Rising

Tide Lacrosse

Developing Players. Building Community.

An affordable Cape Cod-based girls lacrosse academy focused on getting girls involved in sports and teaching fundamentals, confidence, competition, and community.

Learn ✳︎ Compete ✳︎ Have ✳︎ Fun

Meet the Coaches

  • Coach Pursel

    Founder

    • Head Coach, Monomoy Girls Lacrosse

    • League Champion 2023

    • 2 MIAA Sweet Sixteen appearances

    • USA Lacrosse National Tournament Group 1 Silver Medal Coach (MA/RI Team 2)

    • Played at Springfield College

    I started Rising Tide Lacrosse because I believe the game has the power to shape lives far beyond the field. As a young athlete, I was fortunate to have coaches, mentors, and teammates who opened doors and created opportunities that helped shape who I am today, including my incredible cofounders. Our goal is to provide that same opportunity for the next generation by creating a positive, competitive, and community-driven environment where athletes can learn, compete, have fun, and build meaningful connections that last long after their playing days are over.

  • Coach Steph

    Founder

    • JV Girls Lacrosse Coach at Monomoy

    • Played at Salve Regina University Lacrosse

  • Coach Lucy Mawn

    Founder

    • Current Player-St. Anselm College Women's Lacrosse

    • NE10 All-Rookie Team

    • All-East Region First Team

    • All-NE10 Third Team

Who We Are

  • At Rising Tide Lacrosse, success is about more than goals, wins, or highlight plays.

    It's about showing up prepared.

    It's about competing when things get difficult.

    It's about being a great teammate, a great leader, and someone others can count on.

    We believe confidence comes from preparation, not shortcuts.

    We believe athletes grow when they are challenged and supported.

    Most importantly, we believe every player deserves a place where they can improve, belong, and enjoy the game.

  • At Rising Tide Lacrosse, we're not just developing athletes.

    We're helping young people build the habits, confidence, and character that will serve them long after their playing days are over. We believe sports are one of life's greatest teachers. Through competition, athletes learn resilience.

    • Through teamwork, they learn selflessness.

    • Through challenges, they discover confidence.

    • Through accountability, they learn leadership.

    Our goal is to create an environment where players are challenged, supported, and inspired to become the best version of themselves on the field, in the classroom, and in their communities.

    The RT Standard means:

    • Show Up Prepared
    • Compete With Purpose
    • Treat People Well
    • Be a Great Teammate
    • Embrace Challenges
    • Lead By Example
    • Give Back To Your Community
    • Leave Things Better Than You Found Them

    We believe success is measured by more than goals, assists, wins, or championships.

    Success is becoming someone others trust, respect, and want beside them when things get difficult.

    Because a rising tide lifts all players.

  • What started as a simple idea, to give local athletes more opportunities to learn, compete, and grow, has become something much bigger.

    We're proud of what we've built so far, but even more excited about what's ahead. Our goal isn't simply to develop better lacrosse players. It's to help young people build confidence, create lasting friendships, and become leaders who make a positive impact wherever they go.

Our Programs

Our Values

Development First

  • Built on the belief that being elite means doing the basics at an elite level

  • Focus on fundamentals, repetition, and attention to detail

  • Emphasis on confidence-building and lessons that follow our players beyond the lacrosse field and throughout life

Community Driven

We chose Rising Tide because the Cape Cod community was made by the tide, and we want our program to give back to and strengthen the community that has given so much to us.

  • Rising Tide Lacrosse is built on the belief that great players and strong communities are developed the same way:

    • through consistency

    • through relationships

    • through a commitment to getting a little better every day

Competitive Growth

Rising Tide Lacrosse develops skilled athletes, confident leaders, and strong teammates through quality coaching, purposeful competition, and a supportive community. We use competition to teach resilience, grit, and growth from wins and losses. Beyond lacrosse, we build confidence, accountability, and teamwork through:

  • Coaching focused on fundamentals and long-term development

  • Competition that teaches strategy, grit, and sportsmanship

  • A team culture of belonging, leadership, and respect

  • Emphasis on confidence, resilience, and accountability

  • Meaningful in-person connections that strengthen community

A group of female lacrosse players in white uniforms holding lacrosse sticks, gathered outdoors on a field, with some players wearing protective glasses and headgear, engaging in a team activity or celebration.

Rise with the Tide

Our goal is simple:

To create the kind of lacrosse culture on Cape Cod where young players fall in love with the game, high school athletes reach their potential, and future coaches come back to give back.

Whether you're picking up a stick for the first time or chasing bigger goals, there's a place for you here.

We'd love to be part of your journey.

Learn. Compete. Have Fun.

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