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1st Athlete Training: Long-term affordable development for elite athletes

Details: Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 March 2013 19:03

When 1st Athlete opened its doors in the fall of 2010, it joined a crowded marketplace that competes to offer Minnesota athletes the most cutting-edge training. 1st Athlete has quickly gained a very strong foothold in the athlete training market by focusing on long-term development at an affordable cost, with a flexible schedule. While most training facilities and programs offer an eight week training program at a high cost or similar short-term gains in training, 1st Athlete is designed with the input of its trainers to contribute to the long-term success of its athletes with consistent training over years, instead of months.

AAU announces 2014 National Mite & Squirt Championships

Details: Last Updated on Tuesday, 02 April 2013 17:12

AAU National Hockey Chair Keith Noll and Trevor Hartwig of the AAU National Staff hosted the inaugural AAU Ice Hockey meetings for Mites (7u-8u) and Squirts(9u-10u) at the RiverCentre in St. Paul, Minn., on March 7-8. The AAU meetings coincided with the Let’s Play Hockey Expo and the Minnesota Boys’ State High School Hockey Tournament.

Keeping the Mighty Ducks dream alive in the North Metro

Details: Last Updated on Friday, 15 March 2013 19:09

Do you remember "The Mighty Ducks" series of films? A major part of "D3: The Mighty Ducks" was filmed north of Minneapolis at Columbia Arena in Fridley. Unfortunately, this nostalgic piece of Minnesota history has fallen into disrepair. When Anoka County sold the ice arena to the Minnesota Youth Sports Association (MYSA) in 2005, the surrounding community anticipated a redevelopment of the Columbia Arena site. Upon further evaluation, the MYSA concluded that $2 million would be needed to update the facility. This financial goal was out of reach and the site has remained vacant since 2006.

Guide to using social media safely

Details: Last Updated on Thursday, 21 March 2013 14:43

By Aaron Paitich

The locker rooms aren’t the same as they used to be. Kids have always brought music into the room to get pumped up for practices and games. Today’s technology makes it just as easy to bring in smartphones and other devices that can include cameras, video capabilities and instant access to the internet and social media outlets.

That means extra precaution, supervision and education should be a priority.

A first look at the Class of 1997

Details: Last Updated on Thursday, 21 March 2013 15:56

By Tom Lynn

For some of our 15-year-old Minnesota hockey players, this spring is the time when they will go from accomplished youth hockey players or local high school phenoms to true national prospects. The Reebok High Performance camps in April are the first step, and then a good number of those players will go on to the USA Hockey National Camp in Rochester. The best of those will play for Team USA in the Five Nations Cup in the Czech Republic in August (and there were five Minnesotans on that team last year). Also in the mix will be the National Team Development Program Evaluation Camp in March, a tryout for players to be invited to join USA Hockey’s NTDP program in Ann Arbor, Mich., for the next two years.