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Good Morning MAST Athletes:
Since we did not practice yesterday, TODAY is the new last day to turn in your orders for Coffee and Salsa. Look for Kirsten/Mike/Hope/Melissa in the chalet when you arrive. And please say THANK YOU to them for managing this fundraiser. See you tonight. Fresh snow to ski on. Meet on top of Lanes B and C tonight. Mark Good Morning:
Rejoice. We have snow falling. Life in Minnesota is good. 1. Practice is at HYLAND today for all pods. The location for one practice had mistakenly been listed as Afton. Do NOT drive to Afton looking for a MAST practice today. 2. TODAY is the last day to turn in your order forms and payments for our individual fundraiser. Look for our wonderful parent volunteers in the chalet when you arrive for practice tonight. They will be faithfully and patiently waiting at a table near the entrance closest to the stairs that bring you up to the hill. 3. Parents: please remember that we have a Parent Social on Sunday from 4-6PM at Dual Citizen Brewing, 725 Raymond Ave, St Paul. A food truck will be onsite to enrich your experience even more. And then when you get home, log into our RACE WORKER TRAINING AT 7PM. Dec 4 Race Worker Training Link 4. The bus for Supplemental Training on Saturday Dec 3 is filled. I am closing down registration. You are welcome to join us if you have a parent willing to drive you. I don't want any athletes driving themselves however. Send me an email if you want to attend and a parent will be driving you. You will just need to buy a lift ticket. Registration is open for the Dec 10 Supplemental Training. Click Here to Register for the Dec 10 22 Supplemental Training at Wild Mt. See you tonight. Drive with extra care. Traffic will be fierce so you are forgiven today if you are late. Look for us on Lanes 5 and 6 off the North Chair. Mark Good Afternoon:
Yes, alpine IS included in the cancelation of after school activities. I tried to get the district office to exempt alpine, but have not received a response. So, unless you hear from me again this afternoon with a different message, alpine practice is canceled. I wish it wasn't so. Tune your skis. Watch Deb Armstrong instructional videos. Be with your family. Eat a meal together. Do the dishes. Take out the garbage. Clean your room. Clean your bathroom. Play with your younger sibling. Do a core workout. Go to bed early. Study our drills to build the skills videos. Shovel the walks and driveway without being asked. Clean the snow off the windshields of any cars sitting outside. Take the dog for a walk. Take my dog for a walk. Enjoy the beauty of an early winter snowstorm. See you tomorrow. Mark Hi everyone, The custom MAST buffs are ready for pre (see pics attached). They are $20 each and can be purchased through our TeamSnap site. Purchase buffs here ⬇︎ https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/348301 The buffs are made of a fleece-like 90% polyester 10% spendex blend. They are 9.5"x18" and will fit most teens and adults and feature an elastic drawstring that can be used to adjust the fit. They are soft and cozy! Pre-orders will be taken until Sunday, December 4th at 11:59 pm. Orders will be ready for pick up around December 15th. Watch your email and social media for pick up details as we get closer to the 15th. Please let me know if you have any questions. Karin  MAST Update Week ThreeSunday, November 27, 2022
Dear MAST Athletes, Parents, Coaches, Friends: Hyland opened on Tuesday with 100% of their runs open. This is the earliest in my lifetime that Hyland has been open fully this early in the season. We did not waste this opportunity. MAST was the only high school team to train this week. Four practices. Great turn out. We took advantage of the open terrain on the North Chair to focus on the first two fundamental skills: Balance and Athletic Stance AND Early Lower Leg Engagement. This week, we will continue to work on developing your balance and stance and your ability to use your lower legs to create edge angle from the transition to the fall line. We will also be working to your skill of using outside ski pressure (extension of the outside leg) and skiing with a disciplined upper body. Video demonstrations of the drills we will be using this week are uploaded to Sprongo: Week Three Drills to Build the Skills Please watch these clips. Study them. But also get your school homework done. If you have not yet set up your Sprongo account, please do so today. Remember, set up the account using your personal email. Week Three Schedule Monday, Nov 28. On Snow Training at Hyland (using the rope tow today!) 3:45-6:00PM. Pods 12/11. Lanes 5 & 6. 5:00-7:15PM. Pods 10/9. Lanes 5 & 6. Meet on TOP of south chair at 5PM. 6:30-8:45PM. Pods 8/7. Lanes 5 & 6. Meet on TOP of south chair at 6:30PM. TURN IN YOUR COFFEE/SALSA SALES ORDERS AND PAYMENT IN THE CHALET DURING PRACTICE. Tuesday, Nov 29. On Snow Training at Hyland (using the rope tow today!) 3:45-6:00PM. Pods 12/11. Lanes 5 & 6. 5:00-7:15PM. Pods 10/9. Lanes 5 & 6. Meet on TOP of south chair at 5PM. 6:30-8:45PM. Pods 8/7. Lanes 5 & 6. Meet on TOP of south chair at 6:30PM. TURN IN YOUR COFFEE/SALSA SALES ORDERS AND PAYMENT IN THE CHALET DURING PRACTICE. Wednesday, Nov 30. On Snow Training at Hyland 3:45-6:00PM. Pods 10/9. Lanes B & C. 5:00-7:15PM. Pods 11/7. Lanes B & C. 6:30-8:45PM. Pods 12/8. Lanes B & C. Thursday, Dec 1. On Snow Training at Hyland (using the rope tow today!) 