Join us in 2025!
Team Formation Workouts
These sessions will be utilized to form the teams for the 2025 season. We highly recommend you attend more than one session.
Time
4th - 8th grade: 6:30pm - 7:45 pm
9th - 11th grade: 8:00pm - 9:30 pm
*Grades are based on Fall 2024
Dates
- Week 1:
- July 28th: Maranatha Christian Academy
- July 30th: Hopkins Royals Athletic Center
- August 1st: Hopkins Royals Athletic Center
- Week 2:
- August 4th: Cooper High School - Community Gyms*
- August 5th: Cooper High School - Community Gyms
- August 7th: Cooper High School - Community Gyms
- Week 3:
- August 11th: Maranatha Christian Academy
- August 13th: Hopkins Royals Athletic Center
- August 15th: Hopkins Royals Athletic Center
- Week 4:
- August 18th: Maranatha Christian Academy
- August 19th: Hopkins Royals Athletic Center
- August 21st: Hopkins Royals Athletic Center
*Location change as of 7/18/24
Coaches for 2025:
- 2026
- S40 - Coach Dre Jefferson
- BlueStar - Coach Andy Porisch
- Select - Coach Abby Notch
- 2027
- S40 - Coach James Fassett
- BlueStar - Coach Kevin Smith
- 2028
- S40 - Coach Derwin George
- BlueStar - Coach Rachael Kaiser
- Black - Coach Drew Waldbillig
- 2029
- Black - Coach Dre Jefferson
- Orange - Coach Ben Fried
- White - Coach Pashia Scott
- 2030
- Black - Coach Lexi Houle
- Orange - Coach Brooke Stanley
- 2031
- Black - Coach Kendrick Livers
- Orange - Coach Taylor Moen
- 2032
- Black - Coach Don Tran
- Orange - Coach Sophie Tonander
- 2033
- Black - TBD
Practice Information:
- Practices will begin mid-March and continue through the season
- Practice nights are determined based on the availability of the coach and team. Some teams may opt for additional Saturday practices.
- Primary locations included Hopkins, Wayzata, Maranatha, some teams may opt for other locations based on coach or athlete access to facilities.
- Teams practice side by side with at least on other team to allow for routine scrimmaging, our goal is to have as many teams practice together as possible.
Tournament Information:
- The number and location of tournaments is dependent on age level and league affiliations.
- Older age groups will play in approximately 8-11 tournaments.
- Younger age groups will play in approximately 6-8 tournaments.
Team Formation:
- Formation of MN Suns teams is at the discretion of MN Suns coaches and directors.
- Formation is based on performance at workouts, previous AAU seasons, and past winter seasons.
- Coaches will reach out to parents to offer roster spots, this may or may not happen at each workout but will occur throughout the weeks.
- To claim your roster spot, you will be asked to register for the team and pay deposit.
Additional Information:
- For additional information about the 2025 season, please contact Girls Co-Directors James Fassett JFassett@mnsuns.com or Dre Jefferson Dre.Jefferson@mnsuns.com.