We have been so pleased with our Development players this month as well as their dedication to attend training regularly. The attendance of players in this programme does wonders to improve the group/team overall and we our coaches are excited to progress our topics in February!

Read all about their development in training this January.

January saw our UD Foundation Programmes Across maintaining the learning outcomes covered across the Autumn Term but have placed more focus on the variation of 'dribbling whilst shielding a player away' and 'passing through the thirds of the field'.

Check out what our Foundation classes mastered in January!

January saw a great guide for our UD Junior Foundation groups - working through the UD Syllabus on basic technical and tactical skills when passing and dribbling. Check out how the players progressed!

Read what our youngest members got up to in January’s training highlights!

I started Futsal training about 3 years ago, not long after joining UD.  It was Daryl and Denerson who first suggested that Futsal training would help my football skills as being one of the smaller members of the football team it was apparent I was lacking some confidence to tackle and get properly involved with the ball in our football matches. 

We caught up with Daryl this month and it's a brilliant insight to how UD all started.

From his Youth Football career​, to breaking down barriers in Girls football.

It's a great read, so we hope you all enjoy.​

Here you can see all of United Dragons Training programmes, session times and dates for the Autumn Term 2022

Matt originally joined the Dragons in the Summer of 2018, before leaving to embark on his FA Level 2 qualifications - Matt then returned to UDFC towards the end of 2020 bringing with him experience gained from a variety of different environments and roles within the game. He is now working through his UEFA B qualification.

As the season finally comes to a close, I can’t help but feel an immense sense of pride, satisfaction and delight for all of our United Dragons teams.

When looking back at this season, each and every team has represented UD with the perfect blend of competitiveness, sportsmanship, togetherness & friendship. These attributes I believe, set us apart from other clubs in the league.

With the UD 2022 Spring Term coming to an end, it’s always important that we reflect on the successes and achievements made across our training sessions this past month.

As coaches, our focus this month has been to improve our players’ tactical awareness and game understanding through mini games and matches. We are fully aware of our players’ desire to play more games in training and this has proved to be a great tool for their technical and tactical development.

Former professional footballer, Chris started his playing career at Premier League club Brentford where he played academy football up to the age of 18, where he received his first professional contract. Following Brentford, Chris played for two years at Woking FC and captained the team from central midfield.

Chris made the tough decision to hang up his boots in order to further educate himself in the world of football, education and coaching. Chris attended Southampton University and received a first class degree in sport and exercise science.

With the league season approaching its final month, it’s time to turn our attention to the cup. There is something special about cup competitions; the drama, the unpredictability, the added pressure that comes with knock out competitions. I am so proud to say that our teams have risen to the occasion and currently we are chasing multiple trophies in various different age groups.

With the month of February coming to an end, I speak on behalf of all our UDFC coaches to say a huge, 'well done’ to each of our UDFC players for the vast improvements made across all of our UD training sessions this month.

Despite the challenging weather we have faced in recent weeks, it has been a joy to see our UD players turning up each week, keen as ever to play.

Ryan has worked in the professional sport sector for over 15 years following on from a football career that began at his boyhood club, Newcastle United FC. Ryan’s playing career seen him represent many great clubs, both in England and the USA as well as gaining 7 international caps for the principality of Sealand where he still remains their record goalscorer with 6 goals in 7 international games.

On January 8th 2022, the Regent’s Park youth league resumed and thousands of kids, parents, grandparents and dogs wrapped up warm and filled the sidelines to cheer on their team.

Many would have thought that the festive celebrations, mince pies and Christmas puddings would have caused a slow and rusty start to the new calendar year, however, this couldn’t be further than the truth.

With 2022 up and underway, I speak on behalf of all our UDFC coaches to say a huge, 'welcome back and happy new year!'.

It has been so great for us to see you all back on the sidelines. Despite the few weeks off over the festive break, it seems pretty evident that both the kids and our coaches were keen to be back on the fields playing football this month!

UD 2021 Summary

What a whirlwind of a year - but with everyone pulling together, we managed to see out a fantastic 2021 for UD with many incredible sporting achievements.

Please stick on the kettle, take 10 minutes out to read about the amazing work our UD players got up to in 2021!

UD 2021 Summary

What a whirlwind of a year - but with everyone pulling together, we managed to see out a fantastic 2021 for UD with many incredible sporting achievements.

Please stick on the kettle, take 10 minutes out to read about the amazing work our UD players got up to in 2021!

After a blistering start to the league in September, many thought that United Dragons would slow down in the month of October. This couldn’t be further from reality as October has been every bit as successful as September!

With the shortened month due to half term break, there has naturally been less games, but the games we have seen have been another example of the incredible progress made by all of our boys and girls teams.

Read our full report here!

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 -