Welcome Freshman
Introduction of Coaches
 Purpose of Tonight
 Year in review
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Welcome to the Tradition of Irish
Lacrosse
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Lance Kuehn
Stan Drutowski
RJ Ancona
Matt Dean
Josh Palma
Alec Trantanella
Tony Schmidt
Kevin Foster
Who are we
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96 Varsity Wins (Only 3 other in
Conference)
2 Conference Championships
1 Section Championship
2nd Place State Finish
2 9/10 State Championships
2 9/10 2nd Place State Championships
Top 10 Team every year since 2009
Ten Win Team every year since 2009
Since 2012: JV 43-9-3 and 9/10 63-4
Who WE are
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Dedication and Commitment
◦ Off Season work
◦ Lifting
◦ Winter League
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Determination and Drive
◦ Work with Captains
◦ Work with Coaches
Why We’ve become Who WE are
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Fall
Winter
Spring
Registration
9/10 vs High School
How we get there
Pre Winter/Fall
Lacrosse
Another Decade of Rosemount Lacrosse Tradition Begins
Today!
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Head Coach-Lance Kuehn
Varsity Assistant Coach- RJ Ancona
Varsity Assistant Coach-Stan Drutowski
JV Head Coach- Matt Dean
Defense Coach- Josh Palma
9/10 Head Coach- Alec Trantanella
9/10 Coach- Tony Schmitt
9/10 Coach- Kevin Foster
Coaches
Chris Giere
 Jack Reber
 Eric Paget
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Captains
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Tonight we are covering:
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Schedule
Winter Teams
Volunteering
Booster Club
Overview of Tonight
Winter/Full schedule can be found at
www.rosemountlacrosse.com
 We will email updates
 Messages are also sent out on Twitter
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◦ @irishlaxcoach Coach Kuehn
◦ @RHS_Irishlax Team Account
Winter Schedule
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This weekend is the Great Pumpkin
Shootout Tournament.
2 games on Saturday and 3 games on
Sunday
Games are at Stillwater High School
We are in the need for 5
midfielders/Attack to play.
Cost is $50
Registration/Health Waiver must be
completed before Friday
Tournament
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Tuesday, November 22nd
2 shifts are open for sign ups (See Lori)
14 Players per shift
3:00 pm to 5:30 pm (Drivers)
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm
We need 2 parent Volunteers per shift
Please sign up in the back
Wear Rosemount Lax Clothing
No Hats/No Cookies
NHS/9th Grade Government Hours
Cub Food Bagging
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Open Lacrosse in Dome
◦ 2 Days a week after school. Schedule isn’t
set yet.
◦ We will also have Chumash nets up in the
dome for 3 v 3 lacrosse.
◦ Nets are up in the dome
◦ Captains will be running the practices to make
sure players know the offense and defense
before the start of the season.
◦ Runs December through Early March
Practice Times During Winter
Homegrown lacrosse will be running a
league in the CONCORDIA DOME ON
SUNDAYS.
 Booster Club will pay for the team cost
deposit.
 Players will have to reimburse the booster
club $210 (Sign up tonight With Jeff)
 We will have two teams
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◦ U18 Level (Varsity and JV players from last
year) 26 player max
◦ U16 Level
Winter Teams
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Woodbury Winter Break Tournament
Dec. 28th -29th
7v7
15 games cap
$50 per player
4 poles, 6 middies, 4 poles, 2 Goalies
Sign up with Jeff
Winter Tournament
There is a no refund policy for fall and
winter leagues.
 The money collected goes directly to
Homegrown Lacrosse.
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Refund Policy
HG: Scorpion Lacrosse Camp, Sniper
Lacrosse Camp, Face Off Lacrosse Camp
 TEAM MN Winter Training (Sundays in
Savage)
 True Shooting and Defense Camps
 Frogs and Loons might also have winter
training
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Winter Camps
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The team will be doing weight lifting after
school 2x per week during the winter On
Tuesday and Thursdays.
