Our coaches set us apart
CitySide coaches come from around the country and share a common passion for lacrosse. They are not only lacrosse instructors but also life coaches, role models and top-tier players in their own right, committed to teaching the game they love. Scroll through their bios below and you'll see why it's our coaches that make CitySide special.
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Drew Snider
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Midfield
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Drew is a Seattle native hailing from Queen Anne hill who went to O'Dea High School. He played his youth lacrosse for the Queen Anne Warriors & Garfield High School. Snider graduated of the University of Maryland where he appeared in two ACC championships, as well as two NCAA Div. 1 championships; being named captain his senior year. Drew is a 3x MLL champion with the Denver Outlaws as well as a 2018 world champion with Team USA. Drew has used the knowledge from his playing career to help coach around the world for the last 16 years.
International
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Chris "OD" O'Dougherty |
Defense
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Chris O'Dougherty is a professional lacrosse player and four-year starter at Rutgers University. OD is a New Jersey native but has played, coached, and lived in the Seattle area since 2009.
International
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Eric Davidheiser |
Midfield
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To me, coaching is one of the most rewarding experience one can have. Everyday I embrace the privilege to coach the fine young men of CitySideLax and the Washington Lacrosse community with the hope of transforming their lives in a positive way, much like my coaches did for me. Giving back to the game of lacrosse, which has given me so much, has been such an amazing experience over the last four years and I hope to continue doing so for many more. |
Eric is a Seattle Native and graduate of Penn State University. Eric played high school lacrosse at Vashon Island High before transferring to The Hill School in Pottstown, PA for his junior and senior seasons. While at Penn State, Eric participated in 2 CAA championship games and made 1 NCAA Div. 1 tournament appearance. Eric has been coaching lacrosse for the past 11 years.
NCAA
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Eli
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Defense
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Eli is a professional lacrosse player and an Ithaca College graduate. Eli grew up in Ithaca, NY and moved to Seattle in 2017 to pursue a career in coaching. He was a standout player at Ithaca College where he led the Bombers to two conference championships and an appearance in the NCAA Quarterfinals in his Senior year. During his rookie campaign in the MLL, Eli helped lead Denver to their third MLL Championship in the last five years. He was recently signed by the San Diego Seals of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). Eli has been playing and coaching lacrosse for over 17 years.
International
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Scott Pattison
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Midfield
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Scott grew up playing lacrosse on Mercer Island, Washington. After his fantastic career at Mercer Island, Scott went on to play midfield and attack at Roanoke College in Salem, VA. Scott is a tremendous leader and has done an exceptional job at working with our youth teams, the foundation of every player that comes through our program.
NCAA
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Chip Dougherty
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Midfield
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Chip is originally from Longmeadow Massachusetts and is a graduate from Cornell University. Prior to Cornell, Chip attended prep school at Deerfield Academy where he won 12 Varsity letters and was a tri-captain of the Soccer, Hockey and Lacrosse teams. At Cornell, he won 3 Ivy League championships, and appeared in 2 Final Fours as well as 1 National championship.
NCAA
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Spencer Matches
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Midfield & Faceoff
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Spencer is a Seattle native and recent graduate of The Ohio State University. Spencer played high school lacrosse at Skyline High School and was a team captain his senior year. After high school he played lacrosse at Bridgton Academy in Bridgton, ME, for a post graduate year. He then went on to play four years at The Ohio State University. At OSU he was a part of the most winning teams in program history, appeared in Big 10 and ECAC conference championships, won one ECAC conference championship and two creators trophies, and made two NCAA tournament appearances. He has been coaching lacrosse in the Seattle area for the past four years. Spencer brings to CitySide an extensive knowledge of face-offs and face-off play. Spencer has proved to be an invaluable member of our coaching staff, developing our young face-off men to give our teams a true competitive advantage.
