Last month Shooting Australia launched its LA 2028+ High Performance Strategic Plan, which is a document that provides not only a road map to our success at the LA 2028 Games, but the foundations for our sustained success in Brisbane 2032.
SHOOTING AUSTRALIA LA 2028+ HIGH PERFORMANCE STRATEGY
As part of the implementation of its LA 2028+ Strategy, Shooting Australia will make a number of changes to its High Performance (HP) Program to better align resources and support with the development and performance requirements of current and future cycle athletes, coaches and teams.
From 2025, Shooting Australia will transition from four to two National Programs that will include a:
In 2025, Shooting Australia will invest more than $1M of the funding it receives from the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in its Shotgun National Program. This program will support 24 National Squad athletes including both senior and junior across Trap and Skeet. 13 of these athletes have been categorised with the AIS.
SA CEO, Adam Sachs, said: “Australia has a proud history of Olympic medal success in Shotgun, including Penny Smith’s bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Games. The AIS and Shooting Australia are backing our Shotgun National Team to continue this tradition in LA 2028, and have prioritised the people, resources and opportunities that will be required to maximise the probability of our Games success.”
Shooting Australia’s investment in Australia’s best Shotgun athletes will be enhanced through the continuing engagement of world class sports science and performance support provided by the Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS). Shooting Australia and the VIS have signed a new four-year partnership agreement that will underpin the delivery of a Melbourne-based National Centre of Excellence (NCE) for Shotgun.
VIS CEO, Nicole Livingstone said: “We value the partnership we have with SA and are proud of the positive impact that the VIS’ people and expertise have had on the performances of Australia’s best Shotgun athletes, including at the Paris 2024 Olympics. We are excited about supporting these athletes and SA to achieve their medal ambitions through co-investment in a Shotgun NCE in the lead up to the LA 2028 Games.”
Shotgun’s National Program and NCE will be led by Program Manager, Adam Hosking, and Performance Coach, Renae Birgan. “The NCE will be a cornerstone of SA’s Shotgun National Program and will provide an elite performance environment that will prepare athletes for national and international competition and success. We will ensure that athletes are engaged with robust performance planning and the provision of high-quality coaching and performance support. These are critical ingredients for their continuing growth and will help our athletes unlock their full potential” said Adam Hosking.
