A local D1 held 7-12 age group baseball camps in our town park each summer. My son would go as an alternative babysitter to regular day camp. He would also attend college sponsored soccer and basketball camps at the park.
In a conversation with the coach he told me the camp pays a good portion of their spring trip. I asked if parents of 7-12 year olds ask him if their kid has college potentional. He tells the parents if their kids practice hard there's no telling how far they will go. He commented, am I supposed to tell parents their preteen stinks and they're wasting money? There are parents who actually take the "no telling" comment to heart and start loading up on private lessons.
If a kid isn't on a 17u team he's not on a showcase team. He's on a developmental team. If a kid is going to be on a developmental team expect the organizarion to take the parent's money. It's important to ask up front what's involved with the team. Make zero assumptions.