staring them in the face.
Due to the failures of the NCAA for not rewarding their athletes enough, some football players from Northwestern University are gathering a union to gain power in regards to college athletics. Forming this union, these college football players are asking not for money, but for medical coverage for their futures. They want to make sure that a career-ending injury will not haunt them for the rest of their lives. If student-athletes are not being compensated for fiesta bowls, championships, or for the whole March Madness event, then they at least deserve a security blanket for their future. Think about it! Every NCAA college athlete performs approximately 40-60 hours a week in their sport, on top of their massive workloads.
As a college athlete, I believe the Northwestern football players along with every other NCAA college athlete should be secured under there school for injury purposes. We should see the NCAA start to protect their student athletes (source of income) more often then not. If the NCAA continues to ignore this union, then this might result in an April Attack month. If students attend a school to play a sport, then they represent that school. The school needs to protect all their representatives including their student-athletes. Due to the fact that the NCAA is a single organization, they will most likely ignore this union because if they permit their request, then the NCAA must make it permanent for everyone to earn medical coverage. Obviously, the NCAA does not want to fund that reward. Do you think the NCAA should cover any future medical concerns for NCAA athletes? What about the school? Or do you believe they just should be rewarded for a trophy or pat on the back for fighting their hearts out and bringing in revenue into their schools? For more information on this huge dilemma, please click on the following link.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddavenport/2014/03/28/the-real-march-madness-unions-money-and-power-in-college-athletics/
I completely agree with what the football players from Northwestern University are doing. Being a retired NCAA athlete and having suffered numerous injuries from playing basketball I would of appreciated if my medical costs were covered by the NCAA or by our school. Even though athletes such as my self are not Division one or two, we still put in an immense amount of time for the sport. I don't feel collegiate athletes should be paid, however I am all for scholarships and for the coverage of medical expenses.
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