Now you can have both

Build Your Team For Life

​ON THE FIELD, IN THE CLASSROOM, & In the football industry

The UDA Soccer Academy at the University of Chester allows you to play year round with professional coaching staff, while you get a world-class international university experience in the UK.

Earn An Accredited Degree Of Your Choice With A Professional SOCCER Experience

PLAY COMPETITIVE FOOTBALL 10 Months/year
WHILE YOU EARN YOUR DEGREE.

 It has been well documented that most talented players are not reaching optimal development primarily because of the limited season and oversized rosters.

UDA has created a wider opportunity providing a true developmental academy within the University of Chester, focused on YOU, the student.

Play 10 Months/year

Unlike the NCAA model, we mirror the top European academies for player development through the training and game play schedule. We focus on personal development on and off the field mirroring the professional Academy systems​.

PROFESSIONAL coachING

All sessions delivered by UEFA qualified coaches who have worked in the professional game. We follow the best practices of the top European academies to enhance our players person and professional development through our training and game play schedule.

VISITING COACH PROGRAM

Be exposed to professional visiting coaches from the English leagues to help you further develop and reach your optimal playing potential. ​

LEARN ABOUT FOOTBALL INDUSTRY PATHWAYS

Opportunity to access industry qualifications as addition to your degree.

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Experience UDA Soccer
GET THE FULL PICTURE

We focus on your development as a player, a person, and a future graduate with multiple pathways into the game. 

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Top 4 Reasons You Should be part of
UDA Soccer at the University of Chester

Get a Global Education

What better way to experience the world than to pursue your degree in the birthplace of soccer? Meet people from all over the globe through the University of Chester.  Choose a three year undergraduate degree program that will take you closer to reaching your career goals. 

We do it together

You'll reap the benefits of a fully integrated university experience across academic, soccer, social, and cultural platforms. ​
Our Student Support Officer ensures you're connected at all levels and fully engaged in the life of the University for optimal achievement in the classroom and on the field.

Set Yourself Apart

You'll cultivate purposeful relationships that last a lifetime, within the UDA family, across our students, families, alumni, and selected companies. 
We help you develop a professional portfolio and connect you with prospective employers so you can find a career that leads to the purposeful and productive life you deserve.

Location. Location.

Located in the City of Chester – one of the UK’s best cities for student life and best place to live (Hot Housing Index 2015), the fifth prettiest city in Europe (USA Today 2013), and sixth-best city in the UK (Telegraph Travel Awards 2014). Chester is also ranked second safest city-based University in the region (The Complete University Guide 2015).

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What Parents are saying

"UDA Soccer Academy program is truly one of a kind program where academic success is at the forefront of everything they do, along with the best-in-class football academy. What we experienced went above and far beyond all of our expectations. 
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As a parent, I am extremely excited and look forward to the opportunity for my son, Brandon, to be a part of the UDA Soccer academy program at University of Chester. If any student or parent is looking for a best-in-class degree abroad program in the UK that is coupled with a best-in-class football academy, you need to look no further."​

Josh is so happy with his decision to go to Chester. He loves the university, he loves his UDA football team, and he gets to go watch his favorite Premier League team. UDA is everything it’s promised and more.

UDA has provided the opportunity of a lifetime for my son. The soccer training is extensive with superior, professional coaches. They empower him to be the best on the “pitch” through encouragement, training, constant feedback for improvement and self-evaluation.  He gets to play the game that he loves year round with intense competition on a weekly basis for continued athletic growth.  

Academically, the University provides the resources for him to excel in his program of interest.  The professors and tutors are available and approachable for continued guidance along the journey. The academic program integrates work-based opportunities to expand their knowledge and skills to intern in their field of interest. The most impressive part for us was the flexible pathways that the academic programs are designed to individualize studies in order to promote success. UDA instills the importance of academics in their players through continued expectations and support.

UDA, in all aspects, supports the student and their family while studying and playing abroad in the UK. They understand the sacrifices and hardships that can occur with being an international student. There is a sense of caring that is felt with the students, family, coaches and staff that resembles a “family” away from home.  It is understood that in order to be successful, the student needs to be healthy in a mental and physical capacity which is exemplified through their teachings and examples. UDA has implemented many protective measures in order to enstill this strategy throughout the process. 

My son is thriving in the UDA experience. As a parent, I feel that UDA has provided me with the trust that my son will be given the necessary tools to be successful in his academic as well as his athletic fulfillment.

With our son in Chester, it’s been pretty stressful worrying about him 5,000+ miles away. Going directly from high school to college in a foreign country has been challenging in so many ways. I can’t begin to thank the whole UDA staff enough for helping to watch over our son and helping him succeed. They’ve become an extended arm of our family and I’m not sure our family would have handled this transition without them. The UDA staff truly cares and honestly wants them to succeed. ... What an amazing opportunity this has been for our son, and the UDA staff makes it comforting for us to know our son is in good hands.

UDA support staff, in conjunction with the University of Chester International Office, have provided a support system that has allowed Cameron to thrive, and has enabled us, as his parents, to continue to be involved in his life as a player. Having a support system has meant the world to us, and to him, this past year. The university provides the same academic support services that are found at American universities. Whether Cameron has needed support with his study skills, course advice from his PAT (personal academic tutor), or general support in setting up banking, cell phones, medical, or travel support, the International Office at the University of Chester, and especially the entire UDA UK staff, have provided Cameron with the guidance he has needed, allowing him to have the confidence to transition to life in the UK and all that it has to offer.

WHAT STUDENTS ARE SAYING

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UDA offers prospects a number of ways to be considered for our academy programmes. Choose at least two.

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Build your team for life - on and off the field!

This is where you'll find your place in the world. The friendships and connections you'll gain will set you up for the future you dream of. You'll gain an international experience that will expand your worldview through high-quality education, expert guidance and professional soccer training.

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