In terms of “getting it right,” my advice is to keep your own 'funnel" of possibilities wide and recognize that coaches are doing the same. Make the contact, do the recruiting questionnaire’s, send the emails with athletic resume, let coaches know which major tournaments you are playing, what field, what jersey number etc. Build a list of of athletic and academic safety, match and reaches. Track your communications/interaction with each school so that you can go back and see, who said what when. Educate yourself about the programs and their needs – look at rosters and player bios to see how you compare. Listen carefully to what coaches say and ask specific questions. “How many recruits in my position are you looking to bring in? What number am I on your list?” Go to a range of camps which keeps your funnel of opportunities wide so that, when decisions start happening and the seats in this game of musical chairs start getting claimed, you maximize the chances that there is a seat, that you want, for you.