Minnesota Loons Select Lacrosse

“Traveling around the country with the Loons was a great experience in seeing different styles of play from east and west coast. It turned me into a great player for the following high school season with my skills, not just with me stick work, but also with vision and awareness. It was great for getting me to the next level of lacrosse. I ended up at the University of Concordia-Wisconsin which is a dIII program located in the suburbs outside of Milwaukee. I never would have made it here without the Loons!”

"I have 2 sons that have played on the Loons for 1 and 3 years respectively.  When my oldest one started I had NO IDEA what it meant to travel for lacrosse.  It was just starting as a varsity sport in the high school and  no one else had ever done anything like this.  It was a great and eye opening experience for all of us.  Both the boys have traveled to camps and tournaments that they would not have had the chance to - had it not been for the Loons.  My oldest son has received information and invitations from college coaches all over - as they had watched him play at these high level tournaments.  That kind of exposure is very important if playing college lacrosse is what you want to do.  The coaches were always an email or a phone call away to answer his questions regarding recruiting and what to say and not say to the coaches. This was important as it was a new process for all of us. The Loons have provided great experiences and opportunities to the boys."

"MY SON PLAYED 2 YEARS AND GOT TO THE SEE THE WORLD AND COACHES SAW HIM PLAY. HE RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM OVER 40 LAX PLAYING COLLEGES. NOW IS PLAYING FOR UTICA COLLEGE (EMPIRE 8 CONFERENCE) AND IS THEIR #7 MIDFIELDER AND #2 FOGO AS A FRESHMAN. THE LOONS TAUGHT HIM TO WORK HARD."

Playing with the loons gave me the coaching, the confidence and the exposure I needed to play lacrosse at the next level. Before the loons, I was a decent player, but playing high school lacrosse in Minnesota makes it somewhat of a challenge to get recruited to play NCAA lacrosse. From the various loons coaches I received all the help I needed to improve the skills that would get recruiters looking my way. The traveling expenses more than paid for themselves due to the scholarship I received due to the incredible exposure I got while playing for the loons. I am currently a Political Science major at Merrimack. During my first year I made the deans list and got to play in a few games taking some face-offs as well as getting some time at LSM. Without the exposure and the coaching that the loons gave me, I would never have had the ability, much less the opportunity to play at the next level.

  The "Minnesota Loons Lacrosse Program" provides talented high school players exposure to NCAA recruits, premiere showcase competition across the country and coaching to take their game to the next level. We encourage our athletes to have a strong work ethic and provide a competitive and comfortable enviroment to do so. Our goal is to not only improve and develop lacrosse skills, technique, and know how; but also to help develop a strong work ethic for Minnesota`s youth and have them "Set their Sights" on their future!

Over the many years we have had coached countless Minnesota high school lacrosse student athletes that have gone on to recieving a great education, while playing collegiate lacrose in NCAA DI, DII, DIII, MCLA DI, MCLA DII, NCLL, GLLL and NJCAA. **Many of our players have recieved scholarships not only for lacrosse, but also for academic performance. We STRESS to our players the importance of academics and the true fact many more scholarships are awarded every year towards ACADEMICS compared to lacrosse.

Lacrosse can provide great things for you in life. It can teach you respect, responsibility, and provide a strong work ethic to help reach ones goals, but knowledge can lead you anywhere!

THE "MINNESOTA LOONS SELECT" ARE PROUD TO BE THE LONGEST RUNNING DEVELOPMENTAL/SHOWCASE TRAVEL CLUB IN THE STATE!

 History:

The program was originated as the "Minnesota Chill" in 2000 by Mark Hellenack. Mark is a New Jersey native who migrated to Minnesota in 1992. Coach Hellenack coached Hopkins High School (1997-2002) as well as ST. Johns University (2003-2008). The U17 Minnesota Chill was renamed the "Minnesota Lax Loons" in 2002.

From the start Mark was a key figure in Establishing lacrosse in the state of Minnesota and responsible for much of the progression along the way. He was apart of the organization with US Lacrosse, MBSLA, coaching Hopkins HS, St. Johns University, and yes the Loons. Mark has decided to move on to other things in his life and we wish the best and thank him for all he has done for the game of lacrosse in the state.

 In late 2010 Brandon Husak (White Bear Lake varsity head coach) entering his 7th year of coaching for the Minnesota Loons program had the honor of taking the reigns. The Loon`s continue to grow as one of the best developmental/recruit showcase programs in the Mid-West.

"My time with loons was one of the best summers of my life, I got to meet an extraordinary group of guys. Most of which whom I still keep in touch with and see on occasion. Beyond this I learned more about lacrosse in that summer than at any other period of my playing career. The coaches were great, very knowledgeable, and the trips were fun beyond my expectations!"

The MN SELECT Loons program has annually been the most affordable lacrosse recruitment/showcase program in the state considering our schedule and what we offer and provide our players. Taking that into consideration we do everything we can to make your investment affordable and reasonable. A payment plan option for a possibility of easier more manageable payments for families will run Semi-annually. As always, we can also consider other payment options to make the investment feasible.

Loons Alumni have went on to attend..

Aurora University

Bethel University

Boston College

Carthage College

CCBCMD

Clarkson College

Concordia University (WI)

Colby College

C.W. Post (L.I.U.)

Dean College

Dowling College

Gustavous Adolphus College

Indiana Tech

Lafayette College

Marquette University

Merrimack College

Michigan Tech

Minnesota State Mankato

Mt. Ida College

NDSU

North Dakota 

Notre Dame

Ohio State University

Queens University of Charlotte 

Quinnipiac College

Roanoke University

Sacred Heart University

Southern New Hampshire University

ST. Andrews Presbyterian College

ST. Cloud State University

ST. Johns University

Swarthmore College

University of Denver

University of Maryland

University of Minnesota T.C.

University of Minnesota Duluth

University of ST. Thomas

University of Wisconsin Eau Claire

University of Wisconsin Madison

University of Wisconsin River Falls

Utah

Utica College

Vassar

"Having the privilege to represent Minnesota while also traveling to play lacrosse, is one experience that I will never forget. You become a better player by playing against the best of the best. After my first season with the loons I came back with so much more skill, and experience. Playing with the loons is one thing about my lacrosse career I wouldn't change."