Force Football Club

Our club is renowned throughout Michigan for individual and team achievement, success and sportsmanship. We are committed to our players by nurturing their soccer talent and helping them develop their own range of personal skills in a fun and sporting environment. We welcome players age 6 years of age and older into our Force Academy and Force Travel teams.

The Force Teaching Environment

Our club is one of the first to promote development of the soccer player’s skills and personality as our mission statement. Our coaching and teaching approach to developing talent in young players is ‘holistic’ in nature. Therefore, we not only focus on the development of the players’ skill and technique, but also help them fulfill their potential as mature, self-confident, well-rounded individuals.

Excellence in Coaching

The foundations for our club are built on a commitment to “excellence in coaching”. Our highly experienced coaching staff is one of the best in Michigan. Our staff are all licensed with the US Soccer Federation (USSF) and/or the European federation (UEFA). They are excellent role models that provide our young players and teams with a well balanced, specialist soccer curriculum. Almost all of our staff have played the game to a high level in addition to their coaching credentials.

The Results

In the last 7 years, since the start of a new Force program, the club has reached new levels of success.

  • 3 girls State Cup championships
  • 1 Boys state cup championships
  • 2 Region II Championship
  • 2 USYSA National Championship
  • 1 Midwest Regional Premier League title
  • Numerous State Cup quarter and semi finalist appearances
  • Over 40 players committed to play NCAA Collegiate soccer between 2006 and 2008.

Meet our Coaching Staff


Andy Wagstaff - Director of Coaching . USSF A License . UEFA B License
In 2007 Andy had an outstanding year. The U18 girls Force team won the state cup, then won the region 2 championships and was crowned the U18 National Champions of US Youth Soccer. In addition to this success Andy's U18 Boys are ranked number 1 in Michigan in 2008. Andy recently received the 2007 NSCAA Midwest Regional girls coach of the year, the 2006 Michigan Competitive Coach of the year and the 2006 Michigan Girls coach of the year. Andy was recently awarded a position as assistant coach for the '93 girls Region II ODP team.

Steve Cook - Assistant Director of Coaching, UEFA B License
Marc Frankland - Girls Director U13-U18, Michigan FC, USSF D License
Kevin Garner - NSCAA Advanced National Diploma, Former player for Crewe Alexandra FC in England
Jessica Herdzik - USSF D License, Former Collegiate player at University of Detroit
Chris Edwards - Former Scottish Professional player, Scottish 'C' License
Sarah Mudry - USSF D License, former collegiate player with University of Detroit
Francesco Cilano - Grosse Pointe North High School Coach, USSF 'D' License
Nick O'Shea - Head womens coach of Oakland University
Dan O'Shea - Former amateur mens head coach, winner of Region II mens championship
Dave Morgan - Current coach at Oakland University womens program

The Players

We are extremely proud of some outstanding individuals in our club who have gone on to high levels of success in the State, Regional and National ODP programs. Laura Heyboer, is our first Force player to play for the US National team. We also boost an amazing record over recent years of placing top players into NCAA and NIAA collegiate programs. In the last two years Force FC has placed over 40 players into collegiate teams.