OUR UD ST ALBANS 2021 SUMMARY
As we round up 2021, it is always great to reflect on the tremendous achievements and highlights seen across our UD training sessions this year.
It’s been a fantastic first 2 terms for UD in Verulamium Park and it’s so lovely to see more and more members in their blue kits about town! We are looking forward to a great 2022, seeing our players develop, entering into League games and developing our programme to include midweek sessions, indoor Little Dragons sessions, Futsal and our American Football programme as well.
Our final month of the Autumn term had the majority of our players working through chaos-style games to support their decision-making skills whilst in possession of the ball. Our coaches have worked to tailor these sessions to ensure each player has a set of unique tasks and challenges to work through. We have been fortunate to see improvements across all of our training groups and the players really seem to have benefited from this term's curriculum.
Our UDFC players have worked through the following training topics this year:
Passing and Receiving
Dribbling and Turning
1 v 1 (Attacking and Defending)
2 v 1 (Attacking and Defending)
Shooting and Finishing
Chaos-Style Games
Mini Matches/ Game play
After working through the topics above, we have given our players the best opportunity to improve technically and develop tactically in to well-rounded players.
Our UD Little Dragons players (ages 2-3) have focused on developing their football fundamentals this term with a core focus on ball manipulation. We have seen such vast improvements in the children's ability to use various parts of their foot to kick the ball and change direction. The repetition of certain dribbling games has allowed the players to put more focus on their technique than on the rules of those games. Next term's focus for us will be on developing the players' ability to pass the ball and their understanding of utilising teammates.
On behalf of all our UD coaches, we have thoroughly enjoyed working with the players this term and seeing you all back on the side-lines has been so up-lifting. The sense of community at UD really separates us apart from other clubs and this gives our players the perfect environment to learn and develop as players and as young people.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS UD!! HERE’S TO 2022.
