More training. More practice. More games.
Summer teams run a full season of team practices plus positional sessions, with games and tournaments — built for volume, not a handful of weekend showcases.
Founded 2025
A new era of club lacrosse in the East Metro
A new era of club lacrosse in the East Metro. East Side Tide was built to give East Metro players more development for less — and to make a real club experience reachable for more families.
East Side Tide is a development-focused club lacrosse program in the East Metro of the Twin Cities, founded in 2025 and based at ES Lacrosse Woodbury. It builds summer teams and small-group training for U12 through high school on a model of small groups, high reps, and budget-friendly pricing.
Our Story
Built for development, priced for families
East Side Tide started in 2025 with a straightforward idea: the East Metro deserved a club where players get more reps and more individual coaching, at a price families could actually say yes to. The first tryouts were held outdoors that summer, and the response made it clear there was real appetite for a development-first program close to home.
Roll with The Tide.
Our Mission
Cultivating lacrosse excellence through smart play, fundamental skills, and character development.
Why East Side Tide
More training. More practice. More games. More affordable.
Four promises that shape everything the program does — from how sessions are run to how they’re priced.
Development-focused
Small group sizes, high reps, and individually tailored coaching mean every athlete gets seen, coached, and pushed at their own position and level.
Budget-friendly
An intentionally lean model keeps the price within reach for East Metro families — competitive development without the premium-club price tag.
Woodbury-local
Train close to home at ES Lacrosse Woodbury, the program’s indoor home base in the heart of the East Metro.
The Model
Five pillars of The Tide
The development-focused model rests on five pillars — the standards every team and training session is held to.
Small Group Sizes
Low player-to-coach ratios so every athlete gets seen and coached.
High Reps
More touches per session — reps are how skills actually develop.
Individually Tailored Coaching
Coaching to each player’s position, level, and goals.
Convenient Location
Train close to home at ES Lacrosse Woodbury in the East Metro.
Unbeatable Price
A development-focused model that stays budget-friendly for families.
Coaching Philosophy
How The Tide coaches
College players and proven high-school coaches who give every athlete real, individual attention — not a number in a crowd.
Reps over reps-on-paper
Skills develop through touches. Sessions are capped small so players actually get the ball on their stick instead of standing in long lines.
Coach the player in front of you
Every athlete arrives at a different position, level, and set of goals. Coaching is tailored to the individual rather than run through a one-size-fits-all script.
Fundamentals and character
The mission is to cultivate lacrosse excellence through smart play, fundamental skills, and character development — on and off the field.
From our families
What Tide parents say
Unedited, in their words — posted by the families themselves. Read the full testimonials on Instagram.
Between the level of feedback, the coaching expertise, and the sheer passion this staff brings to every session, my son has grown more as a player and a teammate this season than in all his years of other sports combined.
Samantha K.Tide parentSee the full testimonial on Instagram (opens in a new tab) The passion to create something from nothing, the time and energy it takes to breathe it into existence takes work and it is leading by example. It is what we want from the players.
Jennifer F.Tide parentSee the full testimonial on Instagram (opens in a new tab)
Roll with The Tide
Development-focused club lacrosse in Woodbury and the East Metro. See the programs, meet the coaches, or reach out with a question.
Call or text 651-422-5700