Michigan Stars Pathway to Excellence​

Two strong community clubs, Rochester Soccer Club’s "Michigan Lightning” and Macomb County’s “Michigan Revolution F.C.” will be joining forces to form a new and separate elite level club - Michigan Stars Elite. This will provide a greater player pathway to the top national levels of youth soccer, college, semi-pro, and professional opportunities. This new structure still allows the Lightning and Revolution Clubs to focus and function in their original community foundations and programs, but now adds a pathway to even higher levels for players from each organization. To continue our advancement to get us to that next level, we have also developed a partnership with the Michigan Stars FC - Michigan's premier professional soccer club. This exciting partnership with the Michigan Stars FC, establishing us as their youth development academy, allows our new and community clubs to now have a truly vertical pathway for player growth and development, ranging from recreation to pro. It also allows us the advantage to have a dedicated home for practices and games, and a planned stadium for the big games.

 

The Stars Way

Create a pathway to excellence for every player.

Our mission is to offer an unparalleled development experience and education to the Michigan youth soccer community. We will provide the highest level of professional training, with a focus on skill development, technical and tactical training, creativity, commitment, passion, sportsmanship and competitive play for all our players.

The Club Structure

Pathway from Youth to Pro

Benefits

What are the benefits of this change to the players and club?

More opportunities for our players
​This joining of forces afford players
from both clubs access to greater
development and programming
options than if the two clubs would
remain independent of their own. 

Player Pools
​There will be a large player pool
in every age group, which provides
a great opportunity to assemble
more players of like ability on a
​team to compete on all levels.

Exceptional indoor and outdoor
facilities for all players
-Michigan Stars Sports Center
​ (designated only for Stars Pro, Semi Pro and Youth players)
-RSC Complex
-Michigan Revolution Training Center

Additional training sessions and games
Opportunities will exist for players to participate in additional training, sessions, and games when that is something the player is interested in.

Long term player development 
Our proprietary curriculum includes technical and tactical development for u7-u19 players and dives deeper into physical, mental and social development that extends beyond the field.

Pathway from youth to professional
This change will give all our players a
pathway to train and compete at top levels and
​give exposure for our players​​.

High quality licensed professional coaches
The players will have access to highly recognized and certified youth and professional coaches.

Expanded college and professional recruiting opportunities
Our expanded Player Pathway will encompass college nights, workshops, tailored tournaments, showcases, professional training, and playing exposure.