@Dadof3 posted:When talking with a prospective coach/school, what does a recruit ask? What summer leagues are you associated with? How many kids on the team get placed on a summer team? How does the summer team work?
I had never even heard of collegiate summer ball before my son applied to college, but fortunately he had. He asked each coach (these were D3) what their players did in the summer. Answers ranged from "many play summer ball, here are the leagues where I send them" to "many do internships, if you want to play close to home you can figure it out yourself."
There are so many different levels of summer ball that if your son is serious about it, you should do bit of research before going in. For example, some summer leagues charge fees and don't provide housing; others charge no fees and do provide housing and food. The latter are the ones that coaches need to arrange.