know where you want to play and sign up. This waiting for a better option, team, or program to come along or hold off on a Tier 1 or AAA contract in a good program in the event that a Crap Elite team will take them never works in favor of the kid.
But then again, this is not really about the kid anyway
You should make your decision in February and have it all locked up before tryouts. Anyone going into tryouts without a commitment is asking to be screwed.