Player Pathway Guidance for the Senior Academy Programme 2014/15 Season
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Player Pathway Guidance for the Senior Academy Programme
2014/15 Season
The Women’s Senior Academy Programme, which was introduced last year, will
be starting again in October 2014. The programme is aimed at ambitious players
who have the drive and commitment to be the best they can be. The major focus
of the programme is on individual skill development and will allow talented
players the opportunity to be part of a high intensity training and competition
programme
The programme consists of five training weekends along with three matches and
summer camps for selected players. Running alongside the camps and matches
will be a series of master classes that will have a National skill focus and all
players within the academy programme will receive support and education in
Strength and Conditioning, Nutrition and Lifestyle Management.
There will be four senior academies running throughout the country based in the
London, North, Midlands and the South West and the programmes will all be 12
months in length.
Overall Vision of Academy Rugby
To provide a challenging, high quality, performance environment within each
Academy which enables effective individual player development and provides
players who have potential, ambition and commitment to become the best they
can be.
Player Development Aim
Senior Academy Programme
Outcome
Identify players who have the potential to progress to England Elite 44 and England
representative squads.
Improve players through:
Technical and tactical skills (Game understanding)
Unit and position specific skills
Mental and physical development
Lifestyle, nutrition and injury management (Elite athlete behaviours)
Coaching 5 x training weekends and Summer Camps for selected academy players
Competition 3 x match days
Delivery DTDOs, DTDO appointed coaches and England U20s coaches
Nomination of Players for the Senior Academy Programme This programme is a very important part of the RFU Women and Girls player pathway and the club and university coaches play a lead role in the nomination process. Potential academy players should be assessed during training and in matches and the nominations should be based around the core skill areas as identified on the next page. Whilst we are not expecting players nominated to be fully developed in all of the stated areas these guidelines should form the basis for your nominations. Players who have been involved and performed well in the Senior CB programme can of course be nominated for academy trials and CB coaches should liaise with club and university coaches to pass these player details on and to request any additional nominations should they have not already been made by the club or university. There is no limit on the number of players that can be nominated for the academy trials. However, coaches need to be objective in their nominations and must have a clear rationale and reasoning behind the players selected for the trials. The Divisional Talent Development Officers (DTDOs) are available as support in this process but the club and university coaches are expected to carry out the assessment and nomination process and forward it to the Event Support Officer (ESO) by Monday 8th September 2014. A standardised Nomination Form is attached for coaches, and once completed should be returned to Susan Murrin, who is the RFU Event Support Officer for Women’s Performance, at SusanMurrin@rfu.com. Should there be any new players who coaches feel are to the standard of an academy trial and they have not been nominated already then these players should be immediately highlighted to the appropriate DTDO and then they can be added to any potential trials list for September. All players that want to trial for an Academy must be involved in Club, College or University rugby. However should a player that is unable to participate in local rugby for a valid reason would like to be considered for an academy, they need to contact the appropriate DTDO for their area explaining their situation. No guarantees will be given to players, however previous background will be considered and players may be invited to the academy trials on an individual basis. The DTDOs lead and manage the Academy programme within each division and will review all nomination lists and make the final decision on which players are invited to trials in October. Please also note that, in a change from previous seasons, players will now not be asked to make a contribution payment for the programme.
Player Assessment
• Always confident in her ability to meet the challenge.
Work rate
• Always gives maximum effort.
Courage
• Demonstrates a positive and receptive attitude.
Confidence • Shows a real drive to improve both game understanding
Ambition and her personal performance.
• Is coachable and is receptive to advice and feedback
• Shows a good understanding of the game
Coachability • Will question if unsure, and wants to improve.
• Makes positive contributions during sessions
• Is physically able and is capable of asserting herself in
match/training situations
• Dynamic and fit she demonstrates good speed and agility
Physical during game/training
• Understands the importance of conditioning to her game
and maintains a good standard of all round conditioning.
