Valerie Lurye, ninth year coach.
Lurye has coached FaR Out for two years at the regional level as well as six years at the national level. 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 attended Grand Rapids Community College & Davenport University. In her time as a coach, Lurye has been on the coaching staff at Aquinas College, Grand Rapids Catholic Central, Caledonia and Forest Hills Northern. 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, 2022, and 2024.