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Mpls Alpine Ski Team
Update #6: Friday, October 26, 2018 Subject: Captains’ Practices, CityKidsJava Fundraiser, MPS Alpine Registration, Chipotle Fundraiser and Season Pass Pick Up Night, Dryland, Team Roster, Team Gilboa Equipment Swap Dear MAST Athletes and Families: Captains’ Practices Begin NEXT Week: Captains practice will be at Lynnhurst Park (across from Burroughs) 4:30-5:30pm on Monday (10/29) and Wednesday (10/31) next week and Monday (11/5), Wednesday (11/7) and Friday (11/9) the following week. Make sure you bring a water bottle and appropriate and warm clothes (not jeans or nice shoes) as its often muddy/cold and we will be running around. Captains is a really great way to ease into dryland and to meet new people and to get excited about skiing and it’s just really fun. We are SO excited, see you there! - Anna, Ahnika, Rachel, Augie, Luke, Ryan MPS Athletic Forms and Registration: We are only a few weeks away from the start of the season. Please be sure to get your MPS/MSHSL FORMS into your high school athletic director. All the forms you need are attached. You want to get those forms in NOW so that your athletic director has time to review them and clear you to participate. Keep in mind that the ADs have to review and clear hundreds of athletes from all the winter sports. An easy way to turn in your forms is to bring them to the Winter Sport Registration Night at your high school on Monday, Oct 30 between 5 and 7PM. Otherwise, you can drop them off with your Athletic Director at you high school. We have had a handful of incidents in which Athletic Directors have mixed up Alpine and Nordic, so I suggest putting them in a manila envelope and marking the envelope with the word ALPINE REGISTRATION in large letters. DO NOT write SKIING on the forms… most athletic directors interpret ‘skiing’ as Nordic. Remember, if you played a high school fall sport, you only need to submit a new Emergency Card. Click HERE for the MPS/MSHSL Athletic Forms Packet is attached or you can pick up forms directly from your AD. City Kids Java INDIVIDUAL Fundraiser: The time to raise money for YOUR skiing expenses is NOW. If you would like to raise money for supplemental training, Giants Ridge Camp, or any other MAST expense, you will want to participate in this excellent fundraiser. CLICK HERE for more details. Monday, November 12: Season Pass Pick Up Night (7PM) & Chipotle Fundraiser (5-9PM): The official start to the high school Alpine ski racing season is Monday, November 12. We are combining two events in one night. We are raising money for MAST by eating out at the Edina Chipotle location between 5 and 9PM. Chipotle returns a percentage of our sales that night to MAST. This has been an important fundraiser for MAST in previous years. I hope you will participate and spread the word to family, neighbors, friends and enemies. We are also picking up our Hyland Passes from 7-7:30PM. This means that you can either eat before you pick up your pass or afterwards. The pass pick-up goes very fast. We are usually in and out in 45 minutes. All I ask is that you arrive at Hyland no later than 7:30 to pick up your pass. Dryland Begins: Tuesday, November 13 at Washburn High School from 4:30-6PM: Until Hyland opens for skiing, we will hold dryland training at Washburn High School from 4:30-6PM when school is in session. Unless it is raining or sleeting hard, we will be OUTDOORS in the Washburn Stadium or in the neighborhood. This means that you need to dress for OUTDOOR exercise. Yes, you will get hot and need to shed clothes, but make sure you have multiple layers of outwear plus a hat and gloves/mittens. Sweatpants, not jeans. And make sure you have good quality athletic footwear. Skateboard shoes won’t cut it. You will be running and cutting and jumping. Team Roster Attached: The 2018-19 Team Roster is attached. Registration is still open, so a few more athletes may be added in the next two weeks. But this should give you enough information to start connecting with other families in your area to form carpools to and from practices. I only ask that you keep this roster private. I consider the data contained to be sacred and personal. I don’t want this information to find its way into the public domain in any way. It is for internal use as a club only. Thank you. Equipment: We had a great turn out at both the Pierce MAST Equipment Night and the MAST Equipment Swap back in September. I know some of you might still be in need of skis or boots or ski suits. The Hyland Swap begins today at 5PM and runs through Sunday morning. I encourage you to attend today if you need skis or boots. Know that there is a separate section set aside for race boots and race skis. Ask somewhere where these sections are in the chalet. The slalom skis sell quickly. One of our volunteer coaches, Thorn Turner, will be at Hyland for a short while starting at 5. He may only stay an hour or so. He has offered to help any MAST athletes find appropriate equipment if they can be there close to when the sale opens today. Here is Thorn’s phone number (612-743-4929) in case you want to take him up on his offer this afternoon. I also know that he has two GS suits he is willing to sell to a MAST athlete. They would fit a younger athlete I believe. Finally, if you do find equipment that you think might work, feel free to reach out by phone to me. I suggest sending pictures via text but also calling me to alert me to the text message. I will do my best to respond as quickly as possible this weekend. Hyland Season Passes If you have not purchased a Season Pass yet and wish to do so through MAST, please drop off a check made payable to Mpls Alpine in the amount of $424. My address is 4800 Harriet Ave S. Please put it in an envelop and slip it in my mailbox no later than Saturday noon tomorrow. Have a great weekend. Mark Conway 612-275-8392 Mpls Alpine Ski Team
