Balance Coaching Staff

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Dacey Redman

Dacey Redman

Balance Founder/Director/Coach
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Name: Dacey Redman


 Phone: 740-513-6107

 Position: Midfield/Goalie 
 Started playing in 7th Grade 

High School: Olentangy Berlin in Delaware, Ohio. I graduated in 2021

3 year varsity starter, varsity captain, OHSAA Honorable Mention

 Club: Played for Blackjack Elite out of Columbus, OH for three years 

 Currently attend GVSU playing for the club team. Team captain, All Academic, 2nd Team All League

 Majoring in Communications 

 Head Varsity Coach at Byron Center 

Favorite sports team: THE Ohio State Buckeyes 

 I have been coaching since I was 16. I got my first head coaching job for youth at 19 years old and started my first head varsity coaching job at 20 years old. 

I love lacrosse because it’s known as the medicine game and is a way of healing the mind. It’s a way that I connect to my community and environment and honor the ones that have played before us. 
HannahMae Evans

HannahMae Evans

Goalie Coach

Name: HannahMae Evans

Name: HannahMae Evans

Email: hmae023@gmail.com

Phone: (616)510-6387

Lacrosse Position: 

Goalie

When did you start playing?

6th grade 

High School: 

Grand Haven

School/Grad year: 

2021

Awards/Captain? 

Senior varsity captain 

Years Varsity?

3

Did you play West Side? 

Yes 

How Long?

Started on the inaugural team and played until I graduated! 

College: 

Grand Valley State University 

Awards/Captain?

1st Team All League 

College Major?

Biomedical Sciences for pre-med

Current Occupation?

EMT 

Favorite Sports Team?

PLL Waterdogs

Coaching Experience:

Started as a goalie coach the summer of 2021 have been around since! 

Why do you love lacrosse? What is your favorite lacrosse memory?

Lacrosse is such a good way to get active and have a second family! My favorite memory is when I made a save after running in from the sideline! 

Brief West Side Testimony.  Just a few sentences about your experience with West Side. Optional

West Side creates a welcoming environment where people that love lacrosse get to learn new skills while also making new friends throughout the area! It’s also just so amazing to watch our players grow as athletes but also as leaders on and off the field! 

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Travel Box Lacrosse

WEST SIDE LACROSSE WILL BE OFFERING MULTIPLE FORMS OF BOX LACROSSE IN 2026/2027

Box lacrosse is a different style of lax that is played indoors.  There are many benefits to playing box lacrosse in the off season.  The game is a little faster as it is played on a smaller field.  It helps improve stick skills and decision making.  All players use short sticks so it helps improve position defense.  The nets are smaller with bigger goalie pads which makes it harder to score.  This helps improve shooting and finishing and creates more transition play.  Box lax requires constant substitutions for more playtime and reps!  There are so many benefits but the most important is that it is fun!!!

American field players would really help themselves if they were exposed to a steady stream of box experience. Box lacrosse is an extremely valuable background for a young player, we need to incorporate more of the indoor skills in to the field game. It is almost a requirement to have a top player with indoor experience on your roster right now.

-Dom Starsia Virginia Head Coach

I believe that box lacrosse gives young people many more opportunities to excel in our game. If I had my choice, I would have every player under the age of twelve play box lacrosse exclusively or at least a majority of the time. The number of touches of the ball and the ability to develop better stick skills in a game of box lacrosse, far surpasses what happens to young people on a 110 x 60 yard field. Learning how to pass and catch in traffic, understanding how to shoot, and developing a sense of physicality are all positive traits developed by the box game.

-Bill Tierney Denver Head Coach