PREMIER LEAGUE

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT RULES
TALENT IDENTIFICATION AND RECRUITMENT
236. On or before the third Saturday in May in every year each Club shall send to the Secretary a
list in PLYD Form 7 containing the names of each of the Academy Players whose registration
it then holds (other than those who have entered into a Scholarship Agreement whose names
are included in the list required by Rule L.30), indicating which it retains, which it intends to
retain and which it intends to terminate with effect from the date of the last match in the
Games Programme of the age group of that Academy Player.
237. The Code of Conduct set out in Appendix 4 shall be binding on Academy Players of compulsory
school age attending Academies and their Parents and on Clubs and Officials and any breach
thereof by such students or by Clubs or Officials shall be treated as a breach of these Rules.
End of Season Procedure
238. Except in the case of an Academy Player who has been offered and has accepted a Scholarship
Agreement in accordance with Rule 246:
238.1. on or before the third Saturday in May in every year in which his registration is held,
each Club shall give or send to each of its Academy Players in age groups Under 9 to
Under 11 PLYD Form 8 notifying him whether it intends to retain or to terminate his
registration with effect from the date set out in Rule 236;
238.2. on or before the third Saturday in May, each Club shall give or send to each of its
Academy Players in age groups Under 12 and Under 14 PLYD Form 9 notifying him
whether it intends to retain his registration for the next two seasons or to terminate it
with effect from the date set out in Rule 236.
239. An Academy Player who receives notification under Rule 238.1 or Rule 238.2 of his Club’s
intention to terminate his registration shall be at liberty following receipt of such notification
to seek registration as an Academy Player at the Academy of any other Club (or club).
240. An Academy Player who receives notification under Rule 238.1 or Rule 238.2 of his Club’s
intention to retain his registration shall likewise be at liberty after the date of the last match of
the Games Programme in which he participates to seek registration as a student at the
Academy of any other Club (or club) provided that:
240.1. by the date of the last match of the Games Programme in which he participates he
has given written notice to his Club and the Secretary terminating his registration; and
240.2. he has received the Secretary’s written acknowledgement of the same.
241. An Academy Player in age group Under 16 who has not received an offer to enter into a
Scholarship Agreement by 1 March shall thereafter be at liberty to seek registration as an
Academy Player at the Academy of any other Club (or club).
Termination of Registration
242. Subject to Rule 243, the registration of an Academy Player who has not entered into a
Scholarship Agreement with a Club shall terminate upon the happening of the earliest of the
following events:
242.1. the Academy Player completing his Full Time Education; or
242.2. the receipt by the Secretary at any time of a mutual cancellation notification in PLYD
Form 10 duly completed and signed by the Academy Player and his Parent and on
behalf of the Club holding his registration; or
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