Minnesota Meltdown

Third Annual Minnesota Meltdown

The Third Annual Minnesota Meltdown brings together high school teams from across the metro for competitive preseason scrimmages.

Boys J.V. / Prep: Saturday March 31, 2012
Girls Varsity: Saturday March 31, 2012
Boys Varsity : Saturday April 7, 2012

A preseason scrimmage event that brings together 24 boys varsity, and 12 boys junior varsity and prep teams, as well as 6 girls varsity teams to scrimmage and reconnect as a community before the regular season starts up.

The goal of the event is to help teams prepare for the regular season, bring the lacrosse community together as well as support a great cause. All proceeds from the event benefit Homegrown Lacrosse's Inner-City and In-School P.E. programming.

"The Meltdown is a great opportunity for high school programs to fine tune their systems and rosters before the HS season begins."

- Coach Chris Fleck (Prior Lake)

"I couldn’t be more excited for this year's Meltdown. Coaches, players, and fans alike not only have the opportunity to watch a great day of HS lacrosse, but provides a venue for the entire lacrosse community to come together in one location. It truly shows the growth and excitement around Minnesota lacrosse."

- Coach Rob Horn (The Blake School)

2011 Minnesota Meltdown

2010 Minnesota Meltdown

Meltdown Details

Games are run in accordance with the MSHSL Scrimmage Policy
Each team plays two games
Boys Varsity games will be one hour and 15 minutes in length, and Boys JV / Prep will run one hour.
Girls Varisty games will be an one hour with 15 minutes of warmup time
Each team will have a one hour break between games
Games are referred by certified officials
On-site EMT

Food Shelf Competition

Nurturing a sense of community is a core element of Homegrown's programming. To support the larger Twin Cities community, Homegrown Lacrosse will be collecting non-perishable food items for the Second Harvest Heartland food shelf. Players, parents and spectators are urged to bring items for donation to the event.

Additionally, Homegrown is inviting participating teams to compete in the second annual Meltdown Shopping Cart Challenge. The team that fills up their shopping carts with the most non-perishable food items will have registration for the 2013 Minnesota Meltdown waived.

Location

McMurray Fields
1155 Jessamine Avenue West
St. Paul, MN 55117

Program Coordinators

Boys - Colin Achenbach
612.823.3919
Colin@homegrownlacrosse.org

Girls - Kara Vier
612.823.3919
Kara@homegrownlacrosse.org

Team Registration

Team coaches or administrators can reserve their space by mailling a $225 team deposit to Homegrown Lacrosse and completing the Online Team Administrator Form. The total participation fee is $475 per team.