^ I agree with @Apple. If your kid is an impact athlete, it is very likely that his/her student guide during revisits will be another varsity player and you will meet with the coach, the captain, or even the entire team.
I would recommend to be as direct as possible in your questions. For example, As a freshman, will I be the starting [name of position] on the varsity team? Can I join the varsity team for summer training although technically I haven’t even been to school yet and haven’t gone through tryouts? Can I participate in pre-season training? Are any current team members planning on continuing to play said sport in college?
My kid also asked about opportunities to play for a local club in the off-season: How good is the club? Are other team members playing there in the off-season? How easy or difficult is it to travel to practices and tournaments? Does the school encourage or discourage that, and is it hard to get a permission to travel with the club to an out-of-state tournament on a weekend?
@MAandMEmom could pitch in from a different sport’s perspective.