The first part of our vision describes the concept of community-based recreational soccer programs. The term "federation" is defined as an "organization formed by merging several different groups or parties." The Board envisions that the club will become an organization comprised of community-based recreational soccer programs throughout our current geographic area. Maintaining a sense of community within these recreational soccer programs is important. Youth soccer players enjoy playing soccer with the kids in their neighborhood and in their school. Parents enjoy having games and practices at facilities close to home. The club's role is to offer services to those community programs that are higher quality or less expensive than the services they would be able to provide themselves.

The second part of our vision addresses the Eclipse select soccer program. We recognize that the select program players have different needs than the recreational soccer program players. Select players want to play at a more competitive level and wish to develop their skills so that they are constantly improving their own abilities on the field, as an individual and as a team. They demand the best training, the best facilities, and placement on a team at a select level that matches their abilities. In order to offer a select team that is appropriate for any select player, it is important that all select players in our area be guided into a single select program. Only then will you have the number of players required to offer select teams at the Division One, Super 2, and Division 2 levels. The club's Board believes that raising the competitiveness of our best teams in each age group furthers the success of the entire program.

The last part of our Vision describes how we wish to be acknowledged by those in the soccer community. As the Board contemplated what has made us successful in the past, the term "quality" came up again and again. We have perhaps the finest soccer fields in the Houston metro area. Our staff are second to none, widely known at the state and increasingly at the regional and national level. We are committed to improvement in our coaching development, referee development, and player development tools.

Finally we touch on our overall objective: We want to provide an environment whereby our players, parents, referees, and coaches can flourish and develop a passion for the number one sport in the world.

If our Vision Statement paints a picture of who we want to become, then our Mission Statement describes how we plan to develop the club so that our vision becomes a reality. The Mission Statement defines a set of values that we deem important to the club’s development:

The Mission Statement first describes the environment that we want to create. It is the Club’s first priority to ensure that all the youth in the club have fun learning and playing the world’s number one sport in a safe, positive environment. Eclipse encourages healthy competition and the development of good soccer skills while instilling the importance of teamwork, dedication, and good sportsmanship.

Secondly, it describes how we propose to promote community-based recreational soccer programs. The club will continue to improve our player development curriculum and our coaching development curriculum. We will seek opportunities to expand recreational soccer programs either by starting new programs or offering assistance to existing recreational soccer programs in our area so as to improve the quality of the soccer experience for all youth players in our area.

Finally, the mission statement addresses our commitment to continuous improvement of our select soccer program's performance. We intend to improve our select program through three avenues:

• Long term improvement through better support of recreational soccer programs

• Long term improvement through improved player development

• Long term and short term improvement by offering a quality select program that attracts talent from other clubs

It is our believe that our community is best served by a single select soccer program, with the right combination of high quality training, facilities, and a sufficient pool of players that allows us to find a place for every youth player to compete on a team that is appropriate for his or her level of play.

We invite all youth soccer players and their families to come join us. Be prepared to join a growing club that is committed to providing a quality soccer experience and to continuous improvement of our programs.

                                         (The Mission and Vision Statements were approved by the club's Board of Directors in the Spring of 2005)