Latest updates

Shooting Australia is seeking to appoint a Shotgun National Team Coach.

Please find linked here the position description for further information.

Applications will close on 7 January 2019 and interviews will take place during the week commencing 21 January 2019.

Shooting Australia is excited to welcome Anne-Marie Nickless, who has been appointed as Community Development Officer.

Joining SA after more than 10 years with Tennis South Australia, Anne-Marie brings strong leadership skills from extensive experience in managing both staff and volunteers. During her time working for Tennis SA, Anne-Marie assumed roles for several major international events including Davis Cup, Fed Cup, Adelaide International ATP event, City of Playford Tennis International and World Tennis Challenge.

Taking on the role after the departure of Jaime Drumm, Anne-Marie has experience across all areas of sport participation. This includes roles in volunteer and coach education, facility development, club management, implementing participation activities and growing programs with links to local clubs.

SA would like to thank former Community Development Officer, Jaime Drumm who has taken on a role in his own business. Jaime was one of SA’s most visible and well received team members among our sport community. His achievements include driving the delivery of our successful National Come and Try May program and, more recently, reviewing and updating our para classification resources.

Anne-Marie has commenced in the role of Community Development Officer at the SA National Office in Adelaide and can be contacted at [email protected] or on +61 8 8177 1860.

2018 Performance Series Results

Please find below the outcomes of our recent Shooting Australia Performance Series Review.

The agreed Performance Series outcomes in priority order will be to;

1. Deliver a quality high performance competition and environment following ISSF rules and standards to ensure our athletes, coaches and officials are appropriately prepared and practiced for international competition;
2. Deliver non-Olympic events  that matter, to ensure their long-term viability and where these events assist delivery of high performance outcomes i.e. 50m Rifle Prone; and
3. Deliver events that are accessible to the shooting community (athletes, coaches and officials) to promote a career and developmental pathway.

Below are a list of the key findings identified through the review and workshop process;

• Athletes want quality high performance events delivered consistently;
• You want Shooting Australia to take back and be responsible for the delivery of these events and their standard and quality;
• Provide a more professional product;
• Better communication is required with hosts and the community on the timing and logistics of planned events;
• Use the Performance Series to more formally mentor and up-skill our officials;
• Enforce the code-of-conduct so that our athletes, staff, officials and volunteers feel safe in this environment. Be stronger on people not meeting the code-of conduct;
• Better integration of para-shooting athletes into these events;
• Introduce a “registration fee” to help provide consistency of product by contributing to the costs of key volunteers to attend each event;
• Introduce “tips” and “best practice” information sheets for consistency of these events and those below it;
• Reintroduce an online ranking system;
• Better communication to the community on “What is the Performance Series and why is it important?”, i.e. communicate the agreed outcomes in priority order.

There were also a range of other ideas and solutions communicated with us and we will be looking at ways to incorporate these into the Performance Series for 2019.

It is clear that you want a performance series to be delivered in a high performing consistent way to justify the series name.

Thank you to the large number of people who took the time to detail, write and discuss with us how they want the future of the Performance Series to look. We are going to do everything we can to meet your expectations and deliver an elite domestic series.

Please feel free to contact our events team at any time to discuss.

Kindest regards,

Kelly Wright
Head of Marketing – Shooting Australia

2018 Nominations are now open:

• Shooting Australia Awards of Excellence Team of the Year
• Shooting Australia Awards of Excellence Target Sport Shooter of the Year
• Shooting Australia Awards of Excellence Selection Panel Nomination
• Shooting Australia Awards of Excellence Community Awards

Shooting Australia will be undertaking a review of the Performance Series and is assembling a working group comprising of community, athletes, officials, staff, venues, and High Performance representatives to reassess the current Performance Series. This may result in a complete overhaul of the Performance Series or some minor or major amendments. However, as not everyone can be part of the Working Group Shooting Australia invites members of our community to have your say by making a Submission. Shooting Australia is calling for submissions from our community, Member Bodies, State Associations, Clubs, and Athletes via email to [email protected] regarding the current Performance Series and domestic events looking at future delivery options.

Please make sure the feedback you provide is carefully considered and can be used to inform the Working Group. When having your say, it is important to be clear on the solutions and ideas you formulate. In developing your submission you should ask yourself questions like:

• What do I want to see happen with elite domestic events in Australia?
• What do I think is good about what is currently being delivered?
• Where do I think changes could be made to improve current domestic competitions/events/series?
• What could a premiere domestic competition series or event look like?

Writing a submission presents an opportunity for you to share your local knowledge and experience with us. It is important to have a clear message that we can respond to, and it is important to be realistic.

In anticipation of your response thank you for your time.

Kelly Wright
Head of Marketing – Shooting Australia