The document outlines Rugby League's "Embed the Pathway" initiative to increase youth participation in the sport. It discusses how team sports are declining but non-structured activities are growing. The initiative aims to target growth, widen the talent base, focus on talent development over identification, reduce dropout rates, and develop coaching and player skills. Key aspects include a national curriculum for ages 12-14, development days, an accreditation scheme for clubs and schools, and building an online and in-person coaching network through resources, conferences, and communication channels.

1. Embed the Pathway
Launch Event

2. Source; Sport England Youth Review 2014
• Team sports are struggling
Football down 12% Cricket down 10% Rugby Union down 16%
• The little growth that is happening is in “non structured” sport e.g. self
guided cycling gyms or participation events like Tough Mudder

3. Source; Sport England Youth Review 2014

4. The Challenge;
Sources; Office of National Statistics, AfPE, RFL

5. The Result;

6. The solution;
• Targeted growth – the holy grail.
• Widening the talent base
• Refocus towards talent development, not merely identification
• Evole from a trial culture that due to RAE is proven to be flawed
• Talent Transfer
• Reducing those that “slip the net”

7. Research suggests that in talent systems psychological and
motor/movement skills development is the key area for improvement

8. Developing Coaches, Developing Players
A “national curriculum” for RL at U12 – U14
24 sessions in 3 blocks of 8 – all now written & supported by CPD
and a growing coaching support network
Development Days
Totally Inclusive – not based on a selection/deselection culture that
evidence shows to be heavily affected by RAE and increase drop
out
Open access to all community clubs and schools
Four key areas;
• Game
• Coachability
• Movement Skills
• Mental Attributes
• Bespoke Profiling Platform now available

9. Central calendar & Dissemination

10. Accreditation scheme
• Community Clubs and Schools can be accredited
• Recognises delivery of high quality in their environments and
a commitment to CPD by coaches and teachers
• Ongoing work to link this to kit and equipment benefits
• Coaches are being certificated
• Accreditation forms available now

11. Building a coaching network
• Web content
• ETP App for IOS and Android
• Twitter feed @EmbedThePathway
• You Tube Channel
• From 2015 we will be building a
network of coach developers
• Teachers RL Conferences
• Creating a growing culture of
CPD in clubs and schools

12. Communicating and connecting
• Regular visits to partners, e-mail updates
• Club cluster meetings
• School cluster meetings
• #AskETP & Twitter engagement strategy
• This powerpoint to be available on the You Tube
Channel shortly and a link will be sent out
• Open and transparent dialogue
• www.embedthepathway.co.uk @embedthepathway
• Contact me Tony.Fretwell@rfl.uk.com or
Anthony.Atherton@rfl.uk.com for visits and discussion of
ideas and ways forward

13. Central cdp 2015
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