Coach Trussell
Weight lift before dome practice as well.
We will also have Team Yoga once a week
during the off season.
This will take us to the next level!
Weight Lifting/Yoga
Yes, there are many options.
 The coaches want players to focus this
winter in this order for sports:
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In season sport first
Playing Lacrosse in Dome
Lacrosse League
Weight Lifting after school
To reach the top of the Conference and
State, it takes commitment before the
season starts.
Commitment
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Captain’s AM Practice begins in March
◦ Starting in March
◦ 5:45 AM in the dome.
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Try Outs- Start April 3rd
March-April
All 9th and 10th graders in January need to
register for 9/10 team through RAAA.
 If player makes JV or Varsity they will be
refunded the RAAA fee.
 9/10 although during the season is not
officially operated by the High School, the
coaches consider the 9/10 just as
important as Varsity.
 Also the same rules and expectations that
Varsity is held to, 9/10 will be held to as
well.
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9/10th grade team
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Black/Navy arm guards and Shoulder
pads
Mouth guard and non metal cleats
Two sticks
Varsity and JV will team High School
issued gloves and helmets during the
season
Equipment Deposit will be required
this year
Equipment
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On Tuesday, February 28th at 7:00 pm
we will have our pre season meeting.
Next Team Meeting
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Booster Club – We organize and coordinate team
events, help raise funds to cover expenses the
school or school district do not cover. Our goal is to
allow the coaches time to coach and we handle the
other details.
President: Maria
Treasurer: Jeff
Secretaries: Tracy and Julie
Communications: Martha Jane
Advertising: Kristi
Events: Heather and Shannon
Apparel: Brian
Booster Club (Maria)
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Some of what the Booster Club funds
must cover:
◦ Coaches (Not all coaches are covered by the
school) ($12,000)
◦ Practice Packs ($5,000)
◦ Additional equipment (GLOVES $10,000)
◦ Coach’s Clinics and Training
◦ Try Out pinnies ($900)
◦ Krossover ($1,600)
◦ Senior night and Scholarships ($400)
◦ Teach Appreciation night
◦ Busing ($1,500), Posters, Banquet, and more
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Events we organize:
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Team Dinners
Community Night
Senior Night
Teacher Appreciation
Banquet
Cub Bagging
Golf Tournament
Alumni Game
CHALLENGE each parent (moms and
dads) to commit to volunteering for at
least one…
 Team Dinner
 Team Event
 Fundraiser
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Everyone is welcome to our monthly
meeting (with no commitment-even just
once).
 Typically it is the 2nd Tuesday evening at
RHS.
 However the next meeting is Tues. Nov.
15th at 6:30 pm due to the election.
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Next Booster Club meeting
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We will have a winter clothing order this
year.
Live now. Closes Nov. 7th
Orders shipped to address or can be
picked up at General Sports
Link is on Website
Pick up at store or pay for delivery
This Spring: LST and not Hoodie
Make sure you report the sizes you want
for your spring players pack to Brian.
Winter Clothing Order (Brian)
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Main Communication: email from Martha
Jane and Coach Kuehn
Twitter
Facebook
Website
If you are not getting emails: See Martha
Jane
Communication (Martha Jane)
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November 22nd –Cub foods bagging
February 28th – Team Meeting
April 3rd - Start of Season (try outs)
May 29th –Varsity Practice (Memorial day)
June 12th-17th is the STATE
TOURNAMENT
Important Dates
Tonight, Booster Club members are in the
back helping to coordinate upcoming
team needs:
1. Submit players clothing sizes to Brian
2. Cub Foods bagging Volunteer slots: Sign
up with Lori/Heather
3. Sign and pay for winter league ($200)
with Jeff
4. Winter Clothing Order-See Brian
5. Questions about Volunteering –See
Heather and Shannon
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Before you leave