3:45-6:00PM. Pods 12-9 Southwest and MAST. Lanes 6 & 7. 5:00-7:15PM. Pods 8/7. Lanes 6 & 7. 6:30-8:45PM. Pods 12-9 Washburn. Lanes 5 & 6. Friday, Dec 2. On Snow Training at Hyland (using the rope tow today!) 3:45-6:00PM. Pods 12-10. Lanes 4 & 5. 5:00-7:15PM. Pods 9-7. Lanes 4 & 5. Saturday, Dec 3. 1. On Snow Training at Hyland. 7:45AM -10:15AM. All Pods. Lanes 1 & 2. 2. Supplemental Training at Wild Mt. All Pods Invited. 2:30PM. Load Bus at Washburn HS. 10:30PM Return ETA at Washburn HS. Sunday, Dec 4. (TWO EVENTS FOR PARENTS!!!) 1. Parent Social 4:00-6:00PM At Dual Citizen Brewing, 725 Raymond Avenue in St. Paul. 2. Parent Race Worker Training (Virtual) 7:00-8:00PM Click Here For Link To Join Race Worker Training MAST Individual Fundraiser: Reminder! Our MAST Individual Fundraiser closes today. You can turn in your completed forms and payments on Monday and Tuesday this week in the chalet during practice. Do not give these forms or money to a coach. Please take time today to check to see that you have CAREFULLY and ACCURATELY completed your forms, that your sales numbers and payments match, that all checks are made out correctly, and that someone other than you can decipher your writing. Giants Ridge Camp Registration Is Now Open! Keep those camp registrations coming. We have 21 spots filled for girls and 28 for boys. We can take 35 girls and 35 boys. In truth, no one should be allowed to have as much fun as you will have at the 2022 Giants Ridge Camp. This is a great opportunity to build your technical and tactical skills on the steeper pitches and longer runs off the Helsinki lift. Visit our website for detailed information and a link to register: https://www.mplsalpineski.org/giants-ridge-camp-2022.html Last Call: December 3 Supplemental Training Registration! This practice session is designed to help you bring your much improved technical skills into a controlled-turn environment. The coaches will carefully guide you through our gate training progressions: stubby gates, paneled slalom, quick feet, turn shape drills, etc. To Register for the Dec 3 22 Supplemental Training: Click Here. Our Second Supplemental Training will be held on Saturday, December 10. Registration is now open! Click Here to Register for the Dec 10 22 Supplemental Training at Wild Mt. State Your Race Intentions Be sure to state your race intentions for our two races in December: The Mpls Alpine Championships on Monday, Dec 12 and the Wild Mt Invitational on Friday, Dec 16. All MAST athletes are invited to race in the MPLS Alpine Championships on Monday, Dec 12. First run starts at 4:30PM. Varsity athletes also need to STATE YOUR RACE INTENTIONS for the Wild Mt Invitational on Friday, December 16. You will miss a full day of school, the last day of school before Winter Break. All MAST athletes are invited to state their race intentions, but we will only be able to bring three teams of boys and three team of girls—six athletes per team. The deadline for stating your race intentions for the Wild Mt Invitational is Friday, December 2. The deadline for stating your race intention for the Mpls Alpine Championships is Friday, December 9. State YOUR Race Intentions for the Mpls Alpine Championships on Monday, Dec 12, 2022 HERE! State YOUR Race Intentions for the Wild Mt Invitational on Friday, Dec 16, 2022 HERE! Parent Social on Sunday, December 4 Parents: Don’t miss the Parent Social at Dual Citizen Brewing from 4-6PM. In addition to getting to meeting our wonderful parents, you can partake of brewery tours, discounts and give aways. Following the parent social, we will be holding the Parent Race Worker Training (Virtually). Parent Race Worker Training: Sunday, December 4 at 7PM Our first race will be on Monday, December 12. Starting in January, we have a very full race schedule. We need parents to volunteer to work the races. Join us for this informative, riveting, entertaining, and most useful training on Sunday evening. Our athletes will benefit because their races will be very well run. This year, we have opened the training up to the parents from the other teams in the Metro East Conference (Hill-Murray, St Thomas, Visitation, Hastings, Mahtomedi). Here is a link to join the RACE WORKER TRAINING at 7PM sharp (via ZOOM):Dec 4 Race Worker Training Link The training will take no longer than one hour. Athletes: Be sure to tune your skis. Sharp edges will be very necessary once the freezing temps set in. The recent thaw has put a lot of moisture in the snow which will now turn to ICE! Be Prepared. See you tomorrow. Mark Conway 612-275-8392 MAST Update Week Two Sunday, November 20, 2022 Dear MAST Athletes, Parents, Coaches, Friends: What a great start to the season. Athletes and coaches, thank you for your attention, hard work, enthusiasm and energy. Captains: you did a fantastic job leading your pods this week through the workouts. We introduced a new element to dryland training: character skills training. Attached are three documents that you can download, review, and share with a parent, sibling, next door neighbor... man on the street.
