University Degree Soccer Development

We have Opportunities for every student-athlete

CHOOSE FROM OUR ACADEMIES
IN THE UK & USA

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!

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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Year-Round Recruitment

Our USA-based recruitment team offers year-round options to join UDA Soccer.

COLLEGE SHOWCASE EVENTS

UDA RECRUITMENT
EVENTS

UDA RESIDENTIAL
EVENTS

UK SUMMER TOUR TO GLOUCESTER

THANKSGIVING TOUR TO CHESTER (UK)

Find Out More About UDA Recruitment Pathways and Events

WHY UDA SOCCER?

The U.S. collegiate soccer system currently faces certain challenges that merit attention. The season is notably limited, and the extensive rosters contribute to a scarcity of development opportunities for highly talented players. Consequently, this limits the potential growth of student-athletes and hinders their ability to achieve optimal performance while fostering a positive experience within the collegiate soccer landscape.

The combination of a restricted playing season and an overabundance of players hampers the individual progress of
exceptionally skilled athletes. In this context, it becomes imperative to reevaluate the current approach to ensure that
these promising talents are adequately nurtured and provided with ample opportunities to showcase their abilities.

Ultimately, the objective is to create an environment that fosters growth and development for student-athletes in U.S.
collegiate soccer, enabling them to reach their full potential and derive a positive and rewarding experience from their
athletic endeavors. Addressing these challenges could pave the way for a more robust and fulfilling collegiate soccer
program.

Our Academies in the UK and the USA were developed to:

1.	Provide equal opportunity for collegiate soccer players to match the development of their counterparts around the world through year round training and playing.

2.	Provide multiple pathways for student-athletes on and off the field for their academic and soccer careers at different stages of their development.

3.	Match the European professional length of training and game-play that has previously not been available to U.S. collegiate players. Now, student-athletes can train and play with professional coaching staff during their critical development years of 18-21.

4.	Offer student-athletes a choice of degree programs that focuses on the students chosen career path that suit their career aspirations within a fully integrated student experience.

ACHIEVE YOUR DREAMS

in the classroom & on the field

We're more than former players and coaches!

UDA was founded by educators with professional experience both in the classroom and on the field. We are people whose own careers were immersed and shaped through education and see the value of how education changes lives as you pursue your dreams. We know first hand what it takes in a professional environment that demands academic work alongside playing. Through our own experiences, we have been able to shape what this program should look like for student-athletes

Our Mission

"Changing Lives Through Education"

To provide you with an internationally recognized university degree of your choice, with a professional soccer experience and fully integrated university experience, while lowering debt at graduation.

We Meet our mission by

Integrating your university education and soccer experience as you live and study with other students on campus from around the world.

Allowing you to choose your degree for your career, rather than choosing a
degree to be able to participate in a
professional soccer experience

Working everyday with UEFA or USSF-qualified coaches within a year round balanced training and game schedule for optimal player development.

Offering degrees that are three years (UK), for those academically qualified; eliminating a year's tuition and living costs and providing an extra year of income upon graduation.

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.

OUR VALUES

We aim to put your best interests at the center of our decisions for all connected to UDA through the prospect, enrollment, graduation and alumni stages of your journey with UDA.

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 our business operation.

We aim to build a trusted working relationship with colleagues, students, families and business associates.

We seek to help people build purposeful and productive lives through our connections.

We welcome ideas that challenge the status quo expand the norm." Our motto is, "There Is No Box".

WHAT TO EXPECT

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.

ACADEMICS

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

Development

UDA will provide 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 welcomes visiting professional coaches from the UK and US.

Recruitment

UDA does not over recruit students into the program. Once part of our community, students can expect to train and play year-round with a minimum of 28 games per year. We recruit by position when needed and seek to keep a balance that fill three teams in our UK Academies and two teams in our USA Academy.

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.

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."

Alex Ley, Parent 2018