Welcome to the website of the Professional Players Federation, the national organisation for the Player Associations in the United Kingdom. There are over 17,500 professional sportsmen and women in Britain and the PPF is dedicated to promoting, protecting and developing their collective interests. We have been working for the players since our establishment in 1991.
The PPF currently has twelve Player Associations in membership who are responsible for setting our priorities. We focus on cross-sport issues that affect all the members such as match fixing, Diversity & Inclusion, career transition, mental health and anti-doping.
You will find information on a number of research and education projects we have undertaken to help our members as well as a range of resources available to help individual players. We also provide details of our various Committees which provide forums for our Player Associations to exchange ideas, share best practice and agree the organisation’s goals.
If you have any queries relating to our work or the work of our members, please get in touch.
The Rugby Players Association (RPA) have announced Harry Thacker & Jake Woolmore of Bristol Bears as the worthy recipients of this season’s first Vodafone Business Gain Line Award for their Wellness business created in 2023.
With James Harris’ four-year stint as Chair coming to an end, the PCA has already started the quest to find a new leader to represent cricketers in England & Wales in a vital role in off-field negotiations with the ECB and key stakeholders.
Following the first RPA Players’ Board meeting of the season, the RPA is delighted to announce that Ruaridh McConnochie has been elected as RPA Chair, with Freddie Clarke taking on the role of Vice Chair. The RPA is excited about the leadership and collaboration Ruaridh and Freddie will bring to the Players’ Board.
PCA Futures Week has explored career progression stories from the PCA membership, as players look to enhance their personal development. The flagship event of Futures Week is always the PCA Futures Conference, where players are given the opportunity to learn from industry experts and put those skills into practice.
A new collaboration ‘Under Jockeys’ Orders,’ between Newbury Racecourse, the Professional Jockeys Association and Great British Racing, aims to celebrate leading British jump jockeys on Saturday 30th November with Coral Gold Cup Day at Newbury Racecourse to become the most jockey-centric National Hunt meeting ever hosted.
Players from across the PCA membership were invited to HAYS Recruitment for a CV and Interview Skills Workshop. The workshop, hosted by HAYS Managing Director Chetan Petal, aimed to assist players in preparing for what they want to pursue as a career after their playing days finish.
Former Conditional jockey, Sam Welton (34) has won the top prize at the 2024 JETS Richard Davis Awards. Held at Warwick Racecourse, the annual awards highlight the career development of both former jockeys and current jockeys and showcase the services available to Professional Jockeys Association members to help prepare for their futures in order to secure a successful transition from riding.
The PFA have confirmed the thirteen players who have been elected by fellow members to be part of the union’s Players’ Board which acts as the ‘voice of the changing room’ in the running of the PFA and includes ten current members.
PPF Communications Committee Chair Luke Reynolds joined the PCA in 2013 initially in the role as Social Media Executive. He has since progressed working across all departments and now leads a team of four as Head of Communications. We look at the key priorities and challenges and how the Communications Committee is working together to develop best practice and increase knowledge and collaboration between members.
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