Practices for our Charter Stars Varsity and JV Volleyball teams begin on Wednesday, August 19. Practices that first week will be from 7-9am at Twin Cities Academy.
Want to start playing on Monday, Aug. 17? Come to our open gyms on Monday and Tuesday, at Twin Cities Academy, from 7-9am. You can meet other players, practice your skills, and complete your registration if it's not yet complete.
This year our teams will be guided by returning Head Coach Samantha Berg! She will be joined by new Assistant Coach Krissy Siats. While Coach Berg is away for the first week of practices, we will be guided by veteran Coaches Wiggen and Jurewicz. Be ready to learn new skills and build your training base this season!
This season's practice schedule:
http://www.emaconference.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?cwellOnly=1&G5statusflag=view&schoolname=&school_id=781&G5button=13&G5genie=70&vw_schoolyear=1&vw_agl=3245-1-0,&category_sel=&category=
This season's game schedule:
http://www.emaconference.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?cwellOnly=1&G5statusflag=view&schoolname=&school_id=781&G5button=13&G5genie=70&vw_schoolyear=1&vw_agl=3-3-16,3-3-15,&category_sel=&category=
New to the online Athletics Calendar? Review this guide so that you can add your cell phone texts for texts and/or your email address. You can sign up for reminders, notifications, and alerts. If you add your contact info, you'll know when a schedule change has been made or if there is last minute alert due to weather, etc.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B98l5YmUEEloRUwzeTVVTTRzcTA
Saturday, August 15, 2015
2015 Coed Soccer Info
The Charter Stars Coed Soccer team (grades 9-12) is guided by Head Coach Steven Barone and Assistant Coach David Robb. Be prepared to train hard and build your soccer skills this season! Practices start on Monday, August 17 at Eastview Rec Center in St. Paul from 10am to noon.
Beginning on Monday, August 24, practices are Monday-Friday from 4:30-6pm at Eastview Rec Center this fall.
This year our home games will be at 4 different soccer fields due to the high demand for fields in St. Paul. Make sure you check the game location on our online Athletic Calendar so you find yourself in the right place at the right time!
Link to the Practice Schedule:
http://www.emaconference.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?cwellOnly=1&G5statusflag=view&schoolname=&school_id=781&G5button=13&G5genie=70&vw_schoolyear=1&vw_agl=3244-1-0,&category_sel=&category=
Link to the Game Schedule:
http://www.emaconference.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?cwellOnly=1&G5statusflag=view&schoolname=&school_id=781&G5button=13&G5genie=70&vw_schoolyear=1&vw_agl=21-2-15,&category_sel=&category=
Link to the Athletics Calendar User Guide:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B98l5YmUEEloRUwzeTVVTTRzcTA
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Beginning on Monday, August 24, practices are Monday-Friday from 4:30-6pm at Eastview Rec Center this fall.
This year our home games will be at 4 different soccer fields due to the high demand for fields in St. Paul. Make sure you check the game location on our online Athletic Calendar so you find yourself in the right place at the right time!
Link to the Practice Schedule:
http://www.emaconference.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?cwellOnly=1&G5statusflag=view&schoolname=&school_id=781&G5button=13&G5genie=70&vw_schoolyear=1&vw_agl=3244-1-0,&category_sel=&category=
Link to the Game Schedule:
http://www.emaconference.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?cwellOnly=1&G5statusflag=view&schoolname=&school_id=781&G5button=13&G5genie=70&vw_schoolyear=1&vw_agl=21-2-15,&category_sel=&category=
Link to the Athletics Calendar User Guide:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B98l5YmUEEloRUwzeTVVTTRzcTA
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- Twin Cities Academy, our partner for Charter Stars athletics, is constructing a new building this year. The new site will have a full size gym, a SOCCER FIELD, a baseball field, and a softball field! The new building will be open for the 2016/17 school year. While we hope to be able to hold Soccer practices and games there starting next year, the field may not be ready. What does this mean? In the near future, we won't be at the mercy of city soccer fields. We will have 1 site for all practices and home games. Watch for construction updates throughout this school year.
2015 Cross Country Info
Coach Corcoran returns for his third year to lead our Boys' and Girls' Cross Country teams! Runners practice as a team or on their own according to Coach Corcoran's schedule. Races are generally once a week and begin with our own Charter Stars Invitational!
This year we are holding our Charter Stars Invitational at St. Catherine's University in St. Paul on Tuesday, Sept. 1. Girls will race at 4:30pm and Boys will race at 5pm; both will run a 5k.
