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Minnesota Swarm Set to Begin Jr. Swarm Season this May

April 16, 2014 - National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Minnesota Swarm News Release


SAINT PAUL, Minn. - The National Lacrosse League's (NLL) Minnesota Swarm are excited to announce that registration for the Jr. Swarm program is underway and that tryouts for the three Jr. Swarm teams will begin on Saturday, May 3.

The Jr. Swarm program was established last summer and competed at the bantam level in national and international youth box lacrosse tournaments, all while being coached by Minnesota Swarm players and staff. This year the Jr. Swarm are expanding to host three teams for different ages - PeeWee, Bantam and Midget - and will play REAL BOX LACROSSE as members of the Box Lacrosse Association of America (BLA), the national governing of box lacrosse in the U.S. Players will receive top-of-the-line instruction from Swarm assistant coach and former NLL forward Aime Caines and current Swarm forward Corbyn Tao, along with other Swarm players and coaches.

"We established the Jr. Swarm program last summer in an effort to help grow the game of box lacrosse in Minnesota, and give kids the opportunity to compete on the national level," Andy Arlotta said. "Our inaugural Bantam team was enormously successful, and many special relationships were formed with the players and parents on the team. This year, we are excited to expand the Jr. Swarm program, by offering two additional age levels - PeeWee and Midget - - while continuing to provide team members with top-of-the line coaching from Swarm players and coaches. I highly recommend the Jr. Swarm program for any lacrosse player who is looking to take their game to the next level."

Jr. Swarm Team Details:

Age Levels: PeeWee (11 & 12 year-olds; 2002 & 2003 birth-years), Bantam (13 & 14 year-olds; 2000 & 2001 birth-years), Midget (15 & 16 year-olds; 1998 & 1999 birth-years)

Registration: To try out, players must fill out a registration form, a tryout waiver and pay a $50 tryout fee. Click here to register.

Tryouts: Jr. Swarm tryouts will be held May 3-4:

- Saturday, May 3-Veterans Memorial Community Center, (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.)

-PeeWee: 3-4:30pm

-Bantam: 4:45-6:15pm

-Midget: 6:30-8pm

-Sunday, May 4- Hastings Civic Arena (Hastings, Minn.)

-PeeWee: 2-3:30pm

-Bantam: 3:45-5:15pm

-Midget: 5:30-7pm

Tryouts will feature REAL BOX LACROSSE and therefore all participants must wear protective bicep and kidney pads and be BLA members for insurance purposes. A BLA membership is $40 and lasts one year. Participants also have the option of purchasing weekend insurance to cover just the tryout portion for $15. If the player then makes the team, another $25 would be due to cover the player's BLA membership fees for the rest of the season. Learn more and sign up at www.blalax.com

Weekly Practices: Each Jr. Swarm team will participate in weekly practices for 1.5 hours at a local arena.

Roster Size: 20 kids each will make the Jr. Swarm Team for the PeeWee, Bantam and Midget teams.

Season Length: First week of June to September

Tournaments: Each Jr. Swarm team will compete in (3) REAL BOX LACROSSE national tournaments and (1) local field lacrosse tournament. Confirmed tournaments include the Canada Day Tournament in Calgary, Alberta June 28-30, and the Jr. NLL Tournament in Toronto Aug. 29-31

Swarm Season Ticket: All Jr. Swarm players will receive (1) season ticket for the 2015 Swarm season at Xcel Energy Center.



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