High Performance Program nominations now OPEN

Nominations to be part of the 2025/26 AFF High Performance Program are now open.

The nominations will be open until 5pm (Sydney time) on Friday 22 August, with a revamped program set to get underway from the 1st of September.

All of the information relating to the program can be found by visiting: https://www.ausfencing.org/high-performance-program/

Athletes and parents are encouraged to read through all of the documentation and material on the site, including the program outline and handbooks available for the program.

A number of new initiatives will be launched this season and we will run through these at an online group session, together with one-on-one meetings with members who are accepted into the program.

These include revamped sections of the program focussing on:

• Training Centres and training schedules;
• Camps;
• Tours;
• Specialist Coaches including Strength & Conditioning, Mindset and Nutrition;
• Teamworks App and a new communication platform;
• Updated national uniforms;
• Online education sessions;
• An updated Categorisation Framework;
• And much more.

If you have any questions regarding the program, feel free to get in touch with High Performance Manager Andrew Weiss, via hp.manager@fencing.org.au.