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Swarm Launch Junior Swarm Team

June 4, 2013 - National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Minnesota Swarm News Release


SAINT PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Swarm are proud to announce the formation of a Junior Swarm Team, a select team that will compete in national and international youth box lacrosse tournaments this summer. The bantam team will be coached by Swarm assistant coach Aime Caines and forward Ryan Benesch.

Members of the Junior Swarm Team will participate in a form of box lacrosse that is played by amateurs across Canada.

"We started this team to help grow lacrosse," Swarm Co-Owner and Vice President Andy Arlotta said. "There are a lot of kids playing lacrosse in Minnesota and we've had our Youth Box League operating now for five years, which has given participants some exposure and experience in box lacrosse. The Junior Swarm Team takes that initiative to the next level and we're really excited to put together a competitive team that will travel the country and represent the Swarm organization."

Junior Swarm Team Details:

Age Level: Boys who were born in 1999 or 2000 are eligible to tryout. (Bantam Level)

Registration: To tryout, players must fill out a registration form, a tryout waiver and pay a $30 tryout fee on mnboxlacrosse.com.

Registrants can also mail in their $30 tryout fee along with the waiver/registration form available on mnboxlacrosse.com to: Junior Swarm Team, 317 Washington St., Saint Paul, MN 55102. Please send a confirmation email to aschimke@mnswarm.com to notify the Swarm that a registration is in the mail.

Tryouts: Tryouts will be held on Saturday and Sunday, June 15-16 from 11 a.m. -1 p.m. and Sunday, June 23 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Community Center in Inver Grove Heights (8055 Barbara Avenue, Inver Grove Heights, MN 55077). There is a $30 nonrefundable tryout fee per participant. Players must have a US Lacrosse number to tryout. Tryouts are insured under US Lacrosse and will feature modified box play that is approved by US Lacrosse.

Team Practices: The Junior Swarm Team will practice every Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. starting Sunday, June 30 in Inver Grove Heights.

Roster Size: 20 kids will make the Junior Swarm Team.

Swarm Tickets: Each participant who makes the team will receive (1) Swarm Season Ticket to all nine home games in 2014 at Xcel Energy Center.



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