The focus should be on getting bigger, stronger, faster and improving skills. There’s no sense in going to a quality showcase unless there’s something to show. It’s not a bad idea for a freshman to go to an inexpensive, local college showcase style camp to get a feel for what’s coming.
Typically college camps are fundraisers for the spring trip. The good college camps are the prospect camps where the coaching staff has reached out to the player through his high school or travel coach.
At the right time your son should align himself with a travel team where the coach/program has contacts and credibility at the right competitive level. Recruiting is a lot easier playing for a coach who can sell the player.
Unless the kid turns into a potential D1 player who could be recruited out of the area think regionally in terms of showcases. If he’s a top student think Head First.
Go watch college games at various levels of ball. Ask parents how their son ended up there. Most parents enjoy talking about their kids. Sometimes you can engage a scout and ask him about the typical metrics in the conference for your son’s position