The recruiting process continues to be a huge part of many students’ lives around the country.

From the field to the court, many students’ lives are devoted to playing a sport. Only six out of every 100 high school athletes continue to play sports in college, according to The University of Olivet.

The recruiting process comes with lots of rules and regulations.

“Going into your junior year, they can start reaching out to you,” according to junior basketball player Elle Deegan. “But if you’re anything below that, then they have to contact your coach, and then you have to call them.”

The recruiting process comes with many rules and regulations.

Although many athletes reach out to coaches, there are also several ways the coaches can get in contact with them.

“For football, Twitter is a big thing,” senior football player James Davis said. “They really hit guys up on Twitter, and then they text, email or call you.”

Meanwhile, other athletes receive help through their school or club coaches.

“We received help from Coach Winkler,” senior volleyball players Alexis Sowers and Lauren McCarthy said. “She would help send stuff out.”

A piece of advice for underclassmen is to start the process as soon as possible.

“Definitely start as soon as you can,” Deegan said. “I feel like going into freshman year you can start sending out your highlight tapes to any coaches. I think it helps a lot and it doesn’t hurt to do it.”

“Spots fill up quickly for swimming and diving because it’s a non-revenue sport,” senior swimmer Carter Wright said. “So they stop recruiting athletes the fall of your junior year.”

Recruiting can be time-consuming, and athletes should be dedicated to their sport if they endure this process.