Development Structure
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.