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Deliverables

Performance Related

  • Training and games led by UEFA-qualified coaching staff
  • Strength and conditioning sessions
  • Diet and nutrition guidance*
  • Sports psychology workshops*
  • Individual and small-group technical sessions built around students’ academic timetables
  • Access to physiotherapy for injury assessment and rehab referrals
  • Minimum of 20 competitive matches per year — with additional fixtures expected
  • All games recorded when possible
  • Men’s Team: Competing in the Hellenic League, Herefordshire League (Saturday), and British Universities League (Wednesday)
  • Player evaluations conducted twice per year with coaching staff
  • International tours (optional; additional costs may apply)
* Delivered as a series of sessions throughout the year
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Facilities

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  • New match day home: Viney St Swithins Sports Club — a growing, community-centered facility undergoing infrastructure investment as part of a 10-year partnership with UDA
  • On-site clubhouse, changing rooms, and matchday facilities with planned upgrades including floodlights and enhanced spectator experience
  • UoG Oxstalls Campus — used for technical training, performance sessions, and individualized coaching during academic hours

Playing & Training Kit

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  • Full Capelli-branded training and matchday kit provided
  • Uniform for games, training sessions, and team events

UDA Student Support

  • Dedicated UDA Support Officer to assist with social and emotional well-being
  • Academic guidance and monitoring in collaboration with UoG’s international student services
  • UDA Program Director as primary contact for all program-related questions and support
  • Parent Advisory Committee — providing a direct channel for family feedback, updates, and collaboration throughout the student-athlete journey

Transportation

  • Round-trip transport provided for all scheduled training and matches at Viney St Swithins from designated UoG residential pickup points

SPARC (Strategic Professional ARC)

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  • Access to UDA’s career and development program, a three-year related program, provides students with the best opportunity for a career in their chosen field.
  • Access to UDA’s “Circle of Success” (Career connections)

360Player Access

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  • Communication platform for parents and students for program-related needs.
  • Pre-season training program, fitness testing
  • Hosting of game reports.
  • Soccer curriculum developed by all UDA coaches within the UDA organization.
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  • UDA SOCCER
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  • University Academies
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  • International Tours
    • UK Academy Tours >
      • Chester Thanksgiving Tour
      • Gloucester Men's Summer Tour
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      • Gloucester Women's Thanksgiving Tour
    • Portugal Tour
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    • Pathways >
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  • SPARC
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