Update #5: October 11, 2018 Subject: Parent Social and Workshops, CityKidsJava Fundraiser, MPS Alpine Registration, Apparel Sale Deadline, Team Roster Dear MAST Athletes and Families: THANK YOU to everyone who worked a shift or two at the Pierce Oktoberfest Team Fundraiser. Bart told me last night that our parents and athletes did a fantastic job. And thank you to Jodi Mkaouri for leading this fundraiser. I. Up Next: MAST Parent Social and Workshops: Sunday, October 14, 3-7PM I am looking forward to Sunday’s Parent Social at Doug and Lisa Tanner’s home on Cedar Lake. I hope all of our MAST parents can attend. This is a great way to meet other families, learn about some of the finer points of ski racing, share a meal, and join in on a friendly “dryland” ski race. Here is the address: 18 Park Lane on Cedar Lake in Minneapolis (some activities will be outside, dress appropriately). Please note that parking is limited to one side of the street in the neighborhood. . For planning purposes, it would be very helpful if you can sign up ahead of time for this event. 1) RSVP: HERE 2) Let us know if you’d like to bring something HERE 3) Sign up for a Workshop HERE For more information on the workshops, click HERE. A quick word about the workshops: the workshops are not just for new parents. They are also for returning parents, especially the gate judging/race worker workshop. Unlike other sports, ski racing relies on many volunteers to run a race. Most of the jobs are simple and require no training. Other roles require training in advance, especially that of a gate judge. The gate judge is an important race official, insuring that racers make a proper passage around each gate and giving instructions if a fault is committed. We will train our parents to serve as gate judges on Sunday. One thing that makes MAST special is that we better engage our parents to serve as race workers than other high schools do.
II. City Kids Java (CKJ) Individual Fundraising The big opportunity to raise money for YOURSELF is here. We are selling coffee again. Athletes earn a profit on every bag sold and that profit is credited to your SIP Account for you to use to pay for supplemental training, camp, apparel, team fees or any other MAST expense throughout the year or next year. Why Participate?
III. Time to REGISTER for Alpine Skiing with Mpls Public Schools As of today, we have 110 athletes registered with MAST for the 2018-19 season. Thank you for your registration and payment. As the Fall sports season winds down, it is time to complete Step Two of the Registration Process: register for Alpine Skiing with your HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/DEPARTMENT. Remember, most of you already paid the required Activity Fee of $75 when you registered with MAST online, so do not include this payment when you turn in your forms to your high school athletic director. This year, the athletic departments of each high school are using the same set of forms. These forms are contained in the 2018-19 Athletics Registration Packet, which can be found HERE, or you can obtain a paper copy from you high school’s athletic director. The packet contains important information about eligibility, health and safety, and MPS protocols. The packet also contains all the FORMS you need to complete, sign, and submit to your high school athletic director. Please note the following:
A word about the Sports Qualifying Physical Exam form: This form needs to be completed by your physician or by a qualified clinician. If you have a primary care doctor, know that most physician groups will fill out this form and get it back to you in a week as long as the student is not due for a physical exam. Check with your clinic for their requirements. If you do not have a physician or insurance, you can call 612-668-4333 to make an appointment for a free sports clearance physical exam. The Sports Qualifying Physical Examination form is kept on file in the athletic office of your high school and is valid for three years. So, if you submitted this form in seventh grade and you are now in tenth grade, the form is expired and you will need to complete and submit a new form. I WANT ALL RETURNING ATHLETES TO GO TO YOUR AD AND ASK HIM/HER ABOUT THE STATUS OF YOUR SPORTS QUALIFYING EXAM FORM SO THAT YOU ARE NOT SURPRISED WHEN THEY TELL YOU IT IS EXPIRED. If you are a new MAST athlete, get this form TO your physician as soon as possible so that you can submit it to your AD LONG before the start of the season. Please turn these forms by the end of the First Quarter, October 31. The season begins November 12, so this will give each athletic director plenty of time to process your forms and clear you for participation. Read, re-read, and review the forms before turning them in. There are many places where signature is required. If a signature is missing, the Athletic Director will not clear you to participate. Please make sure the forms are completed thoroughly. Please feel free to call me if you have any questions. Get forms, MPS HIGH SCHOOL Athletic Packet IV. MAST Apparel Sale - Order Deadline: Oct 17 Don’t miss out on the opportunity to purchase and proudly wear MAST ATTIRE this season. Click HERE To Browse and Order V. MAST Team Roster As mentioned above, we have 110 athletes registered for the team this year. To facilitate the formation of car pools and help build connections between families, the Board would like to publish a team roster that would include the following information:
