Michigan Soccer Training
Team Sheet
Pick your position — the armband marks where you are.
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Print it · The whole pyramid, compared
Every league in the Michigan pyramid on one sheet, grouped by tier, with the three columns families actually decide on: what a season costs, how far you drive, and whether high school soccer still fits.
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Print-ready PDF, US Letter. Built for a plain office printer — no heavy ink, no colour required.
Download the PDFOr open it in a new tab →Most league comparisons lead with prestige. In practice, two things settle the decision for a Michigan family: how many hours a month you can spend in the car, and whether your player is giving up high school soccer. Those are the columns this sheet puts front and centre, next to a realistic all-in cost range.
MLS NEXT now runs two divisions and they answer the high school question in opposite directions — the Homegrown Division requires a waiver that is often declined, while the Academy Division permits it and builds the season around school calendars. That single distinction reshapes the boys pathway, so it is called out explicitly rather than buried.
The sheet closes with four questions to answer before you look at a single badge — including the one nobody likes asking: will they play, or sit? Minutes at a lower tier beat a bench role at a higher one, at every age.
This guide is generated from the same research that powers the pages below — so when the site is updated, the printable is rebuilt from it rather than drifting out of date.
Ten questions worth asking any club, an all-in cost worksheet with a column per club, and what a season actually costs at each level in Michigan.
Coaches & refereesField size, ball size, offside, heading and the calls parents ask about — one clipboard card per small-sided format.