Week Two Schedule Monday, Nov 21: Team Meeting via Google Meets from 7-8PM Dryland Training Cancelled. 7PM Team Meeting Instead. All athletes should have received an invitation in their MPS Email Inbox to join our virtual training on Monday. Here is a link: meet.google.com/qhe-mzud-woj MAST Athlete Virtual Meeting Agenda:
Wednesday, Nov 23: On Snow Training at Hyland from 8:45-11:15AM Friday, Nov 25: On Snow Training at Hyland from 8:45-11:15AM Saturday, Nov 26: On Snow Training at Hyland from 8:45-11:15AM
Giants Ridge Camp Registration Is Now Open! Camp is back! Dec 19-22, 2022. This is a great opportunity to build your technical and tactical skills. Giants Ridge offers challenging terrain, long runs, and a beautiful and inspiring setting in the woods and lakes of the famed Iron Range of Minnesota. Bond with teammates. Learn how to tune skis. Take a risk and enter the MAST Talent Show. Analyze video daily with your coaches. Push yourself. Grow your confidence. Visit our website for detailed information about our 15th Annual (when-not-interrupted-by-COVID) Giants Ridge Camp and for a link to register. https://www.mplsalpineski.org/giants-ridge-camp-2022.html December 3 Supplemental Training Registration Is Now Open! We have scheduled SIX supplemental training session at Wild Mt this year. The first one is coming up quickly. Instead of skiing on 17-25 second courses, you will train on 35-45 second courses. Use your Saturday afternoons and evenings to build your skills, test your tactics, increase your confidence on the same race hill we ski for the Section IV Alpine Championships. For Information on Supplemental Training: Click HERE! To Register for the Dec 3, 22 Supplemental Training: Click HERE. State Your Race Intentions For December You can now state your race intentions for our two races in December: The Mpls Alpine Championships on Monday, Dec 12 and the Wild Mt Invitational on Friday, Dec 16. All MAST athletes are invited to race in the MPLS Alpine Championships on Monday, Dec 12. First run starts at 4:30PM. To make sure your name is on the run order for the MPLS Alpine Championships you will need to fill in a short form. We call this STATING YOUR RACE INTENTIONS. Varsity athletes also need to STATE YOUR RACE INTENTIONS for the Wild Mt Invitational on Friday, December 16. You will miss a full day of school, the last day of school before Winter Break. All MAST athletes are invited to state their race intentions, but we will only be able to bring three teams of boys and three team of girls—six athletes per team. The deadline for stating your race intentions for the Wild Mt Invitational is Friday, December 2. The deadline for stating your race intention for the Mpls Alpine Championships is Friday, December 9. State YOUR Race Intentions for the Mpls Alpine Championships on Monday, Dec 12, 2022 HERE! State YOUR Race Intentions for the Wild Mt Invitational on Friday, Dec 16, 2022 HERE! Parent Social on Sunday, December 4, 4-6PM at Dual Citizen Brewing The MAST Parent Social Returns. Why should the kids have all the fun? Join us for our parent social on December 4 from 4:00 to 6:00 at Dual Citizen Brewing, 725 Raymond Avenue in St. Paul. In addition to getting to know each other, there will be brewery tours, discounts and give aways. Following the event will be race day training for everyone who wants to learn about volunteer positions during a race. We look forward to seeing you there! -The MAST Board- Race Worker Training: Sunday, December 4 at 7PM (A Virtual MAST Training Opportunity For Caring and Loving Parents Who Want To Understand The Sport Of Slalom Racing and Perhaps, Volunteer As A Race Worker Someday!) The time has arrived to TRAIN PARENTS TO WORK THE RACES. Even if you don’t think you will ever work a race, you will most likely come watch your athlete race. So join us anyway. At least you will have a deeper appreciation for the sport your athlete is enjoying. Learn:
Athletes, I will see you Monday night at 7PM. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving everyone. Mark Conway 612-275-8392
