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Shooting Academy
Overview
Singapore Sports School Shooting Academy trains in a world-class 10m shooting range on the school’s premises. The 30-lane range, built to host the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore in 2010, is fully equipped with an electronic target scoring system. This state-of-the-art shooting facility paved the way for the setting up of the Shooting Academy in 2012.
As shooting is not available as a Co-Curricular Activity (CCA) in primary schools, the Shooting Academy conducts the Learn-To-Shoot (LTS) programme quarterly to identify individuals that may have potential in the sport. Within three years of setting up the Academy, the Sports School produced its first world champion in the 10m Air Rifle event. Martina Lindsay P Veloso, then 14, beat Beijing 2008 Olympic gold medallist Kateřina Emmons to clinch the 2014 ISSF World Cup title. Alumna Adele Tan Qian Xiu also earned a spot to represent Singapore at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in July 2021. Fernel Tan Qian Ni also holds the national record for 10m Women's Air Rifle.
Several student-athletes from the Shooting Academy have also achieved success in international competitions such as the World Junior and Southeast Asian Championships. This is testament of the success of the LTS programme in identifying student-athletes with potential. The Academy also adopts a Long-Term Athlete Development approach in coaching, integrating sport science services and world-class coaching to deliver a premier youth shooting programme.
Training Philosophy
We aim to create a training environment that
- Minimises anxiety and maximizes learning
- Supports self-directed learning and training
- Encourages teamwork and yet stays competitive
- Advocates winning through fair play
- Emphasises personal responsibility
ADMISSION CRITERIA
P6 Admission into Secondary Programme
- P6 students with prior shooting experience through:
- SSP Learn-to-Shoot (LTS) Programme
- Junior Shooting Programmes (for airgun) by private vendors
- Applicants who have participated in the SSP LTS Programme will be assessed during the course and recommended for further evaluation at supplementary classes.
- Applicants who have not participated in the SSP LTS Programme but have received training under private vendors will be invited for a selection trial.
Mid-stream Admission into Secondary Programme
- Shooters with good, consistent performance with potential to qualify for National Youth Team in the next 1-3 years. Must have prior competition exposure at local competitions such as:
- National School Games
- Singapore Cups
- NUS Invitational Shoot
- NTU Invitational Shoot
Mid-stream Admission into Post-Secondary Programme
- Current member of the National Youth Team or National Training Team
Apply Now
Interested applicants may find out more about admission into the Shooting Academy here.
PROGRAMMES AND COMPETITIONS
Major Games Representation
Olympic Games, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, Southeast Asian Games. Many Singapore Sports School present and past student-athletes have gone on to the national teams and done Singapore proud at major sport competitions.
