Originally Posted by Anonymous
Looking for information regarding showcases...at what grade/age do the boys start looking into them? Is this something the kids do on their own, or that their coaches help them with? Son is prob a D2 level player right now, but has said he's interested in playing in showcases to see how he stacks up against other kids his age. Any advice/suggestions would be extremely helpful. I'm asking because some of his friends are playing in some showcase in DE in October, so I told him to ask how they got into it. Assuming he's like most socially @ChillLaxin 9th graders, he won't ask. Appreciate the feedback.

"showcases" start as early as 5th grade/rising 6th. They are not important really until rising sophmore since thats when the rankings start (think IL and BIC) because the next summer for them is their jr summer. Id say 8th/rising 9th is good to get the experince and in front of them. definitly do the BIC so you can get the invite when it matters since IL invites from there also. We are going to do Future Phenoms also. Shoecases are a must during Jr and Sr year and rising sopmore summer to get on the radar