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[quote=Anonymous]First, it depends on what kind of camp you’re talking about. If you’re sending your kid for training, then go ahead and start early.  For example, UVA has a great overnight camp in Alexandria that has lots of younger kids attending as well as some high schoolers.  Georgetown and other local schools have similar programs.

I’m guessing though that your question is geared more towards ID clinics.  For single school clinics (but which may bring in some guest coaches), I’d recommend starting in 9th grade for most players as most of the bigger programs will fill out most of their class with sophomore players so you want to get on their radar before the start of the sophomore year.  You will see some 8th graders at camps but for most of them, they’re not as competitive yet so, imho, they should have just waited a year.  But if your child is good enough, then go for it as top 9th graders will get offers and commit.

As an aside, under the new rules, coaches are quite restricted on “recruiting” sophomores and below at camps now.

What worked well for introducing my DD to the process was to send her to some “group” ID clinics in the 8th grade, without necessarily focusing on exactly which schools were attending.  This gave her exposure to the process, got her used to talking to coaches without being intimidated by the process, learning how she stacks up, and learning about how to stand out (be aggressive/energetic, vocal, don’t get trapped into playing outside back, etc but not a complete ball hog like some players turn into).  To give a shoutout, I especially liked the format of the Exact ID camp for someone beginning the process, but would not necessarily recommend it for someone who already has several camps under their belt unless there’s specific schools there who you’re interested in.
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