Our Mission
To provide student athletes with an internationally recognized university degree, a developmental soccer experience and opportunity for multiple pathways in their chosen career within a fully integrated university experience.
You can have it all.
Year-Round Football Development.
International University Experience.
UDA Football was created because we are passionate about football and we understand the value of a post-secondary education firsthand.
We are educators, coaches, & parents and we built the UDA Football Academy from the ground up to support you as a student and as an athlete, with the ultimate goal of developing you as an impactful, global citizen.
We are educators, coaches, & parents and we built the UDA Football Academy from the ground up to support you as a student and as an athlete, with the ultimate goal of developing you as an impactful, global citizen.
UDA Football is Leading the Field
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The UDA program offers the opportunity to be trained by professional, UEFA "A" licensed coaches with year-round playing in a competitive schedule of games for your development. Additionally, the program gives you exposure to professional visiting coaches from the English leagues to help you further develop and reach your optimal playing potential.
The program is designed to match the top level European development academies that offer a balance of training to game ratios that have produced top players in Europe. The focus is on your development as a player, a person, and a future graduate with multiple pathways into the game. |
"The coaching staff help me progress my style of play and give me the confidence to perform at a higher level.
Choosing UDA was one of if not the best decisions I've ever made and I will cherish every moment that I have here and I know I'll make plenty of memories during my 3-4 years."
-Adam Maldonado, Student-Athlete
Choosing UDA was one of if not the best decisions I've ever made and I will cherish every moment that I have here and I know I'll make plenty of memories during my 3-4 years."
-Adam Maldonado, Student-Athlete
UDA is the leading UK Academy for International Football STudents.
HERE ARE 6 MORE REASONS WHY!
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Don’t just choose a degree you're not excited about so you can continue your football career. Our academy allows you to work towards a meaningful academic program alongside an unmatched football experience. |
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UDA is focused on your success beyond the pitch. We're founded by educators with football expertise who recognize the value a meaningful degree provides. Be part of an international organization, not just a football program, in the US or the UK that will give you wider opportunities upon graduation. |
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Our staff have over 100 years of collective experience living and working in a university setting. Due to our extensive experience we offer real player support as you balance university study, training and playing. We value, and most importantly, understand, the integration of what a true student-athlete needs for success. |
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The historic City of Chester, the Shakespeare region of Gloucestershire and the charming Southwest region of Las Cruces in the USA offer an unparalleled living, studying and training experience for our student athletes. |
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Our select academy players have the opportunity to attend and compete in showcase events in the UK and the US. |
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In addition to completing your degree in three years and gaining real-world, hands-on experience, the passage of the Graduate Extension Scheme allows those obtaining a bachelor’s or master’s degree eligible to apply for a two-year work visa upon graduation, allowing you to seek opportunities in the UK. |
THE UDA-UK FOUR PART DEVELOPMENT MODEL
The "total player development model" at UOC utilizes the Football Association “Four Corners” approach that focuses on the development of players around the pillars of Tactical/Technical, Physical, Psychological and Social development.
These pillars at UOC are developed working within the three specific parts of the game; when in possession, when out of position and when transition occurs within the game.
Academic courses take precedence over training times.
These pillars at UOC are developed working within the three specific parts of the game; when in possession, when out of position and when transition occurs within the game.
Academic courses take precedence over training times.
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Soccer academy and academic timetableUDA will coordinate the timetable of the football academy with our student's academic schedules to ensure that you are given the best opportunity to succeed in the classroom and on the field. Training will take place after the academic day is complete, usually in the late afternoons or early evening.
*Academic courses take precedence over training times. |
CORE VALUES
We aim to put the best interests of people at the center of our decisions for all connected to UDA.
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UDA strives to operate in the best possible ways that exhibit reliability, transparency, competence, positive demeanour.
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UDA aims to build a trusted working relationship with colleagues, students, families, and business associates.
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UDA seeks to help people build purposeful and productive lives through its connections.
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UDA encourages people to think beyond the 'norm' and challenge the ideas of the status quo. Our motto is, "There Is No Box."
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