PREMIER LEAGUE

STRATEGY, LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT OF THE ACADEMY
Football Philosophy
18. Each Club which operates an Academy shall document and make available to the League and
to the ISO its Football Philosophy which shall be:
18.1. drawn up under the guidance of the Academy Manager and with the involvement of (if the Club
deems it appropriate) the Manager and any other relevant Officials (including, by way of
example only, the Technical Director if the Club has appointed one or the Technical Board); and
18.2. annually reviewed and approved by the Club Board.
Academy Performance Plan
19. Each Club which operates an Academy shall prepare and make available to the League and to
the ISO its Academy Performance Plan.
20. 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 shall be reviewed annually by the Academy Manager.
21. The Club Board shall:
21.1. annually review and approve the Academy Performance Plan;
21.2. ensure that the Academy Performance Plan is communicated to all relevant Officials; and
21.3. measure the performance of the Academy each year against the 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
22. Each Club which operates an Academy shall:
22.1. use the Performance Management Application from the date of its implementation by
the League;
22.2. 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
22.3. 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 .
23. Each Club which operates a Category 1 or Category 2 Academy shall ensure that the Performance
Management Application is available for access by the following individuals:
23.1. relevant Academy Staff; and
23.2. Parents of its Academy Players aged 17 and younger, and the Academy Players themselves,
in relation to information contained on the Performance Management Application which
relates to that Academy Player (but excluding information which in the Club’s reasonable
opinion ought not to be so disclosed).
Guidance
The Performance Management Application will be developed in consultation with Clubs. The consultation and development
process will also consider in detail what information has to be provided to Academy Players and/or their Parents. The League
will provide further information regarding the types of benchmarking to be undertaken, the rationale underlying the
benchmarking exercise, and the procedures that the League will implement to ensure confidentiality.
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