PREMIER LEAGUE

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT RULES
STRATEGY, LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT OF THE ACADEMY
Strategic Documents
28. Each Club which operates an Academy shall document and make available to the League and
to the ISO its Vision Statement, Playing Philosophy and Coaching Philosophy each of which
shall be:
28.1 drawn up by the Technical Board; and
28.2 annually reviewed and approved by the Club Board.
Academy Performance Plan
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT RULES
29. Each Club which operates an Academy shall prepare and make available to the League and
to the ISO its Academy Performance Plan.
Guidance
See also Rule 9.2 which requires the Academy Performance Plan to be submitted as part of the Club’s application to
operate (or continue to operate) an Academy with effect from 1 July 2016.
30. The Academy Performance Plan shall be drawn up under the guidance of the Academy
Manager in consultation with such Officials as the Club may consider appropriate (including,
by way of example only, the Manager, the Chief Executive, the Academy Management Team
and the Technical Director if the Club has appointed one and the Technical Board) and shall
be reviewed annually by the Academy Manager.
31. The Club Board shall:
31.1 annually review and approve the Academy Performance Plan;
31.2 ensure that the Academy Performance Plan is communicated to all relevant Officials;
and
31.3 measure the performance of the Academy each year against the objectives, strategy
and specific performance targets set out in the Academy Performance Plan and
ensure that appropriate action is taken if the performance targets have not been met.
Performance Management Application
32. Each Club which operates an Academy shall:
32.1. utilise the Performance Management Application from the date of its implementation
by the League and record on it the data listed in Rule 1.58;
32.2. ensure that the data held on the Performance Management Application which is
within the Club’s control is held securely and is only released to, or accessed by, those
persons who require access to it pursuant to any of these Rules; and
32.3. provide the League with such information as it may from time to time require for the
purposes of analysing and benchmarking on a national or Category-wide basis any
aspect of the performance of Academy Players or Clubs.
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