● Team First Attitude: Having great teamwork and team spirit is something that will be involved in many other parts of a player’s life. No matter what they do or where they go in life, a player should always strive to be part of groups that are bigger than themselves.

● Work Ethic: Consistent focus on what players do to improve through the way we focus,

our attention to detail, our attitude, and our desire to improve

● Respect for Self and Others: Strive to respect, value, and appreciate yourself and others

● Ongoing Pursuit of Knowledge: Constantly ask yourself, “what have I learned, what can this teach me, and where can I grow in my own knowledge of the game?”

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The mission of the Atlantis Rugby Academy is to develop character, technical skills, and tactical knowledge of High School Boys and Girls rugby players in order to provide them an opportunity to compete at the highest level. Through regional clinics, high performance training camps, and regional & national tours, Atlantis provides players who want to play competitive rugby in and after high school an ability to grow their game and the sport.

Core Values

Mission

The Atlantis Training Academy focus on developing foundational player development:

● Technical Skills

● Tactical Knowledge

● Athletic Development

● Mindfulness

● Leadership

Focus

Structure

The Atlantis Mid-Atlantic Academy is a six-week development program for boys and girls seeking higher levels of competition. As a certified USA Rugby National Development Program (NDP), Atlantis develops players in both 15s and 7s while identifying and recommending athletes for high-level playing opportunities.

The training Academy is comprised of four main components to develop the Atlantis Core Values:

● Technical skills & tactical knowledge

● Mindset and player centered game approach

● Offensive and defensive strategies

● Positioning work

All sessions are on Saturdays from 9AM - 12PM.

The East sessions are at Friendship Field in Phoenixville on Oct 3, 17, and 31 while the West sessions are at Old Trolley Line Park in Elizabethtown on Sept 26, Oct 10, and 24.

Additionally, we have a Player Development and ID Camp for Boys and Girls grades 7-12 set to take place on Sept 19 at LaSalle College High School which will give players an opportunity to earn selection for future tours in both 7s and 15s.

Upcoming competitions include:

Northstate Academy 15s in November 2026

Fall East Coast Academy Competitions in November/December 2026

New York 7s in November 2026

Lisbon (Portugal) 7s in February 2027

Tropical 7s in March 2027

Spring Academy 15s in June 2027

Surf n Turf 7s in July 2027

North American Invitational in July 2027

The Fall 2026 Mid-Atlantic Academy is open sign-up and the link can be found here:

https://rockymountainregister.com/enroll/atlantis/login.asp?programid=1

We also have a Player Development and ID Camp at LaSalle College High School from 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM on Saturday, September 19. Link here:

https://rockymountainregister.com/enroll/atlantis/login.asp?programid=6

Both of these opportunities enable players to be selected for Atlantis High Performance sides in 7s and 15s.

Questions? please contact Jack Foley, 610-405-4734 or foley@atlantisrugby.com

How to join

The Goal

The goal of Atlantis Rugby is to bring together elite players identified through a variety of means - our Training Academy, showcase tournaments, camps, clinics, coaches recommendations, RugbyPA performance, and local competition identification - for selection to our North American 7s series competitions and regional 15s high performance events.

Through these events we are able to provide recommendations to the USA Rugby High-Performance Pathways and help players on their journey to the National teams.

Training Academy members will be required to purchase the Turquoise Rodder’s Training Shirt from our Macron Team Store. We’ve also included a recommended package for players who do not yet have Atlantis gear if you need to order the Training Kit Package. Additional option apparel items are available for purchase.