NCAA
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Scott Spencer
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Goalie
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Scott is from Cincinnati, Ohio and a recent graduate of The Ohio State University with a MS in Molecular Genetics & Chemistry. He started his collegiate career at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) before transferring to OSU. Scott moved to Seattle to pursue concurrent Masters degrees in Public Administration and Bioethics at the University of Washington. He is now working on his PhD in Public Health Genetics at the University of Washington. He has coached and given private lessons for the past 7 years. Scott brings to us years of experience between the pipes and is a key part of our coaching staff. Scott's ability to connect with the goalies and develop them in to great people and players is second to none. We are lucky to have him on our staff.
NCAA
High School
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Will Snider
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Midfield
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Will Snider is a Seattle Native and rising junior midfielder at the University of Maryland. Playing youth lacrosse for the Queen Anne Warriors Will continued his High school career at Nathan Hale High School where he was a two-sport athlete in Basketball and Lacrosse. During his time at Nathan Hale both his dad Kris and his brother Drew both coached him alongside CitySide coach John O’Neill. After graduating he attended the Salisbury school in Connecticut for a Post Grad Year playing both basketball and lacrosse.
Collegiate
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Phil Bardsley
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Defense
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Coach Bardsley is a Stamford, CT native, having played for Trinity-Pawling Prep school and continued his playing career to the college ranks at Sacred Heart University. Since college he's coached at a number of college summer camps, and most recently came to CitySideLax by way of Eclipse Lacrosse and New Canaan Lacrosse Association. While with New Canaan Lacrosse Association and Eclipse he coached a variety of age groups and focused on both player skill development and team tactics. Phil brings valuable coaching and playing experience to the defensive half of the field with the ability to help develop and fine tune our defensive players and schemes.
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Cooper Woolston
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Attack
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I love coaching with cityside because as a program we focus on doing thing the right way. We build lacrosse players for long term success both on and off the field. |
Cooper is a Seattle native and was born and raised in Magnolia. He played his youth lacrosse for the Queen Anne Warriors. In high school, he attended University Prep but played at nearby Nathan Hale high school. He went on to play NCAA D3 at Swarthmore College in Philadelphia, and also played internationally with the USA Starz.
International
NCAA
High School
Head Coach
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Riley Johnson
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Midfield
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Riley is a Seattle native playing lacrosse at Denison University as an offensive midfielder. Riley grew up playing youth lacrosse for North Seattle and played high school lacrosse for Nathan Hale and Seattle Academy. During his high school career Riley was a 4x All-Metro-Conference player, won two state championships, and was named All-American his senior year. In his two seasons at Denison, his team has won two NCAC Conference Championships and made it to the Elite 8 his freshman year. Denison is currently ranked #4 in DIII Lacrosse going into the NCAA tournament again this year.
NCAA
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David Mather
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Goalie
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Dave comes to us with an exceptional knowledge of the indoor game, a niche in the sport that is quickly growing in the States. As a local product, Dave has a passion for spreading the game in the Pacific Northwest and truly embodies what it means to be an ambassador of the game. A true players coach, Dave is loved by all that have the opportunity to play for him.
International
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David Funes
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Midfield
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David Funes is a Seattle native and current Sophomore at the University of Denver playing lacrosse after walking on this past fall. He played youth lacrosse for North Seattle and while attending University Prep, played high school lacrosse both at Nathan Hale HS under Coach Snider and at Seattle Academy for Coach Pattison.
NCAA
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Jack Krzyston
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Attack
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Jack is a graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY), where he played four seasons at the attack position. Jack contributed to a team record of 72-8, which included winning four conference championship titles and appearing in three final fours and one national championship game. He currently lives in Seattle where he is an engineer at The Boeing Company and is receiving his masters degree from Johns Hopkins University.
NCAA
Coaching
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Jason Montoya
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Jason is a Seattle Native and graduate of Lafayette College. Jason started playing lacrosse for Queen Anne and Garfield High School. After high school Jason played 4 years at Div. 1 Lafayette College in Easton, PA. For the past 5 years Jason has coached high school lacrosse across the country including California, Texas, and Illinois before moving back to Seattle and joining the City Side team.
NCAA
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