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MAST Update Week 5 Sunday, December 15, 2024 Hello MAST Family, We hope you had a great weekend and are enjoying all the holiday festivities! We love seeing our skiers locked in at practice and building bonds with teammates. Keep up the hard work. Thank you to those who have stated your race intentions! These are very important! About half of our athletes have not yet stated race intentions. It will take you less than a minute to click on the tabs, find your name and select YES or NO. Putting races together requires a great deal of work and people, and it begins with race intentions. Run orders, team selections, alternates, bib assignments, and timing sheets are all based on athlete race intentions, so please get this done. TONIGHT is the DEADLINE to state your intentions for Wednesday’s race at Hyland and Friday’s Wild Invitational!! And yes, we’re still saying “waiver”, and only a little over half of our athletes have turned the Afton waiver in. We don’t want to call you out in front of the classroom so keep them coming! Check here to see if your waiver has been received. Coaches Corner I would strongly encourage all athletes who have practiced in a slalom course to participate in the races. It is important to understand the flow of the races - and the more exposure to races, the more comfortable you will become with the process (and the more fun they become as well!). Often athletes tend to overthink during race day and worry about how they will perform. It's perfectly normal to feel anxious, uncomfortable, and even insecure about races- you are not alone if you feel any of this! One of the best ways to improve is to show up to the races and just do your best. Take the pressure off yourself. It's a great, supportive environment. The race on Wednesday this week is a small field and very low stakes. This week would be the perfect introduction to race day with MAST. - Coach Matthew DECEMBER 23 Race Intentions DUE Wednesday, December 18 Please make sure to state your Race Intentions.
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RACE DAY DETAILS for the December 18th & 23rd Races @ Hyland Early Release From School Dec 18 We will ask the schools to give you an early release on Wednesday. This should give you ample time to grab your ski gear & a snack and get to the hill. Washburn & Southwest have a release of 2:45pm All other schools released at 2:30pm *Parents, please also give your skier a written excuse to take to school to leave school early. Race day schedule for Dec 18 & 23 3:00-3:15 pm - Arrive at Hyland 3:15-3:45 - Warm Up 3:45 - Course Inspection for Both Courses 4:00 - Gate Judges Meet in the Finish Arena 4:30 - First Run Start 5:30 - Second Run Start 6:15 - Hill Clean Up **please plan to stay and help your teammates sweep the hill AFTON ALPS SKI AREA WAIVER is ATTACHED - please please get this in NOW! We have 30 skiers who have not yet signed. A list of those still needing to sign is here. Please get this in now! Print & sign a hard copy, bring it to practice, or get it to Bill Bray’s house at 5329 Dupont Ave S, MPLS 55419. CUSTOM MAST BUFF PRE-ORDER NOW (see below) Great news! Custom MAST buffs are now available for pre-order! And these are special! MAST parent alum and stellar artist, Brien Spanier, graciously brought our Captains’ and Coryn’s visions to life! We are thrilled to present his two beautiful designs. These are a mid-weight buff, slightly lighter than last year’s heavyweight version, and $15 each. They will only be available for pre-order now through Wednesday, December 18! Our hope is to have them here before athletes head north to Giant’s Ridge camp. Images of the two options are attached and at the bottom of this update. Follow the link to purchase. https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/463788 THIS SEASON’S RACE CALENDAR Dec 18 - Intersquad - Hyland - 4:30pm Dec 20 - Wild Invitational - meet bus at 6:15am Dec 23 - Alum & MAST Race - Hyland - 4:30pm Jan 7- vs Hastings (non MEC) - Welch - 5:00pm Jan 9 - vs Bloomington & Wayzata - Hyland - 4:30pm Jan 13 - vs Hill Murray (MEC) - Wild Mtn - 5:00pm Jan 15 - Hyland - 4:30pm Jan 18 - Giants MLK - Giants Ridge - 8:35am Jan 20 - Jack Zahr Memorial - Wild Mtn - 12:00pm Jan 23 - Afton MEC - Afton - 4:30pm Jan 27 - Don Ship Wild Invite - meet bus at 6:15am Jan 28 - JV Champs - Welch - 5:00pm Feb 5 - SECTIONS Feb 11 - STATE MISCELLANEOUS REMINDERS
Does anyone have an ipad or tablet they could bring (or donate) to the Hyland races? We could use two for monitoring race results in the booth. If you do, please text Bill Bray at 507-301-7109. Let’s have a great week! COACHES and SUPPORT TEAM, Mpls Alpine Ski Team (Jen Peterson - Communications) 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) Daniel Polland [email protected] 612-558-0526 Head Coach MAST Girls (All other Schools) Andrea Savage [email protected] 612-508-6214 FOLLOW MAST: MAST Facebook MAST Instagram 
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