Cap City Athletic 1847 will offer teams for boys and girls from U9-U19. There is a possibility we will form multiple teams in all age groups.  Cap City is interested in quality over quantity.

We are looking for players that want to develop to the highest of their capabilities. We want to create teams that can compete at the highest levels in the state of Michigan and the Midwest region of the United States.

2024-2025 Player Evaluations and Tryouts will be held from June 3-9.  All tryout sessions will be held at the East Lansing Soccer Complex. 3700 Coleman Rd, East Lansing, MI.

All players should register for tryouts in their own birth year.   

Tryout registration is active. Please click on the link above to register for tryouts. Create an account or log in through PlayMetrics and sign up for 2024-2025 tryouts. Online tryout registration will be required for all participants. This is the only way we know for sure that you are interested in playing for Cap City during the 2024-2025 season.

All players and/or parents/guardians will be notified of their selection to a Cap City Athletic 1847 team onsite during tryouts. Players and Parents/Guardians are asked to be prepared to commit to an offer onsite or with in 24 hours of your offer. Cap City Athletic 1847's primary goal is to have each child playing at the competitive level appropriate to his or her ability.

The Michigan State Youth Soccer Association (MSYSA) which governs most youth soccer clubs and leagues within Michigan has updated their rules governing the tryout period starting with the 2023/24 seasonal year.

In the past, tryouts were a single weekend and no offers of placement or indication of placement could be made to a player until that two day period. Additionally, in the past, the week prior to tryouts was unofficially considered an “open training week” of sorts that was not sanctioned by the MSYSA. No offers or indication of placement could be made during this time.

Under the new rules, the week prior to tryout weekend is now an open identification or assessment period sanctioned by the MSYSA. During this player ID period, clubs can evaluate players, discuss the opportunities that each player may have within the club, including placement on specific teams. However, no player can officially register with a team and therefore be bound to that team until they attend an official tryout that weekend.

So what does this mean for you and your player?

June 3rd through June 6th - Open Training/Player Assessment Period

• Offers of placement can be made to players but no new players can officially commit. They can verbally commit but are not officially bound to that team until player registration forms are completed no earlier than June 10th.

June 8th and 9th - Official Tryout Weekend

• Saturday, June 8th is the first date on which a player may officially register for a team for the 2024/25 seasonal year. Regardless of what a club or team tells you, you cannot be official bound to a team until this date.

Cap City coaches will begin making offers to players starting on Monday, June 3rd and continuing though Saturday, June 8th. We  fully intend to have most rosters filled during the week with some be rounded out on Saturday. Sunday, June 9th will be used as a make up day to fill any remaining spots on teams that might need a few more players.

2024/25 Cap City Player Fees:
Juniors U7-U8: TBD
U9: TBD
U10: TBD
U11-U12: TBD
U13-U14: TBD
U15-U19 MSPSP: TBD
U15-U19 National League: TBD

We are designed and structured to operate on a break-even budget with allowances for future development. Our yearly budget is approved by our board of directors.

Our player fees include the following:

Teams will participate in (HS Girls play Fall/Winter, HS Boys play Winter/Spring):

• Team Training Camp - 1 Week
• Fall League - 8-10 Games
• Fall Training - 12 Weeks (3x per week)
• Fall Tournaments - 1-3 Depending on Age Group
• Winter Training League - Games will Vary Depending on Space
• Winter Training - 16 Weeks (1-2x per week)
• Spring League - 8-10 Games
• Spring Training - 10 Weeks (3x per week)
• Spring Tournament - 1-3 Depending on Age Group

Programs will include:

• Technical Training Program
• GK Training Program
• College Soccer Guidance
• Leadership Development
• Community Involvement and Service Projects
  

Payment Plans/Payment Options:
An initial payment is due at the time of registration. You have the choice between paying in full or opting into a payment plan. For those that choose the payment plan, the remaining fee is broken into monthly installments due on the 15th of every month. Each family can choose to automate payments each month via credit card payment or automated debit from their bank account.

All of our billing, payment reminders, and account management will be done online through our PlayMetrics app and online user interface. 

Financial Assistance:
Cap City Athletic 1847 will provide financial aid to players in need of financial assistance.  All Financial Assistance Applications will be reviewed by our finance committee and awarded on a need-based priority.  All applications will include proof of need: a written request stating the reason(s) for needing financial assistance submitted by the player’s parent or guardian, or coach or other official of the team, documents verifying proof of financial standing.

Applications will be submitted through PlayMetrics as players register for their team.  All applicants will be notified of their status in a timely fashion. All players/families receiving financial assistance will be expected to provide volunteer hours to a Cap City Athletic 1847 sponsored event or service.

Boys Teams

Girls Teams

Cap City Athletic 1847 has a long-standing relationship with Nike Soccer.  All of our uniforms, warm ups, bags, equipment, and apparel are Nike items.  We appreciate the quality that Nike brings to our players while helping to maximize their performance.

All uniforms will be ordered and purchased online through Soccer World.

Soccer World will provide uniform sizing kits for players to try on during the registration process.

Soccer World will ship all ordered items directly to your home address.

Nike utilizes a 2 year uniform cycle which means that new uniforms must be ordered every two years as styles are changed and previous styles are no longer available. 

2023-2024 will be our last year in our current uniform cycle. We will start a new uniform cycle in 2024-2025.

All players will be required to order: 1 Nike home kit (jersey, short, sock), 1 Nike away kit (jersey, shorts, sock), 1 Nike training top (blue), 1 Nike training sock (blue), 1 Nike warm up jacket (black), 1 Nike warm up pant (black). 

Youth Uniform Package Cost: TBD
Adult Uniform Package Cost: TBD

Optional items are: Team Bag (grey), Nike Ball, Long Sleeve Training Top (Blue), Long Sleeve Jersey Tops.

Fan Wear

Additional apparel for players, parents, family, friends and fans can be purchased through our local vendor and partner, Sports Stop. In addition to our online store, Sports stop has retail locations in Grand Ledge, Mason, and St. Johns.