Transcript EY16032013

POST 16 PATHWAYS
Dave Rotheram
National Player Development Manager
INTENTIONS FOR TODAY
• Put in context where you are at currently
• The Club Academy and England
International programme in Rugby League
• Outline the AASE programme
• Next steps..
TALENT DEVELOPMENT
• Increase the quality of players that progress to
the full England squad.
• Increase the quality of player supply to Super
League and Championship clubs.
• Increase number of and quality players with
access to a quality talent development system.
MORE SKILLED HOME GROWN
PLAYERS
MORE COMPETITIVE TEAMS
HIGHER
STANDARD OF
YOUTH
DEVELOPMENT
HIGH PERFORMING
INTERNATIONAL TEAMS
BETTER SUPER LEAGUE
COMPETITION
ACADEMIES
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Professional Sport in the UK use Academies in
order to identify and develop talented athletes to
be able to compete to a “world class standard”
(RFU), “produce football excellence” (FA) and
provide a “modern Rugby League education”
(RFL)
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Academies must equip young athletes for the
transition between youth and senior sport
ADVANTAGES OF THE ACADEMY
SYSTEM
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Players identify more with the local community
Show good value for money
Sustains more than one team
Potential “sell on” value
PLAYER PATHWAY
ELITE TRAINING
SQUAD
SUPER LEAGUE
England
Knights
Professional Club
Academy U-19
RFL Regional
Academy U-18
England
Academy
Professional Club
Academy U-16
RFL Regional
Academy U-16
England
Youth
ADVANCED APPRENTICESHIP IN
SPORTING EXCELLENCE (AASE)
• Used by clubs & regions to enhance the
delivery of the Academy programme
• Players are apprentices, not students
• 30 hours per week in a high quality FULL
TIME environment
• Up to 16 hours per week (recommended) 3
A levels or BTEC
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WHAT DO YOU GET OUT OF
AASE?
An increased sporting knowledge and understanding
Better equipped for the demands of being a full time
athlete
A level 3 NVQ in ‘Achieving Excellence in Sport’.
This can be advantageous when apply for university
especially sporting university’s like Leeds Met, UCLAN, Uni
of Glos.
No UCAS points directly associated but qual is looked
upon very favourably.
AASE PROGRAMMES 2012-13
Widnes Vikings
St Helens
Wigan Warriors
Cumbria Regional Academy
North East Regional Academy Midlands Regional Academy
Huddersfield Giants
Bradford Bulls
Leeds Rhinos
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Castleford Tigers
Sheffield Eagles
Hull FC
Hull Kingston Rovers
CURRENTLY 107 ATHLETES ON PROGRAMME
The Product of Player Development
Faster, Stronger
(more powerful)
…for longer
Technically
& Tactically
Proficient
Adaptive to All
Challenges
Highly Confident
(Team & Individual)
Committed, Cohesive
& Coherent
Fulfilling
Potential
Unquestionable
Work Ethic
24-7 Athlete
Self-Determining
DECLARATION OF INTEREST
DATE
1st July 2013
EVENT
Clubs may “declare an interest” in
others’ players
23rd July 2013 Declaration of interest period closes
6th August 2013 Players notified by RFL of declarations
from other clubs
1st Sept 2013
Contract commences
CONTRATCT OFFER
• Must meet minimum contract value (TBC)
• Is for 27 months (Sept 2013-Nov 2015)
WHAT IS A CONTRACT?
• It is a Contract of Employment
• A legally binding agreement which describes
how the relationship will work within the
framework of employment law
STANDARD FORMS
• Only two types of form (full or part time)
• Will be different for each player:
Name & Address
Start and finish dates
Payment details
Additional individual clauses
DISCRETION
• Clubs/Regions are signing your potential
• Individual and club dependent (clubs will
have different wage structures and
recruitment needs)
AGENTS
• Must be authorised
• Players under the age of 18 can only have a
1 year agreement with an agent with
parental consent
• www.therfl.co.uk/the-rfl/rules
ADVICE TO PARENTS
• Speak to people who have been through it
• No such thing as a daft question
• Meet with club representatives
• Use the RFL for impartial advice