Following the recent Australian Taekwondo ‘Fighting Futures’ Selection Camps held in Sydney (15 May) and Brisbane (11 July), AT are proud to announce the following athletes selected to the inaugural Performance Pathway ‘Fighting Futures’ Program.
Both selection camps had tremendous support from the AT community with 73 athletes, from 17 clubs in NSW and 41 athletes from 11 clubs in QLD trialling for the program respectively. The intention of the Performance Pathway Program is to provide ongoing support to all athletes outside the ‘Fighting Futures Program’ through monthly development camp opportunities in NSW at the ACPE Campus (when COVID restrictions permit), and in QLD through our affiliation with the AT Queensland (ATQ) Monthly High Performance Program.
Due to the COVID-19 lockdowns in Melbourne, selection camps scheduled for Victoria were unable to take place. However, with restrictions now easing, Australian Taekwondo remains committed to holding this camp once we are able to do so.
NEW SOUTH WALES
| First name | Category | Club | Club Coach |
Hamish Barton | Junior | John Tsoutis | |
Phoenix Bobrowski | Cadet | Thomas Auger | |
Benjamin Camua | Senior | Peter Vassily | |
Tristan Fernandez | Senior | Terrence Fernandez | |
Sally Heslop (ACT) | Junior | John Masiello | |
Hannah Keifer | Junior | Alex Sootho | |
Juliet Lahood | Senior | Thomas Auger | |
Nicholas Limpiado | Cadet | Peter Vassily | |
Ali Mack | Senior | Terrence Fernandez | |
Guiliana Masilello (ACT) | Junior | John Masiello | |
Sofia Querubin | Cadet | Abby Sangalang | |
Ajsa Ramic | Cadet | Thomas Auger | |
Dylan Sicat | Senior | Peter Vassily | |
Emily Stelino | Senior | Thomas Auger | |
| John Yoo | Senior | John Yoo (Senior) | |
QUEENSLAND
First name | Category | Club | Club Coach |
Savannah Askew | Senior | Neil Cowperthwaite | |
Charlie Bidgood | Junior | Cameron Taylor | |
Jessica Borg | Senior | Tom Hur | |
Lachlan Boulton | Junior | Ben Hartmann | |
Thomas Chong | Junior | Ben Hartmann | |
Tamzin Christoffel | Senior | Tom Hur | |
Joshua Civitarese | Senior | Neil Cowperthwaite | |
Aikan Grainer-Ameur | Junior | Tom Hur | |
Zaine Mansfield | Junior | Igor Geyl | |
Luke McMahon | Junior | Ben Hartmann | |
Phoenix Morrison | Cadet | Ben Hartmann | |
Rebecca Murray | Senior | Neil Cowperthwaite | |
David Duk Soo Park | Senior | Tom Hur | |
Tiarnagh Sweeney | Junior | Tom Hur | |
Ryan Yoo | Cadet | Tom Hur |
Australian Taekwondo National Coaching Group
The Fighting Futures Program will be managed by National Performance Pathway Lead, Ali Khalil and supported by the AT National Coaching Group (NCG) which was appointed through an expression of interest process. This team of coaches is represented by the majority of States and Territories to work together to implement the delivery of the Performance Pathway Program at the local level.
The coaches will plan and lead sessions focusing on the development of physical and technical capabilities that are important for success at international senior competition. State-based PPP coaches will be involved in planning activities under the leadership of the National Performance Pathway Lead, to create guidelines and resources to be adopted across the athletes and coaching network to ensure a unified focus for the broader AT network.
Name | STATE | Club |
Thomas Auger | NSW | |
Terrence Fernandez | NSW | |
Abby Sangalang | NSW | |
Alex Sootho | NSW | |
Peter Vassily | NSW | |
Sadhbh McCarthy | QLD | |
Shane Whiteway | SA | |
Ryan Carneli | VIC | |
Allan Malachowski | VIC | |
Jerry Moraitis | VIC | |
Bianca No | VIC | |
Andrew Rozinzsky | VIC | |
Ruth Hock | SA |
It is the aim of AT to build representation on the NCG from all States and Territories over time as the Performance Pathway Program develops. We will soon look to begin targeted camp-based programs in consultation with our partners in SA, WA, ACT and TAS.
For more information on the Performance Pathway, please visit the Australian Taekwondo website.
