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The York City Knights
Scholarship
scheme was originally launched in 2004, presenting an opportunity for
gifted
players from the local area to come together and receive high quality
coaching
in a professional environment. The
scholarship program was designed to supplement the good work done by
the
amateur clubs within the North Yorkshire Service Area. Since then the
scholarship scheme
has developed with more athletes and coaches being involved than ever
before.
The programme starts in September and follows the school year as
players
develop their skills further with the aim of establishing themselves on
the RFL
Performance Pathway. Five years on and we are
beginning
to see the benefits of the scheme as the standard of Rugby League in As a scholar you will be
welcomed
into a professional club and we will help you develop both as an
athlete and as
a person as well as receive coaching from the York City Knights
scholarship
staff. The players involved are
the most
talented and promising fourteen to sixteen year olds in the area and
for this
reason we insist on high standards during the training sessions. The players are
encouraged to
produce a high standard of core skills, which include grip, pass and
catch,
skills which are fundamental to our game. The training drills are often
very
similar to the ones taking place at the Knights first team and academy
training
sessions, enabling players to become familiar with the standards needed
to make
it to a high level in the game. In addition to any This all
makes for a very productive set up for young players who we hope will
benefit
both the professional and amateur game in the |