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Recruitment for athletes can look different and can involve coaches calling and emailing, looking for athletes who are willing to initiate conversations and go after what they want. It's important to separate yourself from the competition and show coaches what makes you different, whether it's your athletic abilities, academics, or personality. Additionally, it's possible that some athletes may already be on scholarship but lack support or mentorship. To stand out and pursue your dreams, it's important to reach out to companies and initiate conversations. In terms of mentorship for high school and college students, organizational skills can be crucial for pursuing their dreams effectively.

CARA SIMPSON | FAU TRACK & FIELD

Yeah , absolutely . So , um , recruitment for me , um , it definitely looked different . Um , it looks different for all athletes , but for me , um I was originally a lock on for my current um college .

CARA SIMPSON | FAU TRACK & FIELD

Um , it looks different for all athletes , but for me , um I was originally a lock on for my current um college . Um , so with that being said , during recruitment , you , I got coaches calling and emailing . However , there were a few coaches in colleges that I just wasn't interested in .

CARA SIMPSON | FAU TRACK & FIELD

So if there's any companies that an athlete wants to work with , I would just advise you to reach out to them , you can definitely initiate those conversations . Um they're looking for athletes that are willing to initiate the conversations and to um you know , go after it and , and definitely wanna work with them . So that , that would be my advice .

CARA SIMPSON | FAU TRACK & FIELD

Um , being sure that , um , every time I went out to practice , I gave 100 and 10% . Um , cause that definitely separates you from your competition and anyone else that is trying to get recruited . So that was definitely important for me .

CARA SIMPSON | FAU TRACK & FIELD

You're gonna have some athletes out there that are slacking , however they could already be on scholarship . So learn to just separate yourself from that crowd from those people and just show those coaches that you are different and that you bring more to the table , whether it's um through your athletics or academics or even your personality , you just have to show the coach is that you are different in that sense . So , um the biggest thing is to separate yourself from the crowd and remember why you're there and what your goal is and what you want to get to .