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MAST UPDATE #5 Sunday, September 22, 2024 Hello MAST Athletes, Parents, Friends, and Coaches: We hope the first few weeks of school are going well for everyone and trust that you’re enjoying this lovely extended summer weather! We have quite a bit of information in these pre-season emails so please take a thorough look and mark your calendars for upcoming dates. Also, please continue to get in touch with alternative email addresses to replace the student “mpsedu” addresses, since our google groups address book cannot add those. We want to make sure that your athlete is informed on all things MAST. Welcome to our new athletes/ families! We hope this information helps give you a smooth introduction into the thrilling yet somewhat complicated sport of ski racing. Please reach out if we can help! IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 at 7-8PM MAST Information Night for New Athletes and Families “Orientation to High School Ski Racing and MAST” NEW LOCATION! Lynnhurst Recreation Center 1345 W Minnehaha Parkway Minneapolis, MN 55410 What is the Orientation? MPS Students in grades 7 through 12 and their parents/guardians are invited to attend a presentation on high school alpine ski racing and the Mpls Alpine Ski Team. The presentation will help students and parents discern whether our sport and our team is a good fit for you. Coaches will be on hand with ski equipment to show what will be needed and or recommended. Returning athletes and parents are invited as well! TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1 MAST Registration Opens Online! We will send a reminder, link, and instructions on how to register next week. This is the first of two registration steps you will need to take to be fully registered for the 2024-25 Alpine Ski Season ($300 Team Membership Fee). The second step is registering for Alpine Skiing as your high school winter sport with the Minneapolis Public Schools Athletics Department. This opens up October 14 and you will be instructed to pay the $75 to Mpls Public Schools. We will send links and instructions in advance of the dates when each registration opens. In addition, MN high school alpine racers are required to have a Sports Qualifying Physical Examination completed and submitted along with registration. Many doctors already have this form, but you can bring it to make sure. They will fill it out as part of a standard physical, or may not even require a physical to fill it out. Drop this form off (the first page) at your designated area High School Athletic Department (even if you are a middle schooler). This needs to be done every three years. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3 5th Annual MASTers GOLF TOURNAMENT Hiawatha Golf Course - 4PM Shotgun Start Join us for the 5rd Annual MASTers Golf Tournament! This adults-only fundraiser is a casual round of scramble golf for fun... all are welcome! But the kids get to sit this one out. Dinner and beverages will be served in the clubhouse afterwards and we will be holding a raffle to earn extra funds. Cost: $75/person Raffle tickets: $20 each To book your tee time, sign up HERE: MASTers Golf Tournament Sign UP. Sign up Link If you have something to donate please donate here: Raffle Link *Ideas for donations: Gift cards at stores/restaurants, access to sporting events, wine, golf gear, an experience, apparel/ equipment, tickets – nothing is too big or too small – we just appreciate your generosity! WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9TH MAST Equipment Day at Pierce Skate and Ski Equipment On Wednesday, October 9th, MAST coaches will be on hand to assist you and the Pierce staff with properly matching and fitting athletes with new gear. Be sure to make an appointment in advance by calling Pierce Skate and Ski directly. 952-884-1990. Boot and ski models and sizes do sell out, so if you know that you will be buying new equipment this year, we suggest making the appointment for either October 9th or earlier. Of course, Pierce is a great equipment resource any time throughout the season. OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT AND EQUIPMENT SALES AND SWAPS
