Youth Development

 

1.   Glossary

 

EPDG:     Elite Player Development Group. 14 to 18 years – provides sources of coaching, conditioning and specialist support to elite players.

EAP:        England Academy Player. Elite players attached to the England Academy.

RDG:        Rugby Development Group: The management group for County / District youth rugby (up to 18 years).

AASE:      Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence. 16 to 18 years – available at a school or sixth form college in partnership with a Regional Academy providing a rugby development programme alongside    academic commitments.

DPP:        Developing Player Programme. 13 to 16 years – operated by the Regional Academy. The DPP is a development programme that complements school, club and county playing programmes, providing further development opportunities without the conflict of competition. It is a national programme managed by the RFU and delivered locally in partnership with the RFU, Regional Academy and Constituent Bodies.

XDPP:      Extended Developing Player Programme. Players 13 to 15 years – to provide a restricted number of sessions on a more local basis to promote the development of both players and COACHES – operated by the County / District RDG and the Regional Academy  combined.

WMRPPG:  West Midlands Regional Player Pathway Group. (Sometimes referred to as the RPDG – Regional Player Development Group). Exists to coordinate Academy and Constituent Body (CB) activity for both player and COACH development.

 

2.   Youth Diagram

 

 

3.   CONTACTS

WMRPPG: Chairman – Mike Sampson mdtsampson@outlook.com

Warriors Academy:

North Midlands Youth Forum:

North Midlands Schools:

Black Country RDG:

Greater Birmingham RDG:

Herefordshire RDG:

Shropshire RDG:

Worcestershire RDG:

 

4.   PROGRAMMES

Coaching: Jon Perks / Alan Hubbleday / Ian Strangward to populate this

EAP: Warriors

EPDG: Warriors

DPP: Warriors to populate this

XDPP: (Warriors and RDGS to populate this by agreement)

WMRPPG: Mike Sampson to provide content

Black Country RDG: RDG’s to provide content

Greater Birmingham RDG:

Herefordshire RDG:

Shropshire RDG:

Worcestershire RDG:

North Midlands Schools: schools committee to provide content.