My son went to a PG showcase the summer prior to his Soph year. It was run very well and it served the prupose to try and rate the players there. We had no idea what schools would be there ahead of time to scout the event but we knew to expect college scouts. He performed well and made the top performer list but we have not had the chance to get back to an event. It is necessary to be evaluated in order to get an invite to the All Star event. He has grown bigger faster and stronger and has developed much more in the past year and a half. We would love to get him to do another showcase but financially it is difficult when you have other showcases advertising what colleges will be present as well as a plethora of college camps.
The new Dead Period brings into questions the validity of third party events to showcase talent during that period when D1 colleges can not attend. Why would the NCAA make this change?? It does not help the recruiting process. In fact it further condenses the already short time frame. Does PG expect only D2 and D3 schools to attend during the Winter? Are these camps just to post the scouting notes and numbers on the website in hopes of getting attention from D1 schools that way?
The ranking system is impossible maintain without any errors, because kids grow and develop continually. The scouting must be exhaustive. I , for one, am glad that PG does this. It allows you to have a measure your kids ability against other kids in the same graduating class across the country