WHAT WE OFFER
COMPETITIVE CLUB TEAMS
Youth and high school teams compete at both local and nationally elite tournaments.
FAMILY
Being a part of the Wave family means competition on the field and long-lasting friendships and support off of the field!
ABOUT US
MISSION
The Bay Area WAVE is a premier club team for girls playing lacrosse. We are a high school and youth development program which meets outside of the scholastic/NCJLA spring lacrosse season. We believe that the off-season is where skills are developed and knowledge of the game is broadened.
Our mission is simple:
We strive to provide playing opportunities and high-level coaching for girls playing lacrosse.
Our focus is broad:
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We compete nationally in elite tournaments, providing a next-level competitive experience to our players, while showcasing our players to college coaches for maximum exposure and recruitment opportunities
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We are proficient at teaching players to play lacrosse who have no experience
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We elevate our players’ game, no matter their level
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We inspire players through inspired teaching
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We use creative drills, practice plans, and progressions so that players build on their skills
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We creatively teach strategy of the game and tricks of the trade
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We positively encourage our players’ competitiveness
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We work with the whole athlete, incorporating speed, agility, quickness, and conditioning into our program
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We offer guidance in the college recruiting process and serve as resources for our members
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We strive to put the “FUN” in Fundamentals
We responsibly teach the rules of the game…
We progressively teach the skills of the game…
We coach in the spirit of the game.
We are passionate about lacrosse!
OUR PHILOSOPHY: THE 4 C'S
We have been successful impacting the competitiveness of our players. We promote a fun, teaching-based atmosphere that encourages the inner BALLER in each of us.
The cycle of the 4 “C’s” is a proven formula for success and a foundation of our philosophy. With CONSISTENCY in attendance, application of what we teach, and a COMMITMENT to practicing and attending games and events, CONFIDENCE will rise. COMPETITIVENESS will follow.
Each element influences the others…A stronger, more skilled, and talented player will emerge. Lacrosse confidence will translate into personal confidence. We thrive on watching our players grow and mature on and off the field.
OUR TEAM
Michele Uhlefelder
Director, Head Coach
TESTIMONIALS
“Bay Area Wave has been instrumental in giving our daughter the strength & confidence she needs on the field and helped her improve her playing all around. Michele really believes in the girls and helps motivate them to play their best. Wave has given our daughter the opportunity to play with girls from all of the Bay Area and the opportunity to travel & play teams from all over the country. Michele has a really good coaching style that emphasize's a girl's strengths and works to constantly improve their level of play. The girls have a tremendous amount of respect for Michele and its apparent they really look forward to playing with Bay Area Wave each summer.”
Jennifer Varma, Parent
“My 2 daughters have both found WAVE a phenomenal experience, including the camps, clinics and summer/fall program. WAVE is unique to this area in what it offers: unbelievable coaching at a level where players learn the skills they need, to be able to get a feel for what real girls' lacrosse can look like. My girls learned so much from the coaching staff and find Michele demanding, inspiring and most of all, fun. Michele's commitment to raising the level of competitive girls' lacrosse in California is passionate and contagious, and her players are motivated to rise to the challenge, while thoroughly enjoying the game. WAVE completely transformed the way my daughters now experience and enjoy lacrosse.”
“I really like the atmosphere of fun with WAVE, while at the same time it feels like my lacrosse is taken seriously. It was really hard to find any chance to play lacrosse at a competitive level as a Middle Schooler, but the WAVE coaches were really nice and didn't treat me like a beginner just because I was younger. I had a really good time at the camp and met a lot of new players who were really nice. I became such a better lacrosse player in just a few days because the coaches really gave us all a lot of individual attention and were so encouraging that I felt really motivated to work hard and play my best.”
Lou (as a Middle school player, age 11, HS grad class of 2015)
Nancy Biffar, Parent
