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Recreational Players:  Registration Information & Season Timeline

REGISTRATION

Players must register each season (Fall and Spring) either online through our website (click RegisterΰPlayerΰRecreational) or at one of our designated walk-in sessions held at Lost Creek Park and Sienna Plantation.  Payment must be submitted at time of registration.  Acceptable credit cards for both online and walk-in registrations are American Express, Discovery, MasterCard or Visa.  Walk-in fees can also be paid by cash, check or money order.

Open Online Registration (official dates will be posted on website):*

·        Fall - mid-May to mid-July

·        Spring - mid-December to mid-January

Walk-in Registration:  dates to be announced.  These in-person sessions also provide an opportunity for families to meet Eclipse board members and officers.

*Late Registration may be held at the club's discretion; however, a $10 late fee will apply, and team placement is not guaranteed during this period.  Late registrants will be placed on a waiting list and rostered to teams on a space available basis.  Any player we are unable to place will receive a full refund.

Proof of age documentation (see below) must be provided at the time of registration for all new players who were not registered Eclipse players in Fall 2007.

Proof of Age:  The Registrar is required to validate the date of birth for all players playing for the first time with the club.  Valid proof of age documents are government issued birth certificates and passports.  Certificates issued by a hospital are NOT valid proof of age documents.  Documentation may be presented to the Registrar by:

• Scanning/E-mailing a pdf/jpg to registrar@eclipsesoccerclub.com
• Faxing a copy to 281-261-3399 (Attn: Recreational Registrar)
• Mailing a copy to: 

                        Recreational Registrar - Eclipse Soccer Club

                        4638 Riverstone Blvd., Ste. 200

                        Missouri City, TX  77459

• In person at one of our walk-in registrations

A player WILL NOT be assigned to a team unless Eclipse has his/her proof of age on file.

 Registration Fees - Fall 2008

Player Age:  It is club policy to place children onto teams of their appropriate age groups.  A player’s age group for the entire playing year (September/Fall through May/Spring) is determined by that child's age on July 31 preceding Fall season.  To determine the age group for your player, please refer to RegisterΰAge Group Calculation on this website.  Minimum participation age in the Eclipse Recreational Program is 4 years of age by July 31 preceding Fall season.

Uniforms:  Registration fee covers the cost of the team jersey, shorts, and socks.  Players will need to purchase shin guards, cleats, and an appropriately sized ball.  During the week prior to the first game, team coaches will deliver uniforms to players/parents at practice.  Uniform samples (for sizing) are available at our walk-in registrations and at Soccer 4 All.  Players registered for Fall season should retain their uniforms if they intend to play in the Spring, as new uniforms are not issued to returning players.

Refunds:  Players who voluntarily withdraw IN WRITING to the Registrar, PRIOR TO JULY 24 (Fall season) or JANUARY 31 (Spring season) will be eligible for a refund of registration fees paid, LESS a $10 processing fee.  Refunds requested after the dates listed above (but prior to games beginning for the season) will receive a refund of registration fees paid, LESS actual expenses incurred for the player at the time the Registrar receives the refund request.  No refunds are given after games begin.

Volunteer Registration:  All individuals volunteering to serve as Coach, Assistant Coach, Team Mom/Dad, etc., for any team must register online as a volunteer (click RegisterΰVolunteer).  During the registration process, volunteers 18 and older must agree to a background check conducted by the KidSafe program through South Texas Youth Soccer.  If volunteer applications are approved,  KidSafe badges are issued and must be displayed at practices and games.

 SEASON TIMELINES

(Schedules are approximate and subject to change.)

Notification of Team Placement:

• Fall - coaches will contact players in mid- to late August.
• Spring - coaches will contact players in mid- to late February.

Practices: (Coaches will inform players of schedule/location.)

• Fall - beginning in late August.
• Spring - beginning in late February.

Regular Season Games:

• Fall - beginning the 2nd weekend of September (weekend after Labor Day), and ending the weekend before Thanksgiving (dependent upon the number of teams in each age group).
• Spring - beginning the 1st weekend of March, and ending ending mid- to late May.  Games are not held the weekends of Spring Break week.  The club does not schedule games on Easter weekend, although some friendly games are usually arranged between teams.

Shootout Games (in-house competition for U8-U12 girls and U8-U14 boys recreational teams; each team plays several games over the course of a weekend):

• Fall – early November for boys and girls.
• Spring – late April for girls; early to mid-May for boys.

Team Picture Day (Fall season only):  to be determined.  Coaches will inform players of exact date/time.

If you have any questions about the Eclipse Recreational Program, please contact one of the following recreational commissioners:

Boys Commissioner:  Poly Isis  (281-798-0285) or e-mail: poly.isis@yahoo.com

Girls Commissioner:  Paul McCutcheon  (281-325-0610) or e-mail: pmccutcheon1@comcast.net

U5-U6 Coed Commissioner:  Brett Henderson (281-494-3645) or e-mail: Coachbrett@gmail.com