MISSION & OBJECTIVES
- To develop the well-rounded athlete; by offering and promoting learning opportunities in various sports by utilizing high quality professionals in each discipline
- To develop the well-rounded person; by introducing and exposing our leaders of tomorrow to many different experiences and groups of people we will contribute to personal development
- To provide more local opportunities for members to experience different sports
- To decrease the likelihood of kids being forced to specialize in one sport at you young of an age
- To provide high level and professionally administered and run programs at affordable rates
OUR HISTORY
ESP has provided quality camps in the lower mainland for over 2 decades. Primarily based out of Cloverdale, the camps, academies and multi-sport programs have been extremely well supported by the community and local sports organizations. ESP has been the official service provider for Surrey United Soccer Club and has provided quality spring and summer programs as well as given professional consultation for the club’s annual program. Jeff Clarke has been the technical director of SUSC since 2009 and has been a key architect for many of the highly successful programs at the club, including the Development Academy – Skills Centre, the SGU metro program and the BC Soccer Premier League franchise
OUR STAFF

JEFF CLARKE
HEAD OPERATOR / STAFF MEMBER
JEFF CLARKE
Jeff has been the owner/operator, and head staff member of ELITE since 2001. In the last decade Jeff has been successful in building and securing key partners and sponsors that have shared ELITE’s vision of ‘providing quality programs and learning opportunities to tomorrow’s leaders’. A member of the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame, Jeff had a prolific professional soccer career that took him to Europe, the USA and 8 years as a member of the Vancouver Whitecaps. He was also a member of the 2000 Gold Cup winning Canadian Men’s National Team squad. As a technical director, Jeff has been a builder of many of the local leagues and competitions in BC, sitting on many boards and steering committees. He has proven to be a leader in his industry by way of strong relationships he has forged with other soccer clubs, key members in the soccer community, and in the private sector, all in the name of striving to provide the best possible playing environment for all youth soccer players to enjoy and develop within.
Jeff has been very successful in collaborating the vision of leaders in many different sports in the hope that more youth athletes will be given the opportunity to try and play multiple sports, rather than specializing or being forced to choose one sport at too young of an age.
OUR PARTNERS
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