Valerie Lurye, 12th year coach.
Lurye is entering her 12th season with FaR Out, coaching 14 Black (2018- Assistant Coach), 18 Gold (2018-2020- Assistant Coach) for 3 years, 12 Black (2021- Head Coach), and 16 Black (2022-current). During these years she has served the club as a head coach, a lead coach and as the programming assistant, including things like marketing, media, travel, etc. She graduated from Forest Hills Northern in 2009, then graduated from Grand Rapids Community College (where she played for 1 year) & Davenport University. In her time as a coach, Lurye has been on the coaching staff at Aquinas College (2 years), Grand Rapids Catholic Central (7 years), Caledonia (3 years) and Forest Hills Northern (6 years). She received the award of Varsity Coach of the Year in 2015 for Region 7, and was named Division 1 Coach of the Year in 2023. Lurye also was honored with the MIVCA Region 7 Sub-Varsity Coach of the Year in 2019, 2020, 2022, and 2024.