KD Elite Pro Development Program · Fall 2026
Your Player Is Training Harder Than Ever. So Is Everyone Else.
Here's what nobody tells parents: at 13 and 14, touches stop being the differentiator. Every serious player in Victoria is doing extra sessions. The players who get pulled up aren't the ones with the most touches — they're the ones who understand the game. Nobody is teaching your player that. We are.
This is an application-based program — applications reviewed individually.
The KD Elite Pro Development Program
Built Around The One Thing Club Football Never Has Time For
Led by an ex-professional footballer who played in Germany, Austria, Ireland, Gibraltar, Cambodia and India, this program is built around teaching players how to think — not just how to touch the ball more.
Where to be before the ball arrives. Why that run drags a defender out. What the level above actually demands. Every session is designed to close that gap, on the pitch and in the analysis room.
Why Mornings
Two mornings a week, before school, at a university facility. This isn't a weeknight activity squeezed between other things — it's how professional environments actually run. The players who show up at 6:45am are the ones who are serious. If that sounds like a lot, this program isn't for your family — and that's the point.
Program Details
- Program: KD Elite Pro Development
- Term: Fall 2026
- Age Group: 2013/2012 only
- Dates: Sept 2 – Dec 4, 2026
- Sessions: 28 total (14 pitch + 14 analysis)
- Registration: Application-based
- Locations: UVic Field 2A (pitch) · Speed Mechanics (analysis)
Full Term Schedule
28 Sessions. 14 Weeks.
Pitch Sessions · UVic Field 2A
- When: Wednesdays, 6:45–8:00am
- Dates: September 2 – December 2, 2026 (14 sessions)
- Format: Players grouped by position, game-realistic scenarios
Analysis Sessions · Speed Mechanics
- When: Fridays, 7:00–8:00am
- Dates: September 4 – December 4, 2026 (14 sessions)
- Format: Clips from players' own matches alongside professional footage
- Remote access: Analysis sessions are recorded, and attending live via Zoom is also possible for players who can't attend in person
What's Included
What Your Player Gets
14 Position-Specific Pitch Sessions
Not generic drills. Players are grouped by position and put through the exact scenarios they face on Saturday. A fullback trains like a fullback. A striker trains like a striker.
14 Analysis Sessions
Every week, in the room at Speed Mechanics, we break down professional footage to set the standard — then put your player's own game film on the screen next to it. They see the level. Then they see themselves.
Monthly Live Analysis With Fuel For Football
Once a month, the room connects live with Fuel For Football — a performance consultancy that has delivered tactical analysis for Mathijs de Ligt and Mario Götze, elite European professionals at Champions League and World Cup level.
Weekly PlayerFocus Development Reports
You'll never wonder if it's working. Every week, a written report on your player's progress through PlayerFocus.
Monthly Individual Tactical Report
A personal analysis document prepared for your player — their patterns, their gaps, their next step.
Why This Program Is Different
To Reach The Highest Level, Players Need A Program That Develops How They Understand The Game.
| Typical Extra Training | KD Elite Pro Development |
|---|---|
| More drills | Position-specific game scenarios |
| More touches | Better decision making |
| Generic coaching | Position-specific coaching |
| No video feedback | Weekly analysis sessions |
| No measurable progress | Weekly PlayerFocus development reports |
| Little tactical education | Individual tactical reports and professional match analysis |
Most extra training helps players improve their technique. This program is designed to improve how they see the game. Because at the highest levels, players are separated by their decisions, not simply by how many extra touches they take.
Included Gear
The KD Elite Kit
Every registered player is issued a full training kit as part of enrolment.
- KD Elite training top
- KD Elite training pullover
- KD Elite training shorts
- KD Elite rain jacket
- KD Elite training pants
Kit fee: $200 — mandatory, paid in full at enrolment
alongside your first tuition payment. Not eligible for installments. Charged once
every 2 years — returning players within that window do not repay it.
The Coach
Kyle Degelman
Kyle has played professionally in Europe and Asia and now works with ambitious youth footballers through KD Elite Football, helping players develop the technical, tactical, physical, and professional habits required to reach higher levels of the game.
Every session in this program is built from Kyle's direct experience of what professional football demands — and what youth players need to close the gap.
Professional Footprint
- Germany
- Austria
- Ireland
- Gibraltar
- Cambodia
- India
Professional Footballer & Founder, KD Elite Football
This Is Not Open Enrolment
Investment
Applications are reviewed individually. We're building a committed founding cohort, not filling a roster.
Founding Rate
$719 CAD
$26 per session
First 8 players only. Full term enrolment — 28 sessions of position-specific pitch training and video analysis.
- Payable in full or 3 auto-charged installments of $239.67 (Square)
- Standard rate is $849 once founding spots are filled
- Enrolment is for the full term — non-refundable, no pro-rating for missed sessions
Kit fee: $200 — mandatory, paid in full at enrolment. Not
eligible for installments. Charged once every 2 years — returning players
within that window do not repay it.
Total at enrolment: $919 if paying tuition in full, or $439.67 if
using installments ($239.67 tuition + $200 kit), with two remaining tuition
payments of $239.67.
Apply Now
Applications Are Now Open
28 Sessions. 14 Weeks. University of Victoria.
2013/2012 players only. Applications are reviewed individually — this is not first come, first served.