PREMIER LEAGUE

TALENT IDENTIFICATION AND RECRUITMENT
286. A club which operates a Category 4 Academy may only offer to enter into a Scholarship
Agreement with:
286.1 anyone who is not an Academy Player; or
286.2 an Academy Player in age group Under 16 who is seeking registration under the
provisions of Rule 276
but only on or after 1 January in his Under 16 Year.
287. Any offer made under the provisions of Rules 283 or 285 shall be in PLYD Form 11, a copy of
which shall be sent to the Secretary by the Club making the offer within five days of it being
made.
288. An Academy Player receiving an offer in PLYD Form 11 shall respond thereto within 28 days
by completing and submitting to the Club making the offer PLYD Form 12, a copy of which
shall be sent to the Secretary by the Club within five days of receipt. An Academy Player who
does not accept the offer shall be at liberty after the first Saturday in June following his Under
16 year to seek registration at any other Club (or club).
289. An Academy Player who fails to respond as required by Rule 288 shall be deemed to have not
accepted the offer.
290. A Club may enter into a Scholarship Agreement with an Academy Player if:
290.1. it holds his registration; or
290.2. his registration is not held by another Club (or club); and
290.3. (except in the case of an Academy Player who has entered into a Scholarship
Agreement with another Club (or club) which has been cancelled by mutual
agreement) he is under the age of 18 years; and
290.4. the Scholarship Agreement commences no earlier than the last Friday in June in the
academic year in which the Academy Player reaches the age of 16.
291. An Academy Player who enters into a Scholarship Agreement with a Club shall be:
291.1. entitled to receive such remuneration as shall be determined by the Board from time
to time; and
291.2. required to complete his Education Programme (as defined in PLYD Form 1).
292. The registration of an Academy Player who enters into a Scholarship Agreement with a Club
shall be effected by completion of and submission to the Secretary of Football Association
Form G(4), signed on behalf of the Club by an Authorised Signatory, together with copies of
the Academy Player’s Scholarship Agreement and birth certificate.
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT RULES
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