My 2019 plans to attend HeadFirst camp at Northeast location. There are 3 sessions in August (Session 1 is Thursday/Friday, Session 2 is Saturday/Sunday and Session 3 is Monday/Tuesday).
I am wondering if any session is "better" than others? For example, the first two sessions may be better since some coaches may leave early and miss session 3? Or there would be more coaches on weekday sessions?
Thanks in advance.
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After to speaking with several coaches while onsite at HF I got the sense that many of them travel in and stay for all three sessions and then travel back - so from an overall perspective I'd say no, it doesn't matter. However if you're talking about targeting specific schools you may find that those schools may be at one session but not another (and possibly even day one of one event but not day 2) and you'll most likely only find out by asking that coach directly what their plans are.
The HF site lists the coaches that are scheduled to attend each camp. Probably still be a good idea to confirm with the coach. In a phone call to HF, I found the folks there to be very helpful also.
For a 2019 it doesn't really matter which date. But, before you sign up for any showcase (HF or Showball) your son should email the coaches on his target list to find out which specific showcase they'll be attending and exactly which coach will be there.
More importantly, will your sons measurables and talent be in standout mode when he does show up? AS a 2019 he has to give the coaches a reason to look his way while they're focused on 2018's.
At the showcases your son will have a chance to meet a target list coach for a minutes and allow the coach to match a face with an email. If, your sons play and measurables standout, the brief meeting with the coach could be an actual conversation. This will be helpful going into the junior year, and then your son could be one of lucky phone calls or texts on Sept 1st. Even if that were to happen, the college will not engage further before they hear a sufficient ACT score.
It would aid your showcase and camp decision making if you had a good sense of where your son projects and what are his measurables. If your son projects at D3 and your sons interest is academic D3's you have lots of time. This the golden opportunity to focus on development, strength and speed to help your son prepare for junior HS spring ball, rising senior summer tournaments, and the rising senior summer showcase circuit.
Bit off your specific question, but key things to be aware of....
