Saracens Women's Rugby

Saracens Women provides exceptional coaching and performance support, fostering a nurturing environment for athletes to thrive and develop their skills. Some of the programme highlights include:

• Saracens Partnership: Access to top tier coaching training methodologies, and resources, allowing participants to benefit from the expertise and experience from the most successful club in women's rugby.
• High-Level Training Facilities: Participants train in state-of-the-art facilities specifically designed for rugby development, providing the ideal environment for skill enhancement, tactical training, and physical conditioning.
• Support Services: Comprehensive support services are available, including dedicated medical provision for injury prevention and recovery, strength and conditioning programmes tailored to individual needs, and performance analysis to track progress and enhance gameplay.
• The Academy also offers the Diploma in Sporting Excellence (DISE), a qualification designed for learners to be assessed on their abilities as elite sports performers. This additional qualification, worth 64 UCAS points, is studied alongside a player's main course and is not standalone.
• Professional Pathways: Athletes are encouraged to aim for progression to elite levels of rugby, with guidance and support to navigate the transition to professional play, including potential opportunities within Saracens Women and other top clubs.
• Further Education: The programme offers various opportunities for higher education, with pathways to universities in the UK and abroad, ensuring that players can pursue academic goals alongside their rugby careers.