The National Squad and its High Performance Program (HPP) is designed to optimise and support athlete performance.  The Nationals Squad and its HPP is managed by the AFF’s High Performance Commission, working with the National Coaching Team including the National Technical Coaches, National Program Coaches and Management on implementation.

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High Performance Commission (HPC)

Kristian Radford (AFF Director)
Chair - HPC
Anne Devereaux
Member of HPC
Andrew Weiss
Member of HPC

Management

Andrew Weiss
High Performance Manager
Gordon Christie
National Squad Platform Manager

National Coaching Team - National Programs

Todd Finn
Strength and Conditioning
Alexis Landais
Mindset and Performance
Caitlin Edmonds
Nutrition

National Coaching Team - Technical

National Weapons Coaches

Oleksii Tyshko
National Head Epee
Tais Rochel
National Head Foil
Aleksandra Shelton
National Head Sabre

National Assistant Coaches Epee

Paul Crook
Senior Assistant Coach
Gerry Adams
Senior Assistant Coach
Seamus Robinson
Senior Assistant Coach
Ted Elliott
Senior Assistant Coach
Scott Rawlins
Senior Assistant Coach
Gabe Spano
HPP Support Coach
Yiwei Eason Wen
HPP Support Coach
Scott Arnold
HPP Support Coach
Vsevolod Diachenko
HPP Support Coach
Elmira Kildibaeva
HPP Support Coach

National Assistant Coaches Foil

Robert Di Pasquale
Senior Assistant Coach
Taras Telnykh
Senior Assistant Coach
Harry Huang
Senior Assistant Coach
Julian Leung
HPP Support Coach
Enrique Reyes
HPP Support Coach
Rolando Jr. Canlas
HPP Support Coach
Elmira Kildibaeva
HPP Support Coach
Angelo Santangelo
HPP Support Coach
Taneka Huber
HPP Support Coach
Chris Bell
HPP Support Coach

National Assistant Coaches Sabre