THE PURSUIT SOCCER CLUB
Since 1992
Pursuit was founded in 1992 as a nonprofit organization with a purpose and philosophy that is unique among soccer clubs in the Houston area, and State of Texas. We firmly believe that the purpose of soccer is to help a young girl grow into a complete soccer player with great individual and team skills; at the same time, however, we want the environment to help her grow into a complete person. Life is a team sport and the athletic fields are a wonderful place to learn many of life’s important lessons. Lessons like the value of hardwork, courage, perseverance, passion, character, class, confidence and teamwork are not taught in a school book, on TV, or in a video game. Pursuit Soccer Club was founded to provide your daughter a positive environment where she will improve her individual soccer skills, learn to be a team player and develop character.
EXCEPTIONAL TRAINING AND PHILOSOPHY
Pursuit’s training philosophy instills a love for the game and emphasizes a solid balance between the four pillars of the game. The girls are taught the skills necessary to be successful individual players as well as the team tactics necessary to be successful team players. Decision making on the field is taught and encouraged starting immediately at the U11 level.
Pursuit teams are trained as individual teams for the majority of the time, one team with one trainer, and are not lumped into with multiple teams teams together on the same field. Training as individual teams builds team unity and allows the trainer to focus on the needs of the particular team. The trainer will tailor the training session to correct problem areas of the individual players and the team, while preparing for the upcoming opponent. This also allows for consistency in the training message, a closer relationship between player and trainer, and more individualized instruction. Teams are trained by another trainer from the club on a rotational basis on occassion and will train with combined teams as well from time to time to leep training upbeat, competitive and exciting. Training sessions incorporate a small player to trainer ratio –typically 15 or 16 to 1, offering all of the advantages of smaller classrooms which have become law in our public schools and are so desirable in private universities. Your daughter gets the attention and training you are paying for, which is critical to her long term development as a soccer player.
The Pursuit training methodology develops great individual skills, instills a love for the game and creates great team cohesiveness. This keeps the girls coming back year after year, allowing the girls to grow to their full potential as athletes and as young ladies. Pursuit teams return year after year and rise steadily upward through the divisions of play over time. The clubs long term success shows in the fact that last year over 95% of Pursuit soccer players chose to try out andwere selected to play for their high school soccer teams. Older Pursuit teams play in college showcase tournaments to exhibit the talent of the girls to college recruiters resulting in soccer scholarship offers to major universities for many of the players.
THE FACTS
Pursuit is a girlsonly club, so girls come first. All practices are conducted at Meyer Park, which is a topnotch soccer park centrally located for the Northwest Houston soccer community.
Pursuit teams have grown in quantity and caliber since the club’s inception 16 years ago. In comparison to other clubs in the Houston area, Pursuit is about average in size with 15 age group teams and a PDF Academy Program. 10 of our teams currently compete in Eastern District Division One, 4 compete in Eastern District Super 2 and 1 competes in TYSA/BAYSA Division II, and our PDF group competes in the Silver Bracket of the Houston PDF League. The Pursuit Board of Directors is comprised of volunteer parents, most of whom are coaches of various Pursuit teams, and many currently have, or have had daughters in the club, and Pursuits Director of Training. The club is professionally run by Pursuit's training staff, overseen by the Director of Training, along with the Executive Board ensuring that the clubs maintains a healthy balance between the demands of select soccer and every day life.
SUMMARY
Pursuit is a growing select soccer club in Northwest Houston with a unique perspective and philosophy. Pursuit Soccer Club is a positive environment for your daughter where she will have fun, learn to love the game, learn to be a key part of a cohesive team, and develop into a complete soccer player andperson. In this day and age of extremely competitive youth sports, can you achieve excellence in select soccer with this type o forganization? Absolutely! Over 230 players this year alone have chosen Pursuit.
Is Pursuit Soccer Club the right match for you? Would you like to learn more?
For more information email: pursuit@pursuitsoccer.org