Recruiting in Alabama high school athletics has become a contentious issue, particularly with the AHSAA reclassification and its impending changes.

As stated by AHSAA bylaws, under Section 12, no person connected in any way with a school may contact a student or prospective student, or his/her parents or guardian who resides outside of the school district, to inquire or encourage them to transfer or enroll in their school for the chief purpose of participating in interscholastic athletics.