We are fast approaching the second full month since our return to our Autumn Term training and we have been fortunate to witness some great highlights across our UDFC sessions so far.

Read here for our October Training Summary -

There’s nothing quite like the feeling of waking up the morning of game day. The anticipation, thrill and nervous energy filled the streets of London as thousands of excited children and parents made there way to Regents Park for the start of the 2021/2022 league season.

The month of September has been truly remarkable. The football often breathtaking, the goals incredible and the team spirit amongst the squads have never been better.

Whilst everyone at United Dragons is enjoying their summer holidays, behind the scenes we have been quietly plotting our league campaign for next season.

All of the league managers are gearing up for what is going to be our biggest and best year to date. With the transfer window officially open, we have seen some mega new transfers come in to the club which will no doubt add to the already immense quality we have in all of our teams!

As we approach the Summer holidays, it is important we take a look back on all the great achievements our players have made in training over the past term.

MEET COACH ALEX AND ANDREW!

Both Alex and Andrew attend ASL (American School London) where many of our players attend so it’s been great for some of our ASL players to be able to look up to them as role models and also young aspiring coaches.

Read their coaching bio and their journey at UD here…

As we are fast approaching the Summer break, it is important we take a look back on all the great achievements that have been made in training over the past month.

This months focus across all our training sessions has been on small sided games and improving our decision making when in possession of the ball - read more what we got up to in June!

The wet and windy month of May has seen our UD players perform some of the finest football we have had the pleasure of seeing all season.

We were delighted to have two England International Futsal players in Russel Goldstein and Richard Ward take 300+ UD players through a series of Futsal games and skills followed by a Q&A.

Matt brings a fountain of knowledge to the United Dragons and I know our players and coaches all benefit from his insight, tactical and technical expertise. We caught up with Matt during the week to get to know him on a deeper level. Please see Matt’s detailed answers below!

Although Futsal is very much a game in its own right, there are also a number of benefits for football by encouraging young people to play Futsal as part of a balanced training programme to improve their overall technical development.

Whilst we excitingly wait for our return back to the pitch, here is everything UD are offering from March 29th.

February has been a month filled with brand new online initiatives and activities for all our UD players to enjoy.

As we are fast approaching our return to football we feel this is a crucial time as any to prepare our players for the return of outdoor football.

With the immediate positive impression Lewis made both with the players and the UDFC staff, it is a pleasure to say that Lewis has developed into one our best lead coaches.

We caught up with Lewis earlier in the week to find out a little more about him..

In our effort to diversify some of our weekly online sessions, we are pleased to invite you on to our ‘UD Sport Wellbeing Fitness session with Coach Ryan on Thursday 25th Feb at 5pm-5:45pm.

January 2021, we focus on our Head Coach, Ben Richards. We caught up with Ben and asked him 10 questions.

Ben is one of our most experienced coaches and his professionalism coupled with his knowledge of the game makes him a real asset to the Dragons and a really interesting read.

UD proudly partnered with Islington Boxing Club in March 2020 with a clear mission to bring more access to sport and to raise enough money to re-develop IBC’s new home

We are thoroughly excited of what UD x IBC have planned for you all.

January 2021, we focus on our Head Coach, Ben Richards. We caught up with Ben and asked him 10 questions.

Ben is one of our most experienced coaches and his professionalism coupled with his knowledge of the game makes him a real asset to the Dragons and a really interesting read.

January 2021 saw us packing up our UD online training schedule with activities each day in an effort to keep all our players active and engaged during these weeks in lockdown. We have a diverse range of sessions aside from football including Futsal, Fitness, ‘Skill of The Week’ and our UD Saturday Family Fitness session.

At United Dragons we have loved our Tuesday and Saturday Fitness classes. We feel that so much attention is often placed on children’s technical qualities that the physical side gets ignored. Health and exercise is such an important part of life that we have decided to pay it the attention it deserves. Every Tuesday we conduct a kids fitness class which is made up of bodyweight exercises designed to raise the heart rate, get a good sweat on and maintain a good level of fitness.

When Fashion meets Football - United Dragons have partnered up with the iconic designer Katharine Hamnett on a bespoke clothing range celebrating our amazing partnership with our charity partners Alive and Kicking.