Our club philosophy is focused on player development and creating creative and confident players while providing an environment where they can be themselves, work hard and develop a love for the game.

We believe in supporting the growth of our players both on and off the field. We communicate regularly with our families, to provide updates on what the players are working on in training and how our coaches support them to grow on and off the field.

Our players compete in GVSA (Select) and MSPSP (Premier) levels of competition. As our players grow they have the opportunities to continue to play with Galaxy all the way through High School and have the opportunities to take their playing career to the next level.

All of our coaches are trained and certified by US Soccer. We also maintain our own coaching curriculum so our players focus on age appropriate training and game play techniques to further their growth.

In season, players will train twice per week and also have the option for additional training if they choose.  Off season, players will train once per week with the option for additional training opportunities if they choose to join.  If you have conflicts for training, communicate directly with your coach so they are aware.

Galaxy Players are Offered:

• Speed & Agility Training: Our partner Thoroughbred Performance Training provides training opportunities to Galaxy players both in-season and in mi the off-season.
• Technical Training: Run by our Galaxy coaching staff both in-season and in the off-season
• Goalkeeper Training: Our Partner at Tiger Goalkeeping provides Galaxy players in-season and off-season training opportunities
• Futsal: Futsal is provided to our Galaxy players throughout the Winter months and includes weekly training sessions, 8 league games and at least one tournament.
• Indoor Training: All indoor training takes place at MEF Fieldhouse as well as Home Futsal games.
• Shooting Stars: Is our youth soccer development program designed for players ages 4-7 years old. You can find more info here: Shooting Stars

A breakdown of total costs can be found here based on age group: https://westmichigangalaxy.com/Team-Packages

Yes! West Michigan Galaxy does offer multiple scholarship opportunities. You can find more information here: https://westmichigangalaxy.com/scholarship

• Select teams: For league play, our Select teams will participate in Grand Valley Soccer Association (GVSA) which consists of teams in West Michigan. Our Select teams will play in 8 league games (4 home and 4 away) each season (Fall and Spring). Our 4v4 teams will play in one typically local tournament during the year long season. Our 7v7 and older teams will play in at least one tournament per season which could be a mix of local and some travel. Travel for away games will remain in West Michigan with most away games being within a 45 minute drive.
• Premier Teams: Premier teams participate in (Michigan State Premier Soccer Program) MSPSP for league play. This is offered to our 11v11 teams and consists of 7-10 league games based on the number of teams in your division. These games can be played throughout the state depending on who is in your league. For example: you could have away games as close as Grand Rapids or as far as Traverse City or Plymouth. Teams at this level will play 1-2 tournaments 

Teams are formed after tryouts which are held in early June immediately after the conclusion of the Spring season. All players will tryout at their designated times and a coach will reach out to all players who have tried out for a team within 24 hours of the tryout concluding to let them know their status. 

Tryout information can be found here:

Team Tryouts

All training sessions and home games take place in either Middleville or Caledonia.

• Thornapple Kellogg Middle School Fields: Used for Training and Home Games
• Thornapple Kellogg HS Stadium: Used for Home Games
• Emmons Lake Elementary: Used for Training and Home Games
• Calplex: Used for Home Games
• Barry County Expo Center: Used for Training and Home Games

Galaxy uses TeamSnap currently for everything from registration to scheduling as well as communication. Each team also has a team manager who works directly with the head coach on scheduling, communication to families and overall organization of the team.

West Michigan Galaxy believes in creating an environment that allows our players to develop, be themselves and work on skills necessary to help them grow as players and people. This means becoming a great player while also becoming a great teammate. We use age appropriate communication and training techniques to provide them the ability to easily understand what is being asked so they can approach each training session and game with clear understanding and confidence. We coach in a competitive and positive manner and encourage communication from all players in an effort to foster a deep rooted passion for soccer

Get involved! We are always looking for volunteers to help with tryouts, camps, fundraising opportunities and to contribute as a board member.  Reach out to us at the link below to inquire about opportunities! Teams are formed after tryouts which are held in early June immediately after the conclusion of the Spring season. All players will tryout at their designated times and a coach will reach out to all players who have tried out for a team within 24 hours of the tryout concluding to let them know their status. 

Tryout information can be found here:

Team Tryouts