UDA Soccer Academy - UK & USA Development Programs
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REDEFINING THE COLLEGIATE SOCCER EXPERIENCE

CHOOSE YOUR DEGREE
PLAY SOCCER YEAR-ROUND
TRAIN  WITH  PROFESSIONAL  COACHES

We have Opportunities to suit your needs

CHOOSE FROM OUR UK and USA ACADMIES

We give you freedom to make the right decision based on your academic background, career aspirations, soccer experience, family finances, geographical preferences, academic degree options and overall family needs.
UDA has opportunities and options for you!​
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UNIVERSITY OF
​CHESTER
MEN'S PROGRAM

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UNIVERSITY OF
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
MEN'S & WOMEN'S PROGRAM

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NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY
MEN'S PROGRAM
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Get Recruited!

Year Round Recruitment Options

 Our USA-based recruitment team offers multiple year round options to join UDA Soccer. ​
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College Showcase Events

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UDA Recruitment
Events

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UDA Residential
EVENTS

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UK Summer Tour to Gloucester

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UK Thanksgiving Tour to Chester

Find Out More About UDA Recruitment Pathways and Events

WHY UDA SOCCER?

UDA academies at the University of Chester, and the University of Gloucestershire, England as well as at New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA place the focus on the student. It is well documented that presently, US collegiate soccer with its limited season and oversized rosters means little true development opportunities for many talented players, restricting student’s optimal development. 

The academies were developed to:

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Provide equal opportunity for collegiate soccer players to match the development of their counterparts around the world. 

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Provide multiple pathways for their academic and soccer careers at different stages of their development.

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Match the professional length of training and game schedule that has not been available to the collegiate player until now.

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Offer a choice of programs that focuses on the students as they play year-round, with professional coaching staff at the critical development years of 18-21, while still being fully integrated into a university experience. Students now have the opportunity to seek a different development model and multiple pathways that suit their career aspirations.
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OUR GOAL

Our goal is to provide the world’s best integration of university education and soccer experience so you can reach your potential in the classroom and on the field. We strive to fit your needs beyond the soccer field by offering multiple degree options that fit your career goals, giving you the greatest opportunity for success in the soccer industry. 

Our Mission 

"Changing Lives Through Education"

To provide you with an internationally recognized university degree, a developmental soccer experience and opportunity for multiple pathways in your chosen career within a fully integrated university experience, while lowering your student debt at graduation. 

OUR VALUES

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We aim to put your best interests at the center of our decisions for all connected to UDA through the prospect, enrolment, graduation and alumni stages of your journey with UDA.
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We strive to operate in the best possible ways that exhibit reliability, transparency, competence, positive demeanour in dealing with colleagues, students, families and those it interacts with across its business operation.
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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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We welcome ideas that challenge the status quo and when people think beyond the norm." Our motto is,  "There Is No Box".
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THE UDA-UK SOCCER ACADEMY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER

Competitive playing season from September to May in the NW U21 development league and selected showcase games. Three-week mid-winter break mid-December to early January and a week for Easter break (European Tour available over spring break).

Soccer Academy

Play year-round in a developmental soccer academy in England, while earning your degree in three years across multiple academic choices. UDA promises qualified coaches at the UEFA “A” level for all students and coaches who hold academic baccalaureate degrees. 

UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER

The University of Chester is home to 20,000 students from 130 different countries, with over 300 courses offered across 30 programs. While studying in the UK you will be able to earn your undergraduate degree in just three years. Most undergraduate degrees include a five-week work placement in your second year anywhere in the world! 

CITY OF CHESTER

Located in the iconic 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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THE UDA-US SOCCER ACADEMY at NMSU

The UDA Academy operates around the competitive playing season of March to October UPSL (with preseason in February). In addition, the Academy plays a fall season of selected tournaments and showcase games from August to November. The offseason is mid-November to January - matching the professional length of training and game schedule that has not been available to US collegiate players until now.
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Soccer Academy

The UDA-US Academy follows the success and demand of the UDA-UK Academy program located in Chester, England. The UDA-US Academy is open to students from around the world seeking to further their soccer development through multiple pathways, while studying at NMSU. All students will be fully integrated into the life of NMSU academically, athletically, socially and culturally.