Good Afternoon MAST Families: We are off to a good start with dryland training. As your athlete may have told you, we have introduced 30 minutes of Character Skills Training into our practices this week. Yesterday, Coach Joel worked with the athletes on the process of setting goals. Daniel will be working with our skiers on the skill of visualization during today's practice. On Tuesday, I spoke with the athletes about The MAST Way. Attached is a handout that provides a bit of detail about my message. Should make for awesome dinner conversation tonight with the family. Hyland announced that they would be open next week beginning on Tuesday. If it looks like there will be ample runs open to offer a safe skiing environment, we will practice on Tuesday evening(time TBD) and Wednesday morning from 9am-11am. We will also practice Friday and Saturday from 9am-11am . I know a lot of folks will be out of town next week, so enjoy your holiday. If you are in town, I hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to ski next week. Finally, Today is Give to the Max Day! Many of you have already given generously to MAST this year when you registered your athlete. I thank you for that. Give to the Max Day is another opportunity to make a donation to your favorite ski team. My understanding is that some companies match employee contributions. Please know we are a 501c3 in very good standing with the Secretary of State. We welcome any contribution you can make. Also, I use this opportunity to send a letter to our alumni families every year and they always respond generously. Feel free to pass this along to anyone whom you think might be interested. Here is a link to donate: MAST GIVE TO THE MAX DAY. I will be sending out information about registering for camp before the end of the day tomorrow. Stay tuned. Thanks. Mark Conway 612-275-8392
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If you are receiving this email I have your MAST apparel. There are two options for pick up. 1. My daughter, Elli (one of the captains), will have them in her car at dry land training today. Pick up from her after practice. 2. Pick up at my house at 4036 Beard Ave S 55410. Let me know when you will be coming by and I will leave on my front step for you. If you have any questions or need to make other arrangements please let me know. Thanks! Karin George 612-308-7858 Instructions for adding athlete's to Team Snap.... THANK YOU SARAH FOR FIGURING THIS OUT!!!11/15/2022
Hello MAST Parents, Here are the steps to add your child (or grandparent, sister, brother, aunt, uncle, or any MAST fan you would like) to TeamSnap. First a parent must be able to log in to TS. Both my husband & I were able to log in without problem using the emails we used when we registered our MAST athlete, and the emails we’ve previously used with TeamSnap. 1) Go to your TS Dashboard, Select your MAST athlete’s pod/team.  2) Select “Roster", then click your child’s profile.   4) Fill out athlete’s name & email address (use their personal email, NOT their MPS email). Also, if your child has previously joined TeamSnap for other teams, it will save you a lot of time and energy if you use that same email associated with TeamSnap.  5) Scroll to the bottom of the page, make sure "Invite to Join" is select, and click Save.  6. And your athlete should then receive an email like the one below. Welcome to the team! Congratulations, Maddie! You've been added to Washburn Girls Pod 10 on TeamSnap. Want to be a hero to your team manager? Take a minute to update your roster profile by adding your phone number and any family members that you'd like to keep in the loop. Update Your Profile  Good Afternoon MAST Coaches and Athletes:
The snow is welcome, but the conditions for training outdoors are not as safe as I would like. Training is moved INDOORS. For our middle school, SW, Roosevelt, and South athletes, go to the parking lot off of 49th street. The doors are magnetically locked so we cannot open them from the inside. I am told to instruct you to go to Door 3 first (community education entrance which is by the stairs going from the parking lot to the field next to the stadium). If Door 3 is locked, go to Door 5 which is in the corner by the dumpsters. If Door 5 is locked then go to Door 10 which is on the 50th street side of the building. We will be moving and grooving so wear good, sturdy athletic footwear and clothing. Bring a water bottle. Be ON TIME Please. Middle Schoolers: you are forgiven if you are running late. High Schoolers: you are not. See you soon. Mark |
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