Interested in volunteering? We need timers and race hosts at our home Invitational! PLEASE come help us so the race runs as smoothly as possible (pun intended!).
Link to the practice schedule:
http://www.emaconference.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?cwellOnly=1&G5statusflag=view&schoolname=&school_id=781&G5button=13&G5genie=70&vw_schoolyear=1&vw_agl=3246-1-0,&category_sel=&category=
Link to the race schedule:
http://www.emaconference.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?cwellOnly=1&G5statusflag=view&schoolname=&school_id=781&G5button=13&G5genie=70&vw_schoolyear=1&vw_agl=25-2-15,25-3-15,&category_sel=&category=
Are you new to the online Athletics Calendar? You can input your cell number for texting and/or your email address to receive notifications and alerts. Read this guide for directions on getting started.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B98l5YmUEEloRUwzeTVVTTRzcTA
Read this season's Welcome Letter from Coach Corcoran:
http://www.emaconference.org/
Please bookmark that and check it whenever you have any questions. The runs listed on the "comments" section are the minimum required distances to run, if athletes feel good those distances for the long runs and sprints can be increased accordingly. The "individual workouts" are on days before meets. On days before meets, some athletes may just need a rest day to nurse an injury while others who are feeling strong can get in another workout on those days. I'll talk to each athlete individually to see what the best approach will be.
Meets will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays and the general plan will be to have at least 4 workouts a week: 2 sprint workouts and 2 long runs.
Sprint workouts are generally on Mondays and Fridays unless we have a meet on aTuesday. Sprint workouts are sets of either 200m or 400m distances that can be completed in around 20 minutes. Due to the short practices on sprint days, I'm not going to expect GRS students to come to TCA to run and instead GRS students should find a meeting place at GRS and do the workouts together. TCA students will meet in the cafeteria during office hours on Mondays and Fridays to complete sprint workouts.
The long runs will be as a full team at TCA after school on the following dates: August 26, September 2, 3, 8, 15, 17, 22, 29, October 6, 14. GRS athletes, please start planning now for transportation to TCA on those dates.
See you soon,
Coach Corcoran
This year we are holding our Charter Stars Invitational at St. Catherine's University in St. Paul on Tuesday, Sept. 1. Girls will race at 4:30pm and Boys will race at 5pm; both will run a 5k.
Interested in volunteering? We need timers and race hosts at our home Invitational! PLEASE come help us so the race runs as smoothly as possible (pun intended!).
Link to the practice schedule:
http://www.emaconference.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?cwellOnly=1&G5statusflag=view&schoolname=&school_id=781&G5button=13&G5genie=70&vw_schoolyear=1&vw_agl=3246-1-0,&category_sel=&category=
Link to the race schedule:
http://www.emaconference.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?cwellOnly=1&G5statusflag=view&schoolname=&school_id=781&G5button=13&G5genie=70&vw_schoolyear=1&vw_agl=25-2-15,25-3-15,&category_sel=&category=
Are you new to the online Athletics Calendar? You can input your cell number for texting and/or your email address to receive notifications and alerts. Read this guide for directions on getting started.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B98l5YmUEEloRUwzeTVVTTRzcTA
Read this season's Welcome Letter from Coach Corcoran:
Hello!
With the summer coming to a close and our first practice of the season right around the corner, I wanted to welcome back any returning players and welcome any new players that will be joining the team for the 2015 school year. It should be an extremely fun and competitive season. My name is Tom Corcoran and this will be my 3rd year coaching cross country for the Stars and I am excited to be back!
Our first practices will be held at McMurray Fields, in St. Paul near Great River School. Before school starts, we will get going at 7:15am to avoid the summer heat in the afternoon. If you know that you are going to be arriving late or cannot make the practice please make sure you email me so we can be sure to all leave as a group for our runs.
Now, even though the summer break is winding down, the heat of summer is going to be with us a little while longer. So, please, please make sure that all of you bring water or some kind of sports drinks to practice with you. Staying hydrated while running is going to be a top priority these first few weeks of practice. We want to make sure we keep everyone safe and healthy. Sometimes drinking too much water right before you isn't the best so try to drink plenty of water about a half hour before practice.
If you have any questions, comments or concerns about the upcoming season, volunteering or towel donations, please feel free to email me anytime. I will respond to any communications as quickly as I can. Well, that’s it for now. Again, we are looking forward to the season you guys and girls. It is going to be a new experience for everyone, and yes, we are going to have a lot of fun doing it!
