Born and raised in Petah Tikva, Israel, Galily graduated (Master of Science ) from Clark University (Worcester, Master of Arts, United States of America) in 1996 and wrote his doctorate (Doctor of Philosophy), under the supervision of Ken Sheard and Eric Dunning, at the Centre for Research into Sport and Society in Leicester University (United Kingdom, 2001).
Lieutenant Colonel (Resident) Galily serves as chief (Organizational and Instructional) sociologist of the Israel Defense Forces (Israel Defense Forces) Combat Fitness Centre. As a social-historian, Galily considered, along with Amir Ben-Porat, to a pioneer in the field of sport sociology in Israel. His text-book (along with Amir Ben-Porat and Ronnie Lidor) Introduction to Sport and Society (Open University Press, 2010) and Sport, Politics and Society in the Land of Israel (Routledage, 2007) considered the first -ever comprehensive texts on sport sociology from an Israeli perspective.
(2011 – Present).
Doctor Galily is being interviewed regularly by both Israeli and international media regarding social processes surrounding sporting activities in Israel and around the world.
Doctor Galily is a Senior Lecturer and the founder and head of the research unit at the Israeli Football Association. Member of Union of European Football Associations club licensing committee and board member of the Israeli Communications Association. Galily is the co-founder and head of the Olympic Studies Centre - a joint venture of the Israeli Olympic committee and Zinman College, Wingate Institute.
Served as the professional committee chairman and member of the 'Academic Sport Association'(American Statistical Association) board of directors 2002-2003, 2005–2008 and professional committee member at "Special Olympics Israel" which is part of the Special Olympics International nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering individuals with intellectual disabilities to become physically fit, productive and respected members of society through year round sports training and competitions.
