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Twin Cities River Rats

Twin Cities River Rats

4.6(11 reviews)
28.7 mi

I saw that a few years ago. We went to the show. I saw them practicing, a year or two later. They…read moremust have had show coming up soon... Or do they do that every day, regardless of the show? well, those are the coolest people. When you ask me to review that right now I will give you what you want. I will make a yelp account to say that HELL YEAH I WANT TO BE THEM! I WANT TO GET IN THE RIVER OMG but it's usually so scary for me! I have only gone all the way in a few times... I remember that night I wanted to get in so bad and that spot on the map... they were in there soooo I know I didn't need to worry about sticks and squishy mud, crayfish, etc, just be like them and act like they did on that very same night in the very same section of river, starting on the same sidewalk and beach and i'd be out there but I had to just puss out and walk away because I would have been really wet and they did not invite me or anything... how could I ever get to the vibration that they are on where they're doing what they do?? man that was too far of a leap That was so amazing. I want to do that. I am so glad that the Mississippi river is able to show us so much fun potential this early in the river. Obviously, we can boat motor sports later in the lake Pepin, anyone can see that, but here they are in the Minneapolis river by Target field and they are doing it UP with the gang stars, jump sports high speed water gymnastics These River Rats players are having major fun doing just about the coolest thing and they are role models for all (big time role models, I think they should sell posters and people should buy them for their kids, and let's put reality TV on that so that we can get the more influence). Just awesomely athletic amaze stars who are executing the best idea, best schedule of a life, got all these incredible skills that their lifestyle afforded yeah I want to be them, don't you? All of the kids, yeah, you too? Hey how about some posters? Who are you people? Calendars, maybe? I will buy you

Saw the River Rats show during Aquatennial, through they also have shows other times…read more The waterskiing tricks and formations were impressive. Multiple pyramids, large groups of skiers in tandem, and flips and tricks. The performers are talented, athletic, and obviously spend a lot of time practicing. They all looked like they were having fun. Sure, there are a few misses, but that's bound to happen, and it just shows how difficult what they do is. What isn't great is the plot and show they try to build around the waterskiing. It fell flat and was overly cheesy. I also didn't understand the dance numbers. Other than the ballet ski team, I kept wondering why they wanted the water skiers to dance. Let them perform as waterskiers - this is where they shine!

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Starters Sports Training - Minnesota's premier Sport and Training Facility

Starters Sports Training

3.0(2 reviews)
10.0 mi

My son has trained here for the past few years. One of the reasons he decided on Starters Sports…read morewas because of their outstanding summer teams 16u, 17u, 18u. They travel to highly visible tournaments which provides a great platform for college recruiting. When summer teams were being finalized this year, they started removing all summer information from their website; which I thought was strange. Come to find out, they had recruited players from other academy's and programs (perhaps based on showcase data); almost all recruited players have never trained at Starters Sports. Personally, I think its deceptive to sell your training facility partly based on these travel teams; then turn around and recruit outside the organization. When perspective families/players come in to talk with staff about joining Starters Sports, they are loured by the outstanding track record of these summer teams, the recruitment possibilities and the college placement/scholarships. These parents are NOT told that several players on the team are recruited to play and have NOT been personally trained by the staff at Starters. These summer teams post their lineups on twitter; its about a 50/50 mix of current players and outside recruits. If these teams were 100% current Starter's attendees (regardless of my son's status); I would not have written this review; nor have any problem with their selection process.

Got a recommendation from a friend our team should check out this new place in Shakopee - although…read moreit was a drive for us it totally was worth it and we will be repeat business. The layout is nice, clean and efficient. Sports turf covers the place with multiple cages and a small free weight area in the corner. The highlight is the HITTRAX system they have installed - which is a video based batting cage simulator - we can't wait to try that out soon. The prices are among the best in the area for cage rentals and the online booking system is super convenient. Starters is a first class operation that is fitted for any baseball level from little league to amateur to professional. Highly reccommend.

Thursday Night Lights - Food and ice cream available

Thursday Night Lights

5.0(1 review)
40.9 mi

May 22 through September 11 the National Sports Center Cycling Velodrome hosts weekly bicycle…read moreracing events called Thursday Night Lights. They are only $2/person and children under the age of 12 are free. There is ample free parking available and only a few concessions. When we went there were microwaved hotdogs, pretzels, and Cold Stone ice cream; however, folks brought their own food and drinks (including alcohol). The velodrome itself is a cone-shaped wooden track for bicycle racing. The bikes are similar to road bikes except that they don't have breaks and have only a single gear. The races are insanely fast and sometimes have accidents where the racers totally wipe out. Here's a video of a women's race: http://youtu.be/OVCuexONMks There were several different kinds of races including one that involved 80 loops around the track (12 miles), 40 loops (6 miles), and many that were only a few loops. My favorite was the race where the slowest rider was eliminated every two laps. There were men and women riders and sometimes they competed in the same races. There were two sets of bleachers - one on each side of the velodrome. An announcer played music and kept us informed about points, laps, and racers. Kids walked around with buckets collecting free bets. The winners of the bets won things like gift certificates to Chili's restaurant. The Thursday Night Lights was tons of fun. It was an extremely laid back event. For example, we put our $2 into a slot in a box and nobody was monitoring if we put it in or not (we did). The bathrooms were porta potties. The races were quick and easy enough to understand. Sometimes our eyes were glued to the races and sometimes we felt comfortable making new friends and chatting amongst ourselves.

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