Boxing Australia

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Boxing Australia Ltd.
Boxing Australia logo.png
Sport Amateur boxing
Jurisdiction Australia
AbbreviationBAL
Founded1924 (1924)
Affiliation World Boxing
Affiliation date13 August 2023
HeadquartersAIS Combat Centre Leverrier Street Bruce ACT
PresidentPhillip Goodes
CEO Dinah Glykidis
CoachSantiago Nieva
SponsorSting International
Official website
www.boxing.org.au
Flag of Australia (converted).svg

Boxing Australia Limited (BAL) is agoverning body for the sport of amateur boxing in Australia. All around Australia, the development of boxing is in the hands of the BAL . The Australian Sports Commission (ASC), Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), the Australian Commonwealth Games Association (ACGA), and World Boxing have recognized Boxing Australia as the National Sporting Organisation for boxing. [1]

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On July 13, 2023, due to the International Olympic Committee's decision to expel the International Boxing Association from the Olympic movement over corruption involving its Russian organizers, Boxing Australia announced its intention to depart from the federation and join World Boxing. This decision was approved on August 13, 2023.

High Performance

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]

Structure

Boxing Australia adopts a Federation Style Organisational Structure with Member Association representation with a Council, a Board of Directors that are Elected, Management and Operational Staff, Standing Committees and Commissions. [3]

Board Directors

The overarching management and strategic focus are handled a Board of seven directors, with the ability to coopt two non-voting directors plus the Chief Executive Officer, Dinah Glykidis. [4]

NameRole
Phillip GoodesPresident And Chairperson
Julia FeltonDirector
Ann TindallDirector
Wayne ToltonDirector
Steve MannixDirector
Nick TsioulosDirector
Brad HoreDirector

[4]

Member Association Delegates

NameRole
Troy HucksteppBoxing ACT Delegate
Sean FitzpatrickBoxing Australia (NSW) Delegate
Pennie RochfordBoxing NT Delegate
Mark EvansBoxing Queensland Delegate
Allison GoodesBoxing SA Delegate
Allison RitchieBoxing Tasmania Delegate
David PikeBoxing Victoria Delegate
Geoff PetersonBoxing WA Delegate

[5]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "About". Boxing Australia. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "High Performance". Boxing Australia. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Structure". Boxing Australia. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Board Directors". Boxing Australia. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Council Delegates". Boxing Australia. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
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