Freshmen: The Baseline. Your goal is to establish a "verified" starting point. Focus on one or two local showcases that provide laser-timed results. You need a data point to improve upon over the next three years.

Sophomores: The Expansion. Start moving beyond your local area. Attend "satellite" camps where multiple coaching staffs are present. You are looking for "early interest" and to get your name into the databases of 10–15 target programs.

Juniors: The Closing. This is your "Business Trip" summer. Only attend camps at schools where you have had personal correspondence with a coach. You aren't going there to be discovered; you are going there to earn the scholarship offer you’ve been discussing all spring.