18-568: EPPP may refer to: Elite Player Performance Plan Environmental persistent pharmaceutical pollutant Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology Enhanced Potential Pandemic Pathogens Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title EPPP . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
36-688: A "B" team and their academy with a "C" team. Professional Development League The Professional Development League is a system of youth football leagues that are managed, organised and controlled by the Premier League or by the Football League . It was introduced by the Football Association via the Elite Player Performance Plan in 2012. The system was introduced in early 2012 and
54-574: Is a youth development scheme initiated by the Premier League . The intention of the EPPP is to improve the quality and quantity of home-grown players produced by top English clubs. Measures introduced by the EPPP to free up movement of younger players by establishing a hierarchy of association football academies in England and fixing the transfer fees between academies have proved controversial and some smaller clubs closed their academies in response to
72-697: Is the Professional Development League . The competition is split into two regional divisions, with the overall champion determined after an end of season play-off series. An under-18 league for EPPP Category 1 academies was formed alongside the formation of the Professional Development League in 2012. Known as the U18 Premier League , the competition is split into two regional divisions (North and South). The two winners of each division contest
90-837: The 2022–23 season. From the 2023–24 season onwards, the competition consists of one division of 26 clubs in a "Swiss-style" format with 20 regular season fixtures and a 16 team knockout stage, similar to the new format of the UEFA Champions League . Clubs in Premier League 2 can also compete in the Premier League Cup , the Premier League International Cup and the EFL Trophy , which is restricted to under-21 players. The senior youth age range for EPPP Category Two academies
108-465: The Football League did not accept the new deal. It has been described by some as a way of catering for only the elite. The new rules mean that a Category 1 academy can go to any other training ground to watch a player (giving 48 hours' notice) and effectively buy the player for a fixed fee starting from £3,000. Hereford United , Wycombe Wanderers and Yeovil Town folded their academies at
126-422: The best players and command the largest fees. Category 1 academies will have high contact time with young players, require a minimum of 18 full-time staff and an operational budget of £2.5m. Academies will be reviewed every two years and re-categorised if necessary. Categorisation is the result of an independent audit. A fixed tariff for transfers of players under 18 – The proposed tariff is: This will replace
144-415: The changes. The EPPP was accepted by the 72 member clubs of the Football League on 20 October 2011. The clubs voted 46 in favour and 22 against, with three no-shows and one abstention. The Premier League published the following list of principles upon which the EPPP was designed after its ratification by the members of the Football League : The plan aims to improve youth development by focusing on
162-502: The competition if their first team in the Premier League were relegated and replaced with a promoted team. Under the Professional Development League system, Premier League reserves teams' league status is not directly linked to the first team's Premier League status. Instead, there are three different Professional Development Leagues at each age-group level and clubs in the top four tiers of the English football league system are placed in
180-496: The current system of compensation determined by an independent tribunal. Thus, a 14-year-old player who spends 6 years at the club (Category 3) will command an initial fee of £46,500 (£3,000 × 3 + £12,500 × 3). Further fixed fees are payable on the player making first team appearances in any professional senior competition: The old youth league system will be abolished and replaced by the Professional Development League . Clubs with high-category academies will compete against others of
198-486: The following: The plan proposes the modernisation of talent identification and recruitment including research in such areas as physiological parameters , relative age effects , psychological profiling , motivation, decision making, technical ability and attrition rates. The principal changes from the former academy system are: Abolition of the "90-minute" rule – Academies were only allowed to sign players aged under 18 if they resided within 90 minutes' travel time of
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#1732773151851216-420: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=EPPP&oldid=1053448543 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Elite Player Performance Plan The Elite Player Performance Plan ( EPPP )
234-519: The same standard in the top tier and so on. A number of clubs have made their applications for academy status public, including Fulham , Manchester City , Southampton , Stoke City , Sunderland , and West Ham United . The EPPP has been greeted with scepticism from parts of the English Football League . Some claim the Premier League has blackmailed the Football League by threatening to remove all youth development funding if
252-513: The start of the 2012–13 season, stating that the cost of implementing the EPPP was part of the reason for this. Brentford closed their academy at the end of the 2015–16 season, citing the EPPP as a reason for the closure. Bolton also downgraded their academy in 2015 in order to save money. They downgraded it again in 2020. Salford City scrapped their academy before the start of the 2020–2021 season. On 7 December 2020, Birmingham City announced they would be replacing their development squad with
270-517: The system based on the assessment of their academy for the Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP). From 2012 to 2016, EPPP Category 1 academies' most senior youth league was an under-21 league known as the U21 Premier League , with four over-age outfield players being permitted to play. From the 2016–17 season onwards, the competition is known as the Premier League 2 and the age limit was increased from under-21 to under-23. This change
288-420: The training facility. This has historically provided each club with a "catchment area". There were some exceptions to the rule to provide for players living in remote areas. Larger clubs were prevented from taking youth players away from home at a young age for training. A four-tier academy system – It is proposed that there will be four gradings of academies, with the highest rated academies being able to sign
306-628: Was active for the first time during the 2012–13 season. It is a successor to the Premier Reserve League , Premier Academy League and Football Combination . The Football League Youth Alliance makes up League 2 of the under-18 system. The system covers the under-18 and under-21 groups. Previously, clubs participating in the Premier Reserve League (the highest level of reserve football in England) were removed from
324-407: Was reverted for the 2022–23 season onwards, with the competition once again being restricted to under-21 players. In order to help with the transition, teams were allowed up to five over-age outfield players, up from three, and one over-age goalkeeper for the 2022–23 season only. The competition was split into two divisions, with promotion and relegation between each, from its inception in 2012 until
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