Hi All,
Is spring/summer of Junior year too late to attend a first showcase? Would it make much difference if we wedge one in this winter?
Also, are there many winter showcases in the north east/New England?
Thanks,
CV
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Absolutely not too late.
The link below will give you some general recruiting guidelines, once you are on the page be sure to hit the recruiting time line link.
IMO one of things that you want to make sure you are doing if u have not started already is contacting schools. Besides showcasing a couple other things to be aware of:
1- If u have interest in a particular school attending their winter camp can be a good idea. But don't try to go to every college camp because u can't do it. When attending a Winter camp/showcase in the Northeast obviously its indoors, try to find out about the camp on this site or other places to see if its worth ur time and money.
2- Your summer of your Jr year is very important, try to play on a strong showcase team that attends strong showcase tourneys and has a strong reputation for placing players. Plan on doing some individual showcases in the summer. Team Tourneys are fine but IMO sometimes they are lacking in college coaches.
Best of luck!
Recruiting Tips
The link below will give you some general recruiting guidelines, once you are on the page be sure to hit the recruiting time line link.
IMO one of things that you want to make sure you are doing if u have not started already is contacting schools. Besides showcasing a couple other things to be aware of:
1- If u have interest in a particular school attending their winter camp can be a good idea. But don't try to go to every college camp because u can't do it. When attending a Winter camp/showcase in the Northeast obviously its indoors, try to find out about the camp on this site or other places to see if its worth ur time and money.
2- Your summer of your Jr year is very important, try to play on a strong showcase team that attends strong showcase tourneys and has a strong reputation for placing players. Plan on doing some individual showcases in the summer. Team Tourneys are fine but IMO sometimes they are lacking in college coaches.
Best of luck!
Recruiting Tips
Novice Dad is right on! No, it is not too late to start Junior year. IMO, only go to a winter event if your son is in top baseball fitness. In your area of the country weather might make that difficult. For summer events, start planning schedules early and researching showcases. The best ones do tend to fill up fast! Good Luck 
CoachV - There are winter showcases in the northeast, but they tend to be school/area specific. If your son is interested in some of the smaller northeastern schools, he could certainly begin to get some exposure and start to check out the competition. Schools like Fairfield University in CT, and Franklin Pierce in NH, run winter prospect showcases that are generally attended by other local colleges. If your son makes the trip to FPC, he might see coaches from Holy Cross, Fitchburg State, and such.
If he is talented enough to command the attention of the bigger D1's in the south and west, you might want to look into a PG showcase, but he'll definitely have to be prepared to compete against guys who play year round.
If he's a junior now, as my son is, he needs to identify the size school, type of community (big city/small town, etc), area of the country, etc that he's interested in and, if at all possible, narrow down potential majors. It doesn't make sense to spend time and money showcasing for schools he really isn't planning to attend. Narrowing the parameters will help with the budget, the schedule, and your stress level as you begin the recruiting journey. I learned all that from the great folks on this site and its already proved extremely helpful - thanks, old timers, for sharing.
If he is talented enough to command the attention of the bigger D1's in the south and west, you might want to look into a PG showcase, but he'll definitely have to be prepared to compete against guys who play year round.
If he's a junior now, as my son is, he needs to identify the size school, type of community (big city/small town, etc), area of the country, etc that he's interested in and, if at all possible, narrow down potential majors. It doesn't make sense to spend time and money showcasing for schools he really isn't planning to attend. Narrowing the parameters will help with the budget, the schedule, and your stress level as you begin the recruiting journey. I learned all that from the great folks on this site and its already proved extremely helpful - thanks, old timers, for sharing.