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ALPINE SKIING |
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President |
Association Delegate |
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The Blake School-Northrop
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Bob Hakkinen, Armstrong |
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Co-President/Secretary/Treasurer |
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The Blake School-Northrop
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PREP COACH ARTICLE
Wow! September…. Did anyone see what happened to July?
My team opened the month with a hotdog stand fund raiser at our local supermarket. I took the opportunity to pour water in my shoes and stand in front of a fan in the walk in freezer exploding ice cubes in an open blender. Glorious!!!
The Alpine Coaches had sent requests to the MSHSL to return to a rotating state meet location, add qualify additional teams to the State meet, and qualify more individuals. This was discussed by the MSHSL Board of Directors but none of the proposals were passed.
The Board discussed setting up a subcommittee to meet with coaches to better understand what our unique needs are and suggestions are. Rich Matter, an Assistant Director for the MSHSL, is our liaison to the Board and will be keeping us informed about this. Rich can be reached at rmatter@mshsl.org or 763-560-2262 ext 497 .
Head Coaches – There has been a change in the policy regarding the Rules Interpretation meeting. In the past each team only needed to be represented by a coach. The policy has been changed to Requiring the Head Coach to attend. If you don’t attend then you will be required to take and pass (80% correct) or your school will be fined $100.
The Alpine Rules meetings are going to be held October 24th at Robbinsdale Cooper at 7 pm and November 7th at Duluth Marshall at 7 pm. See you there!
Now for the good news! Last year’s awards are
Coach of the year- Steve Lindemer, Minnetonka
Assistant Coach of the Year-Kevin Shields, Edina
State Team Championship Coach -Boys, The Blake School-Robert Teslow
State Team Championship Coach -Girls, Duluth East-Jason Baumgarth
25 Year Club Inductee- Robert Teslow- The Blake School
2006-2007 State and Individual Champions
State Team Championship-Girls, Duluth East
State Team Championship -Boys, The Blake School
State Individual Champion - Boys, Michael Ankeny (10)- The Blake School
State Individual Champion - Girls, Nikki Larson (9)- Lakeville South
Are you a member of the Minnesota State High School Association? You should be. For about $40 bucks you get $1,000,000 in liability insurance and free admission to most if not all high school meets / contests. Go to www.mshsca.org for all the info.
In case you missed last springs newsletter, Phil McClure of Minneapolis is the new President of the Minnesota State High School Alpine Ski Coaches Association.
The Banquet at the 20008 State Meet will be organized by Sarah Priest of Virginia and John McAlpin of Orono.