Elite Girls AAU in the North Metro - Helping Girls Develop a Love for Basketball
Elite Girls AAU in the North Metro - Helping Girls Develop a Love for Basketball
The Founder/Director of Minnesota Freeze and 2027 Coach is Nate Lindholm. Nate has a love for coaching and a passion to help young people grow and develop life skills through the game of basketball. His coaching experience includes being the head coach of over 20 youth basketball teams. Nate has worked as a trainer for Minnesota Developmental Basketball where he provided private lessons and worked camps all around the Twin Cities Metro. In 2021 his 6th-grade Blaine girls made the MYAS Tier 1 State Tournament Final 4 with a record of 25-1 before losing a tough game to the eventual state champion.
In addition to the MN Freeze, he is the Girl's Varsity Coach at Legacy Christian in Andover. In the 2023-24 season, Nate guided Legacy to a 22-5 record along with going 14-0 to win their first conference title in 20 years. He also had the privilege of coaching Anna Stromberg, who became the first Legacy player to earn a Division 1 Scholarship. She will be playing at Radford University beginning in the fall of 2024.
As a college player, Nate played 2 years at UW-Superior until he transferred to Crown College before his junior year. At Crown, he started for 2 years, averaging double digits in scoring and leading the team in rebounds. In his senior year, he was named team captain and helped lead Crown to two national tournament berths.
Being on both ends of the playing time spectrum in college now informs his coaching style. He sees each player as a vital part of the team and strives to help each of his players continuously improve. You will rarely hear Coach Nate talk about the game's leading scorers but will instead hear him praise the hustle and teamwork plays that made the scoring possible. His teams play hard and with freedom, share the ball, and trust each other on the court.
Over 15 Years of Basketball Coaching Experience, including:
o Legacy Christian Boys Travel/School - 6 Years
o Girls Travel "A" - 5 Years
o MN Freeze Girls AAU - 5 Years
o Legacy Christian Academy - Varsity Girls Coach - (2022 - Present)
The Head Coach of Minnesota Freeze 2028 is Mike Engelhaupt. He is a dedicated coach who cares about each kid as both people and a player. He will do an amazing job to help each player develop their own skills as he leads the team to grow and improve against the top competition the state of MN and beyond has to offer.
Mike has also worked at dozens of summer camps, including the University of Wisconsin, Missouri, Illinois, Minnesota, PGC, MN Lynx, & MBT.
Coach Jamie High will be leading our 2029 - 7th grade team. She comes to MN Freeze with extensive basketball playing and coaching experience. Jamie was a multi-sport athlete at North Central University in Minneapolis. She was captain for three seasons and among many awards, received NCCAA All - American honors 3 times. In her four year career as a Ram, High posted 1,612 points, 1,212 rebounds, and 266 assists for career averages of 13.7 PPG, 10.3 RPG, and 2.3 APG She was elected to the NCU Hall of Fame in 2023.
Jamie has coached Girl’s AAU with Crossfire for 5 seasons. She has also worked for years with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx at their summer and winter youth camps. We are excited to have Jamie coach and mentor our Class of 2029!
The Head Coach of Minnesota Freeze 2030 is Hayden Ohlemacher-Lonetti. Hayden brings a passion and energy for the game of basketball that is contagious for his players, as well as experience coaching at the AAU, HS, and JUCO levels. This is his 2nd year with MN Freeze, and in 2023 his team finished 3rd at the D2 MN State Championships. He is passionate about teaching the girls how to play team basketball on both sides of the ball. Hayden is also the Junior Varsity Coach at Legacy Christian Academy.
The Head Coach of Minnesota Freeze 2031 is Pete Carlson. Pete brings a wealth of experience coaching youth sports. His teams are well-coached, share the ball and fly around on defense. I am so excited for him to continue to help our 2031 girls reach their potential! Here is some of his coaching experience:
Youth Basketball “A” Travel Head and Assistant Coach - 5 Teams
Youth In-House Head Coach - 2 Teams
Youth Head Soccer Coach - 10+ Teams
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**All donations are tax-deductible and go directly to provide opportunities for our girls and to make the AAU season affordable for each family
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