The Advanced Player Development Camp will provide the more committed player who is serious about improving their skills and is keen to invest time in their football development with an excellent week of football activities aimed at improving their technical, tactical, physical and mental skills. This camp suits players with advanced or accelerated skills development, who also demonstrate the right attitude, focus and attitude for improvement. A holistic programme will be used to educate, nurture and prepare the players for the demands of the modern game whilst placing a strong emphasis on having fun, learning and development. Our bespoke training methods are designed to facilitate the needs of everyone, whilst delivering structured technical/tactical coaching practices and small-sided games, alongside classroom workshops covering various topics related to player development. Camp sessions will be delivered by Dundee United FC's Head of Technical Performance, Andy Payne, and he will be ably supported by staff from the elite Dundee United FC Academy. The week will focus on 4 specific areas, each of which creates the programme philosophy: Technical Performance > Ball mastery > Outplaying 1v1 skills > Small-sided games > Technical performance workshop Tactical Performance > Overload & underload games > Transition to attack/defend > Position-specific 1v1 analysis > Tactical performance workshop Physical Performance > Movement with the ball > Movement without the ball > Diet & nutrition workshop > Physical performance workshop Mental Performance > Mental performance awareness > Growth mindset workshop > Individual profiling workshop > Mental performance workshop For more information please e-mail enquiries@dundeeunitedct.co.uk.
Camp notes
- lunch will be provided for all participants
- an e-mail will be sent prior to the camp start, giving a more detailed breakdown including our COVID Guidelines and what participants will need to bring with them.