English Premier League is considered as one of the most professional leagues around the world, and this reputation is because these peoples don’t care where you come from, if you can contribute for their betterment; you are always welcome. When different domestic leagues around the world are hiring top notch soccer experts to prepare and implement innovative ideas to make their tourneys even more interesting, EPL has hired a Cycling expert Dan Hunt to lead its Elite Player Performance Plan. This is an innovative way to gain the expertise irrespective of where it comes from; Hunt has been associated with Team Sky as sports director and being considered as the pioneer in finding the good talent and how to make it even more promising. Actually, Premier League introduced an exclusive program called Elite Player Performance Plan – youth development system in the last season; it was aimed to find and prepare a maximum number of domestic players for premier league. Everybody knows that league clubs hire maximum number of foreign players than any other league in the world and this is not a good sign for their future that is why experts have long been asking English think-tank to increase domestic participation in premier league and this program is the first initiative in that direction.
Hunt issued his statement over league’s official website and described why this kind of program is necessary today, he said, “It is clear that the delivery of the Elite Player Performance Plan is a huge priority for the Premier League and for clubs. I am looking forward to helping at this very exciting time, using the knowledge and skills I have gained from working with some of the top athletes and coaches in cycling, and from being involved in global competitions like the Tour de France and two Olympic Games.”
Actually, Hunt is known for his sports knowledge and talent sharpening expertise; he has served his services on various sports from Cycling to race coach and knows that his new role is very demanding, especially looking at the falling ranking of England’s national soccer team. Ged Roddy, Premier League director of youth, said over his appointment, “The Premier League and the clubs are in the process of developing a world-leading academy system through the implementation of EPPP and the continual assessment and improvement of performance is a hugely important part of that.
“Dan Hunt has been closely involved in one the highest performing elite environments in world sport. He has made significant contributions to the recent successes of Team Sky, and British Cycling at both the London and Beijing Olympic Games. He has first-hand experience of applying science, psychology, medicine and nutrition to sports development and we look forward to him bringing his skills and experience to the Premier League as we continue our work with clubs.”