Please complete the OPT OUT Form no later than October 21st if you do not want any or all of your contact information included in the team roster. Please call me if you have any questions. Otherwise I will see you on Sunday. Thanks, Mark Conway Mpls Alpine Ski Team
Update #4: October 2, 2018 Subject: Pierce Oktoberfest Team Fundraiser, MAST Equipment Night at Pierce, MAST Parent Party and Racing Workshops, Giants Ridge Camp Update and MORE... Dear MAST Athletes and Families: Thank you to Matt Arbeiter, Christine Smalley, Charlie Smith, Dave Moore, Daniel and Matthew Polland, and Luke Conway for coordinating and working the MAST Equipment Swap on Saturday. A lot of gear changed hands and a lot of feet sized for a future purchase. And thanks to Anna Smalley for picking up donuts. If I missed someone, please accept my apologies and thank you as well. I. Pierce Okoberfest Team Fundraiser The Pierce Oktoberfest is this weekend! MAST has the opportunity to staff the Pierce concessions again this year as a team fundraiser! Hot dogs and water, maybe chips. There are still a few volunteer slots that need to be filled to cover the work and any unexpected volunteer conflicts. Please CLICK HERE for available time slots. We are targeting to need at least 2 volunteers for each shift. Your support of this event is very appreciated! URGENT NEED: Sunday, October 7th shift from 3:30-5:30pm Remember: All athletes are welcome to work! The only requirement is that one adult must be present during each shift. A volunteer schedule and contact numbers will be posted in the Pierce concessions tent for reference. If at least one of your replacements does not arrive within 10-15 minutes of your shift ending, please feel free to call them or Jodi (Contact #3 on schedule). Volunteers:
II. MAST Equipment Night at Pierce Skate and Ski: Wednesday, October 10, 5-9PM. Some of your MAST coaches will join forces with the very competent staff at Pierce Skate and Ski to help you size and match any equipment you still need for the upcoming season. If possible, it would be very helpful if you could let us know your needs in advance. Bart Pierce wants to make sure he has enough staff on hand and in the correct departments. Here is a link to a quick survey to help us plan for the evening: III. Sunday, October 14, 2018--MAST Parent Social and Training Parents… join us for fun, adventure, competition, education, and some team camaraderie on the shore of Cedar Lake. Doug and Lisa Tanner are once again hosting the MAST Parent Party and Workshop! Attend workshops on everything from ‘What is Ski Racing’ to ‘Advanced Ski Tuning’ and more. We’ll have chili & cornbread, beer & wine. AND start training for the Second Annual All Parent Race. Lori Hart and Greg Abel will be defending their title, and the right to hold onto The Golden Ski. WHEN: Sunday, October 14 from 3:00-7:00* WHERE: The Tanner’s Home at 18 Park Lane on Cedar Lake in Minneapolis (some activities will be outside, dress appropriately) WHO: MAST parents new and ‘experienced’ WHY: Because it will be fun, you’ll see old friends and meet new ones, and you’ll learn a thing or two! *Workshops will be offered from 3:15-6:00. Our Second Annual All Parent Race will be from 6:00-7:00 Some comments from last year…best parent MAST event ever…kickoff parent party was a great success…got to know MAST better and have fun…what a hit – the stations, the setting, the race…we had a blast! Please sign up (YES, Three Times) so we can plan properly. WHAT TO DO: 1) RSVP: HERE 2) Let us know if you’d like to bring something HERE 3) Sign up for a workshop HERE (more information on the workshops, click here) IV. MAST Apparel Sale Don’t miss out on the opportunity to purchase and proudly wear MAST ATTIRE this season. Order Deadline: Oct 17. Click HERE to browse and order. V. Giants Ridge Camp Update We have finalized the dates of the Giants Ridge Camp. We will depart very early in the morning (think 6AM) on Monday, Dec 31, 2018 and return late (9 or 10PM) on Thursday, January 3, 2019. We can take 35 boys and 35 girls. We are hoping to race on Thursday at Giants Ridge in the Hibbing Invitational. If we don’t race, we will train. Set the dates aside now if you think you might be interested.
We will also have training at Hyland that week. Parents are encouraged to ski as well. Group lift rate of $33/day if pre-ordered through MAST. Lodging on your own however. We also enjoy having parent help on the hill, especially on race day. More details coming soon. VI. Afton Ski Swap This Weekend: Click HERE For Details Be sure to check our website to access information about…
I will be out of town from Thursday morning until late Monday night. If you need help with equipment or have any other urgent questions, please call Daniel Polland, my head-coaching sidekick. Here is his number: 612-558-0526. If you are at the swap this weekend and want confirmation that you are purchasing the correct equipment, give Daniel a try. VII. Season Pass and Team/Activity Fee Payments Keep those Hyland Season Pass checks coming, and if you indicated you would be paying for your team, activity, and handling fees with a check, please send that as well. Season Pass: $424 Fees: $260 Mail to: Mpls Alpine, 4800 Harriet Ave. S., 55419. Make checks payable to Mpls Alpine Ski Team. More to come. Mark |
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