• Is able to tackle effectively off both shoulders
• Is technically competent and communicates well to others.
Defence and Tackling • Shows good defensive awareness and normally picks the
right player to tackle.
• Contests for the ball and makes turn overs.
• Generally makes positive contribution as a ball carrier.
• Is a competent passer of the ball from both hands
Handling, Running • Identifies space/mismatch in the defence and links play.
and Decision Making • Can make a variety of effective passes
• Can beat opponents using a variety of footwork techniques
• Is secure with the ball in the contact and effective with ball
presentation, makes sure it comes back.
Contact • Good body height, shape and leg drive.
• Can identify offload opportunities.
• Reliable in and around the contact area.
• Can perform well under pressure.
• Is a good decision maker who is able to read the
game/situation.
Game Sense • Willing to take responsibility and understands the laws.
• Communicates effectively
• Can make things happen
• Demonstrates physical and technical attributes that sets
them apart from other players.
Other • Whilst not the' finished article' - has 'real potential' to
progressNomination and Selection Process
•Club / University / College Coaches observe and assess all players and
consider players for nomination to attend Academy trials using selection
criteria.
1
•Nomination list sent from Club / University / College Coaches to Event
Support Officer using correct nomination form
•All nominations to sent to ESO by Monday 8th September 2013
2
•DTDOs to review nomination lists
•DTDOs to contact Club / University / College coaches to discuss any
potential academy level players who have not previously been in the
3 player pathway.
•Players recieve final infomation regarding Academy trials from Academy
4 Managers. This information will be copied to the coaches
•
•Academy trials will take place on Sunday 5th October 2014
•Trials will take place within the four academy areas
5
•All players informed of selection / non selection by email from the
Academy manager by Friday 10th October 2013
6
•All selected players are required to attend Acdemy matches and camps
on specified dates (see Calendar, page 5)
72014 / 2015 Academy Calendar
Date Camp
5th October 2014 Trials
8th & 9th November 2014 Training Camp 1
14th & 15th February 2015 Training Camp 2
21st & 22nd March 2015 Training Camp 3
18th & 19th April 2015 Training Camp 4
2nd & 3rd May 2015 Training Camp 5
10th May 2015 Match 1
17th May 2015 Match 2
24th May 2015 Match 3
Expectations of Academy Players
The academy managers will communicate the locations and dates of these
sessions to all the players once selected into an academy.
Training camps will be based at two centres which will be located to provide,
where possible, sensible travelling distances for all players. For the majority of the
training camps the North and Midlands academies will be based at one location
while London and South West train at another one. Attendance is compulsory for
the training camps and matches. There is an expectation of players to maintain
their commitment and maintain and improve performance throughout the
programme.
It is likely that the matches will all be held at Birmingham Exiles RFC, this will be
confirmed in the autumn of 2014.
Players will be expected to get themselves to all training and match locations and
unless specified or agreed by the Player Development Manager (PDM) travelling
expenses will not be paid.
If a player is not selected for an academy then the DTDO and academy coaches
will endeavour to keep in contact with the club/college/university to monitor their
progress.
Should there be injuries or players dropping out of an academy for any reason
these non-selected players may get the chance to be able to be called back into the
programme during the year. Any decision on a players call up will be made by the
DTDO and PDM.Contacts
Name Role Email Phone
Andy Paton Player AndyPaton@rfu.com 07841 367446
Development
Manager (PDM)
Susan Murrin Event Support SusanMurrin@rfu.com 0208 8317 482
Officer (ESO)
Rob Thomson DTDO - North RobertThomson@rfu.com 07912 540949
Kevin DTDO - South KevinMoggridge@rfu.com 07912 540950
Moggridge West
Alex DTDO - London AlexAusterberry@rfu.com 07971 950551
Austerberry
James Cooper DTDO - JamesCooper@rfu.com 07809 512738
MidlandsAppendix 1 RFU Senior Women’s Player Pathway
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