New mexico state university

The UDA program is based in American’s beautiful Southwest, Las Cruces, New Mexico, which offers year-round playing in a competitive schedule of games, tournaments and league play. In addition to the NM year-round climate, Las Cruces offers outstanding outdoor recreation activities for those seeking an outdoor lifestyle. The campus at NMSU is home to over 11,000 students offering a diverse, vibrant campus culture. ​

BE BOLD. SHAPE THE FUTURE.

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the uda-uk football academy at the university of gloucestershire​

The Football Academy  at the University of Gloucestershire follows the success of the UDA Academy at the University of Chester, which is now running at capacity. ​UDA is pleased to announce the launch of our first Women's Program beginning in September, 2023. The UDA Academy at the University of Gloucestershire has been created in response to students and families seeking an opportunity for an integrated university experience within a professional football development program. 

MEN'S AND WOMEN'S
​football academIES

The Academy will be headed by former Professional League Managers and Players, Programme Director, Mal Saville and Head of Academy, Dave Nichols. The programme will include year-round playing of a carefully selected schedule of games against a variety of opposition from youth academy professional teams, semi professional teams as well as university teams in the region. 

The university of gloucestershire

Located in the county of Gloucestershire in southwest England, the University of Gloucestershire is considered the UK's most sustainable university (People and Planet League 2019). Spread across four specialised campuses in Cheltenham and Gloucester, the University is a community of around 10,000 students, with 8-10% international students. UoG offers a wide range of undergraduate degree courses, a number of which are recognised with special accreditations and rankings, and the University is ranked sixth globally for postgraduate research experience (Postgraduate Research Experience Survey 2019). 
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UDA will provide additional student support, outside of what international students already receive at the University of Gloucestershire, through the UDA student support office which is overseen by Paul Nichols, the Assistant Programme Director.

the county of gloucestershire

The University of Gloucestershire is a great place for sport, with excellent links to the Football Association and regional teams and sporting organisations. Set in the idyllic countryside with close proximity to the iconic Cotswolds and Shakespeare Country, Gloucestershire offers the best of a small city with the beauty of England's green and pleasant lands. 
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WHAT TO EXPECT

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COMPETITION

UDA offers a variety of competition for players - we seek to provide a positive playing experience at a level of play that will challenge the players to reach their optimal playing level. This may include competition against semi-professional teams, top local amateur teams as well as games in tournament competitions, leagues or cup competitions. 
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ACADEMICS

UDA seeks students who are committed to academics, have a proven soccer excellence a positive attitude towards learning and students who have a strong ethical character and are looking for multiple pathways for their soccer opportunities. 

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Development

UDA will provide where appropriate opportunities for students to train with professional clubs as part of their development process. This will only be open to students who have shown the right character at the right level and have shown progress within the academy structure at UDA. UDA's Visiting Coach Program provides visiting professional coaches from the UK and US.
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Recruitment

UDA does not over recruit students into the program. Once on the program students can expect to train and play year-round with a minimum of 28 games per year. We are recruited by position when needed and seek to keep a balance that filed three teams in its UK academy and two teams in its USA academy.

WANT TO BE PART OF THE UDA PROGRAM?

We offer a number of recruitment opportunities around the USA for all programs.

CONTACT

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UDA DIRECTOR
OF SOCCER OPERATIONS

​SEAMUS REILLY

Email: sreilly@udauk.org
Text or Call: (614) 421-8084
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Academic advisor
for university enrolment

DR. BRIAN HALEY

​Email: bhaley@udauk.org
Text or Call: +1 419 618 5455 (EST)
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  • Recruitment
    • Event Details
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  • University Academies
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    • University of Gloucestershire
    • New Mexico State University
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