About the Professional Players Federation

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.

 

Latest News

PPF - Committee Focus on Education and Training and Vice Chair Marcia Bailey

PPF - Committee Focus on Education and Training and Vice Chair Marcia Bailey

Our latest Committee Focus is on Education and Training with a Q&A with Vice Chair Marcia Bailey who is the Technical Lead & Senior Performance Lifestyle Coach at the UK Sports Institute.

WRPA - 13th January 2025 - WRPA delivers Vulnerability and Integrity programme

WRPA - 13th January 2025 - WRPA delivers Vulnerability and Integrity programme

The PPF has funded a unique Vulnerability and Integrity education programme for Welsh rugby players. Delivered by Tim Jones and Phil Davies from Professional Together, senior squads and academies have attended sessions throughout December and January.

RPA - 8th January 2025 - RPA partners with Open University

RPA - 8th January 2025 - RPA partners with Open University

The Rugby Players Association (RPA) is delighted to announce a collaboration with The Open University (OU), designed to provide elite players with unparalleled access to flexible distance learning opportunities and support.

Featured Videos

Inclusion In Sport - What more can be done

PPF Inclusion In Sport Event - July 2024

PPF Female Athletes Week - Player Discussion

Betting Integrity - Yellow & Red Card Match Fixing Education

Betting Integrity - Match Fixing Education