Our Mission
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Our Mission
East Ave develops elite lacrosse players while supporting the full lives of student-athletes. We embrace multi-sport athletes and prioritize balance—academics, rest, and being a kid matter here.
With nationally ranked teams, 175+ college commits in recent years, and some of the most experienced coaches in the state, we teach hard work, focus, and accountability to help players succeed on and off the field.
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Boys Travel
East Ave boys travel teams are among the most competitive in the Midwest, and are often ranked in the top 100 teams in the country. Each year, East Ave graduates go on to play at the NCAA D1, 2 and 3 levels, with several alumni earning college captain and/or All-American honors.
Quick Facts about the EA Boys Travel:
Girls Travel
Under the leadership of former Illinois Wesleyan University Head Coach Grainne Kelly, the East Ave girls travel program has surged into one of the premier programs in the region, highlighted by one of the strongest and largest youth pipelines in the Midwest.
Quick Facts about the EA Girls Travel:
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Non-Travel
East Ave offers the largest and most comprehensive non-travel lacrosse program in Illinois, serving boys and girls of all skill levels from ages 3 to 18. We provide camps, clinics, leagues, and community teams at dozens of locations throughout the Western Suburbs—including our two premier indoor facilities, the Elmhurst Indoor Training Center and the Naperville Lacrosse Arena.
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Spring Community Lacrosse
March - May
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Winter Lacrosse
November - February
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Congrats to our 2027AA Boys HS Elite Team on an amazing championship victory at the Baltimore Fall Showdown. This tight-knit group of Beasts won in thrilling overtime fashion against a very talented Harvest 2027AA team - a team that they had lost to just the day before. What a way to fight
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Congratulations to our U12 Black girls team on capping off a memorable summer with a championships at the Victory Events Chicago Showdown!
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Congratulations to 2026AA Greyson Weltler (Downers Grove / Babson) on being selected for the Team USA U19 National Team! Greyson is the third East Ave Elite player to be selected to Team USA, following Zander Johnson (Downers Grove / UMass) and Mason Brady (Hinsdale Central /
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Congratulations to our East Ave Elite 2026 AA team, an incredible group of exceptional student-athletes who grew up together in the East Ave family, on winning the Trilogy 24 Showcase in Philadelphia, PA, their last event as a team. What a fitting way to cap off an amazing club career for this
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