As far as the schedule goes, this is going to be a VERY important link for the most up-to-date information available. With the summer coming to a close and our first practice of the season right around the corner, I wanted to welcome back any returning players and welcome any new players that will be joining the team for the 2015 school year. It should be an extremely fun and competitive season. My name is Tom Corcoran and this will be my 3rd year coaching cross country for the Stars and I am excited to be back!
Our first practices will be held at McMurray Fields, in St. Paul near Great River School. Before school starts, we will get going at 7:15am to avoid the summer heat in the afternoon. If you know that you are going to be arriving late or cannot make the practice please make sure you email me so we can be sure to all leave as a group for our runs.
Now, even though the summer break is winding down, the heat of summer is going to be with us a little while longer. So, please, please make sure that all of you bring water or some kind of sports drinks to practice with you. Staying hydrated while running is going to be a top priority these first few weeks of practice. We want to make sure we keep everyone safe and healthy. Sometimes drinking too much water right before you isn't the best so try to drink plenty of water about a half hour before practice.
If you have any questions, comments or concerns about the upcoming season, volunteering or towel donations, please feel free to email me anytime. I will respond to any communications as quickly as I can. Well, that’s it for now. Again, we are looking forward to the season you guys and girls. It is going to be a new experience for everyone, and yes, we are going to have a lot of fun doing it!
http://www.emaconference.org/
Sprint workouts are generally on Mondays and Fridays unless we have a meet on aTuesday. Sprint workouts are sets of either 200m or 400m distances that can be completed in around 20 minutes. Due to the short practices on sprint days, I'm not going to expect GRS students to come to TCA to run and instead GRS students should find a meeting place at GRS and do the workouts together. TCA students will meet in the cafeteria during office hours on Mondays and Fridays to complete sprint workouts.
The long runs will be as a full team at TCA after school on the following dates: August 26, September 2, 3, 8, 15, 17, 22, 29, October 6, 14. GRS athletes, please start planning now for transportation to TCA on those dates.
Finally, we will have a home meet on September 1st. We will need around 10 volunteers to work that day to help take times and be spotters along the course, if you are interested in helping out, please let me or coach Ilse Larson know.
See you soon,
Coach Corcoran
Fall Charter Stars Sports Registration DUE NOW!!
Practices begin the week of Monday, August 17! Join us for Cross Country (grades 7-12), Coed Soccer (grades 9-12), and Girls' Volleyball (grades 9-12).
Coed Cross Country: Coach Corcoran (tcorcoran@twincitiesacademy.
Coed Soccer (grades 9-12): We welcome Head Coach Barone (sbarone1414@gmail.com) and Asst. Coach Robb (drobb10.dr@gmail.com) this year! First week of practices will be at Eastview Rec Center in St. Paul from 10am - Noon, Monday thru Friday (Aug 17-21).
Girls' Volleyball (grades 9-12): Coach Berg (sberg@twincitiesacademy.org) returns for her third season and will be joined by new Assistant Coach Siats! Practices begin on Wednesday, August 19 at TCA from 7-9am. Join us for Open Gyms on Monday, 8/17 and Tuesday, 8/18 from 7-9am to get some additional play time!
Middle School Football (grades 7-8): Program is hosted by St. Paul Academy and practices will start on Monday, August 24 from 4-5:30pm at SPA.
Find your team's practice/game/race schedules on our online Athletics Calendar by using the link below. User guide is attached to this email. Share your cell/email to receive schedule notifications and alerts!
http://www.emaconference.org/
Registration and payment must be completed prior to the first day of practice! Forms can be found on your school's website by following one of these links. Detailed registration instructions are attached to this email.
Mail in your forms, fax them, or scan and email them to me atcoachilselarsen@gmail.com
Great River School (Fax # is 651-305-2781)
Attn: Coach Larsen, Athletic Director
1326 Energy Park Drive
St. Paul, MN 55108
Twin Cities Academy (Fax # is 651-205-4799)
Attn: Coach Larsen, Athletic Director
835 E. Fifth St.
St. Paul, MN 55106
To participate in our fall sports programs, registration and payment MUST be completed prior to the first day of practice (activity fee checks will not be cashed until the week of August 24). Coaches will receive updated participation lists - athletes who have not registered will not be on the list and will not be allowed to practice due to insurance and league regulations.
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