Cage - Thanks very much for the advice, and informative response! Do you agree that travelling to summer camps at a few colleges he thinks he likes, might be the best way to get interest from coaches?
BOTC's general feeling on "college camps" echoes what has been discussed on the BOTC College Forum and our sister site's BOTN College Forum. For very young players, approach a camp offered by a college coach as a training opportunity and skills improvement alone. In seventh grade, you are not being recruited or scouted at any level as yet. Given that, approach the camp as a value-for-money proposition where your son (or daughter) can realize the most growth in their game in a positive environment.
When heading into the High School years, our view slightly changes. Use the college camp circuit as an opportunity to further showcase your student-athlete's talent after the attending college coaches have specifically seen your son or daughter at a tournament or showcase event. Be sure that the coach has already placed your High School aged son or daughter on the recruiting radar before further considering a camp at the specific school. Obviously, all of this activity is contingent upon that particular university being in the Top Ten Academic and Athletic options being considered by the student-athlete and his/her family.
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