Leicester Tigers Junior Academy (U15) Nominations – 2024/2025

Junior Academy Selection Criteria

  •  Physical Potential– have players got outstanding agility, speed, size (height or weight) or strength compared to their peers.
  • Coachable – Are players engaged in training? Do they ask questions and practice without being prompted to do so?
  • Competitive (hardworking)– Do players work hard throughout training and games. With and without the ball. Do they keep trying to the end of games even when their team is losing?
  • Outstanding Skill – does a player demonstrate a skill set above the level of their peers that has a positive impact in games; passing, kicking, ball carrying, tackling, jackling / breakdown?

Our Fundamental rugby skills are important in our coaching but NOT our selection as these are the skills that can be developed over time.

Other considerations:

  • Physical Maturation
  • Relative Age – ensure 25% are Q3 & Q4
  • Rugby history
  • Independent or state school educated.
  • Background in other sports
  • Did parents play rugby? Were they athletes in another sport?
  • Are they a younger sibling?
  • Hardship – how easy / difficult is their access to rugby?

 

Coaches,

 I hope your off season has been good and you have recharged your batteries ahead of the 2024-2025 Season.

 Please find below the link to this year’s Leicester Tigers Junior Academy (U15) Nominations, the link will be open until the 25th of September 

 https://forms.gle/Rraxt8Xt8raNktgs7

 Each Club/School can nominate up to four players eligible for the Junior Academy.