When is the best time to go to a prospect camp?

My son went to a prospect camp in October of his junior year. The head coach pulled him over and said that he liked what he saw. So, we went to another camp in February at the same school. The recruiter was very pleased to see that my son was showing the follow up interest. My son had a nice junior season and received a 50% offer from the school in the summer. Throughout the year after attending the first camp, my son received frequent communication from the recruiter. Once every two weeks, a letter with just a motivational phrase was sent to my son. This indicated that they wanted him to keep their school in mind throughout the process.

The point is that it is not too early to go to a prospect camp. The key is to keep the communication going after the camp and you will be able to determine the level of interest from the school.

In answer to your second question, you can ask a coach to come see you play, we did, and they will if there is an interest. If they do not know anything about your son, you may need one of your coaches to communicate to them why they should come out and see him play.