PREMIER LEAGUE

GENERAL
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT RULES
1.62. “Productivity Profile” means an analysis, produced by the League using the Productivity
Methodology, of each Club’s track record in developing Academy Players, that is to say:
(a) the extent to which Academy Players coached by or at its Academy have progressed to
become established professional Players; and accordingly;
(b) the extent to which the Club is successful in contributing to the development of
established professional Players.
1.63. “Professional Development Leagues” means the leagues of that name managed, organised
and controlled by the League (in the case of Clubs operating Category 1 and Category 2
Academies) or by the Football League (in the case of Clubs operating Category 3 and Category
4 Academies) and “Professional Development League 1”, “Professional Development League
2” and “Professional Development League 3” shall be construed accordingly.
1.64. “Professional Development Phase” means the Under 17 to Under 21 age groups inclusive.
1.65. “Professional Development Phase Games Programme” means the games programmes
organised by the League and Football League for teams in the Professional Development
Phase as set out in Rules 156 to 162.
1.66. “Qualified Teacher Status” means the accreditation which an individual must obtain in
order to teach in state-maintained schools in England and Wales.
1.67. “Scholarship Agreement” means an agreement made between a Club and an Academy
Player in PLYD Form 1.
1.68. “School Day” means the times when the pupils of a school are required to attend that
school as determined by its governors.
1.69. “Scout” means any person employed or engaged by a Club (whether on a Full Time or Part
Time basis and whether or not he is remunerated in any way for his services) whose duties
include identifying to his Club players whose registration as Academy Players the Club may
wish to secure.
1.70. “Scout Identification Card” means a formal means of identification to be issued by the
League to each registered Scout which shall include:
(a) the name of the Club which employs the Scout; and
(b) a photograph of the Scout.
1.71. “Senior Academy Physiotherapist” means the Official referred to in Rule 99.
1.72. “Senior Professional Development Coach” means the Official referred to in Rule 76.
1.73. “Sports Science and Medicine Programme” means an integrated, interdisciplinary
programme for the provision of sports science and medical, services and analysis as more
particularly described in Rules 213 to 223.
1.74. “Sports Therapist” means a person who holds at least an undergraduate degree in sports
therapy.
1.75. “Technical Board” has the meaning set out in Rules 34 to 36.
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