MAST ONLINE SKI SWAP MAST Ski Swap Instructions If you have any equipment you would like to sell, please feel encouraged to post it on MAST’s Online Ski Swap! This includes skis, boots, shin guards, poles, GS suits, bibs, etc. Below are instructions on how to do so: Step One: Take one or more pictures of each item you would like to sell. Be sure to get as much detail in as possible, i.e., condition of the boot soles, model information, flex number, sizing, etc. Step Two: Fill out the Equipment Sales Form on our website. https://www.mplsalpineski.org/mast-equipment-swap-sales-form.html Step Three: Send the photos to Cyrus Vahhaji ([email protected]), along with a short message that you would like these photos on the website and that you have filled out the sales form for each item. For those interested in checking out what’s available, items are posted here: MAST ON-LINE ONLY SKI EQUIPMENT SWAP You can find great deals (sometimes even free!) on equipment formerly used and available from your teammates…so you know it’s good! Contact the seller with any questions, and contact your coach about sizing if you are new to slalom racing. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14TH Winter Sports Registration Opens with Minneapolis Public Schools (link will be provided soon - you can’t register with MPS for Winter Sports until Oct 14). HYLAND SEASON PASSES - NOW ON SALE! MAST practices are held at Hyland Hills Ski Area. If you aren’t one of the 14 skiers who paid for Season Passes last Spring already, save the sales tax on your Hyland Season Pass by sending a check for $499 made out to “Mpls Alpine” to Hope White to arrive before Oct 28, 2024 at the address below. Season passes will be available for pickup at Hyland Hills Nov 11 at the Season Pass Pick up night. Hope White 4945 Clinton Ave Minneapolis 55419 Alternatively, passes are on sale on-line with Hyland for $499+tax until Nov 1, then increase to $524+tax. Also, all season pass holders must complete and sign an online waiver. Parents will need to download, sign, and upload a MAST Assumption of Risk and Release of Liability form. Here is a link to complete the waiver. You can drop it off at the season pass pick up night Nov 11. *If the athlete has already turned 18, he/ she must complete the waiver - not the parent. MONDAY, OCTOBER 28 Captain’s Practice Begins. Practice dates are Oct 28 and 30, and Nov 4 and 6 (Mondays and Wednesdays). These practices, led by the team captains, will be held at Lynnhurst Park from 4:00-5:15PM. Bring a water bottle and wear layers of athletic clothing and athletic shoes so that you can run, jump, hop, skip, glide, leap, spin or whatever the captains challenge you to do. Meet your teammates, play some games, ask questions about the team and the season, and just have some fun. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH, 6PM “Orientation to the 2024-25 Alpine Season” for athletes and parents, an On-line presentation. If you can’t attend, the presentation will be posted on our website so you can view it over and over again at your leisure. But in-person is so much better. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH 6pm-7:30pm First Official Day of the Season Hyland Season Pass Photo Night, Pass Pick Up, and Team Meeting at Hyland Park Ski Chalet. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 Start of Dryland Practice Dryland training will take place Monday - Friday from 4:30-6PM at the Washburn football field. All athletes are invited and encouraged to attend! *No Dryland the Thursday and Friday of Thanksgiving week. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Athlete Retreat and Tuning Clinic - Hyland Ski Jump Facility Upper Classmen and returning athletes from 9am-12pm. New Athletes from 1-3pm. There will also be a tuning Clinic at 2pm in which parents are welcome to attend. (more info to come) TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2024 - FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 2025 Giants Ridge Camp! - SAVE THE DATE - (more info to come) HAVE A GREAT WEEK EVERYONE! Coaches and Support Team, Mpls Alpine Ski Team Key Contacts if you have questions (preferred to replying to this e-mail): CORE PARENTS for each school (for questions about registration, season schedule, etc): Washburn/Page Erik Addy [email protected] 952-270-0934 Southwest/Anthony Bill Bray [email protected] 507-301-7109 MAST-All Other Schools Owen Moldow [email protected] 612-730-4818 COACHES (for questions about ski equipment, sizing, skiing instruction and technique). Head Coach Southwest/Anthony Boys Joel Hedrick [email protected] 612-716-3186 Head Coach Southwest/Anthony Girls Paige Alampi [email protected] 612-718-1440 Head Coach Washburn/Page Boys Matthew Polland [email protected] 612-220-1010 Head Coach Washburn/Page Girls Eleanor Goodnow [email protected] 612-723- 9559 Head Coach MAST Boys (All other Schools) TBD (Contact Joel Hedrick for questions about ski equipment and sizing) Head Coach MAST Girls (All other Schools) TBD (Contact Joel Hedrick for questions about ski equipment and sizing) FOLLOW MAST: MAST Facebook MAST Instagram  Comments are closed.
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