Queensland Academy of Sport

Olympic Sport
Talent Identification

Do you thrive on competition and pushing your limits? Are you ready to showcase your athletic abilities on the global stage? Do you have the passion to represent Queensland and Australia?

Aspiring athletes must be the age mentioned below at the time of testing:

Aged 13 to 23 years in 2023 (born 2000-2010)

The Queensland Academy of Sport is partnering with 15 Olympic National Sporting Organisations in one of the world’s largest multi-sport talent identification programs.

Our talent search days are intended to test your general athleticism to match you with the sport/s in which you have a high potential to succeed at the highest level. Our friendly, professional team of dedicated sport scientists will put you through your paces to gauge your strength, speed, stamina, power and mental toughness.

Remember, each of our partner sports are looking for different attributes, so you don’t need to be the best in every test. Each sport also has different ages of peak performance – that is, the age at which athletes tend to have the most success. If you’re within our testing age range (13-23), that means that there is a sport that is specifically looking for your age group. Just as some sports are ‘early specialisation’ (such as those included in our Daredevils search), others are seeking more mature athletes.

If you think you have the courage and athleticism to soar above the competition, and the determination to reach new heights in your sporting career, take the first step on your Olympic journey by clicking on the Application link below and sign up today.

Apply now

Testing information

Applicants can register for a single session to be considered for all of our Olympic sports. For more information on each sport and what they are looking for, visit the sports page. Every sport will consider every athlete who indicates their interest in that sport during the online application.

1

Apply online and tell us about yourself, your sporting background and which sport/s you’re keen to try or progress.

2

Attend Youfor2032 Talent Search Testing Day.

Two-hour session

Education session for parents/guardians

Rotate through 6 stations

Indoor and undercover venue

Up to 60 athletes per session

Testing conducted by expert professional Sports Scientists

First aid onsite

3

Receive personalised report showing testing results compared to benchmark – within 1 month of test day.

4

Receive communication from the QAS to advise if successful to progress to the Talent Confirmation Stage with Sports – August 2023.

Athletes who are successful in being invited for the next stage of the program will receive three (3) months of introductory training and coaching support from the National Sporting Organisations as well as the Queensland Academy of Sport before further selections are made.

Register now – we can’t wait to see what you can do!

Testing session locations

Darling Downs & South West Queensland (2023)

Cunnamulla

Saturday 18 March

Roma

Sunday 19 March

Dalby

Monday 20 March

Kingaroy

Tuesday 21 March

Warwick

Wednesday 22 March

Toowoomba

Friday 24 & Saturday 25 March

Central West & North West Queensland (2023)

Longreach

Wednesday 12 April

Mt Isa

Friday 14 April

Normanton

Sunday 16 April

Far North Queensland (2023)

Cook Town

Wednesday 19 April

Cairns

Saturday 22 & Sunday 23 April

North Queensland & Whitsundays (2023)

Townsville

Saturday 13 & Sunday 14 May

Charters Towers

Monday 15 May

Mackay

Wednesday 17 May

Central Queensland (2023)

Emerald

Friday 19 May

Rockhampton

Saturday 20 & Sunday 21 May

Gladstone

Monday 22 May

Wide Bay Region (2023)

Bundaberg

Tuesday 23 & Wednesday 24 May

Hervey Bay

Thursday 25 May

South East Queensland (2023)

Sunshine Coast

Monday 3 & Tuesday 4 April

Brisbane

Wednesday 12 & Thursday 13 April

Brisbane

Saturday 22 & Sunday 23 April

Sunshine Coast

Friday 5, Saturday 6 & Sunday 7 May

Brisbane

Tuesday 9 May

Gold Coast

Sunday 28 & Monday 29 May

Brisbane

Friday 2, Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 June

Ipswich

Friday 2, Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 June

Gold Coast

Saturday 10 & Sunday 11 June

Contact

Have an enquiry about Youfor2032? Contact the Queensland Academy of Sport via:

We want talent.
We want passion.
We want commitment.

If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you.