Each year, more than 420,000 student-athletes compete in NCAA Championships in Division I, II and III sports. With over 50 sports that can be played between men and woman within the 3 divisions, the NCAA has created a worldwide phenomenon that we all love. The time and dedication that men and women put into their respected sport is something that seems to be overlooked. What people don't understand is that not only are we athletes for our school but we are students as well. Student-athletes not only have to deal with the work loud everyday they receive from their professors but also the physical and mental requirements it takes for them to excel in their sport. Being a student athlete myself I know that is not easy which is why I believe that it should be legal for student athletes to receive benefits and money for playing a sport in college. Although it is illegal right now for college athletes to be paid to play, however, there are a number of reasons why student-athletes should be able to receive benefits for all the hard work and commitment they put in every day. Although I believe that college student-athletes should be able to receive benefits from the school and others for play a sport, many people believe that the NCAA's rule on the matter is indeed correct and present many strong counter arguments on why college athletes should not be "paid to play . An argument that one person might bring up on the issue, and probably the strongest argument on this debate, is who is going to pay for all of the student athletes playing a sport for their college that they are representing? Where is all this money going to come from? With the economy that we live in right now, it would be tough to spend money on somebody for playing a sport that they have been given the opportunity to play; it's not a right, especially when we could be spending money on key issues that are affecting our society in harmful ways. This for sure is a very strong counter argument however; there is a solution to this that works out in both sides favor. The NCAA on avera