High Performance is a concept within sport that focuses intensely on a group of individuals or teams, aiming to achieve both individual and collective goals in order to attain success.[2]
Boxing Australia has a range of High-Performance programs. In 1997, the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) introduced Boxing as a scholarship sport. Its origins started out as a camp-based program, and by the early 2000s, Boxing became a full-residential program at the AIS.[2]
In 2005, Boxing was accepted as a program sport for the Australian Sports Commission's (ASC) National Talent Identification and Development (NTID) program which focused on identifying indigenous and heavyweight talent.[2]
In 2011, following the removal from the AIS Residential program, Boxing Australia assumed full ownership and management of its High-Performance programs. The Boxing Australia Academy was established and operated from the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, based on centralized camps.[2]
The Boxing Australia Centre of Excellence was established as a decentralized program within each state and territory. The program aims to identify talented boxers with the potential to represent their respective state or territory at future Australian Championships.[2]
In 2013, the AIS Combat Centre was established. The AIS Combat Centre houses the Boxing Australia training facilities.[2]
In the 2013–14 season, the Centre of Excellence program evolved into the BAL Development Program, with a renewed emphasis on adolescent athletes with the potential to qualify for state/territory teams. The primary objectives of the Development Program are to impart boxing terminology and skills to young boxers at an early age. This ensures that as they advance through the pathway, National Coaches do not need to re-teach these fundamental skills but rather refine them.[2]
Boxing Australia receives support from the Australian Sports Commission with Combat AUS managing the high-performance program.[2]
