{"id":3554,"date":"2020-05-15T05:44:07","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T19:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shootingaustralia.org\/in-sight-with-jack-rossiter\/"},"modified":"2020-05-15T05:44:07","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T19:44:07","slug":"in-sight-with-jack-rossiter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shootingaustralia.org\/in-sight-with-jack-rossiter\/","title":{"rendered":"In Sight with Jack Rossiter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ustream.tv\/embed\/recorded\/126668124\" style=\"border: 0;\" webkitallowfullscreen allowfullscreen frameborder=\"no\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Jack looks back to go forward to Tokyo Olympics<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>By his own admission, Jack Rossiter is now older and wiser \u2013 even at just 22 years of age.<\/p>\n<p>Four years on from his first Olympic Games experience in Rio, where he finished 46<sup>th<\/sup> in the 10m Air Rifle, Rossiter is determined to seize the opportunity that awaits when he contests the men\u2019s 3 Positions rifle event at the Tokyo Olympic Games next year.<\/p>\n<p>Retrospectivity provides wonderful insights. When Rossiter looks back on the Rio Games and analyses where improvements can be made, the Flinders University business marketing student is totally honest with himself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t have a good competition in Rio. I was shooting good up until a month before the Games and I think that I almost got complacent with the fact that I was selected to go. And I didn\u2019t train the right way that I should have been training going into the competition,\u201d said Rossiter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlso, I didn\u2019t have Uni, so I didn\u2019t have anything else. So, if training didn\u2019t go well, I was overthinking it and thinking that \u2018it doesn\u2019t matter, you\u2019re already selected for the Games\u2019. I wasn\u2019t pushing myself enough,\u201d he admitted.<\/p>\n<p>Rossiter has crammed an enormous amount of international rifle experience since he was first introduced to the sport by his grandfather, George Leith.<\/p>\n<p>Within a quick few years, he arrived on the international stage at the 2013 Oceania Championships in Sydney where he won both the senior and junior 10m Air Rifle gold medals.<\/p>\n<p>2014 was a breakthrough year where he won in European competitions, competed in the junior World Championships and in senior World Cups in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had so much confidence. I just got better and better throughout the 2014 season. I just improved a lot,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He was also chosen in the Australian team for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, soon after turning 17 years of age, where he finished 10<sup>th<\/sup> in the 10m Air Rifle after narrowly missing the final.<\/p>\n<p>Participating in a major international Games for the first time was an eye-opening experience for Rossiter. Living in an Athletes Village amid high levels of security and having to follow Games protocols and procedures often provides a stressful environment for teenage team rookies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone was freaking out around you. I didn\u2019t handle it that well because I was so young, and it was so different. With the bigger comps now, it\u2019s definitely \u00a0a lot easier. I know what to expect and what to do,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The recent Olympic nomination trials was another high pressure competition and Rossiter was happy with his performances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the best format for the (Olympic) qualifications,\u201d said Rossiter. \u201cI shot a couple of personal bests \u2013 one in 3P and the other in Air Rifle. The selection comps definitely pushed you to do your best. It\u2019s either make or break and I was happy that I made it (the team). There was some high-pressure comps and you don\u2019t often get that in Australia,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>While he was delighted to be chosen for a second Olympics, there was disappointment for his parents Mike and Wendy and himself when his younger sister, Tori, missed selection in the women\u2019s 10m Air Rifle. Tori won Australian team selection for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games while Jack missed selection. Tokyo was a chance for another Australian brother-sister Olympic team selection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTori was happy for me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Tori has become an important training partner during the COVID-19 social restrictions. At the family home in Adelaide, a mini gym has been set up in the backyard while the hallway has become a SCATT laser range as they both maintain dry firing practice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been good. We can train together, and we can talk about shooting at home as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rossiter will also focus time on developing his standing technique as part of his 3P training.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel I made big improvements in kneeling and prone is pretty stable, and I feel if I make the same jump in standing as I did in kneeling, then I will be pretty chuffed with that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He has also been interspersing training with some fun activities, specifically wall climbing on a frame built by rifle team-mate Dane Sampson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe (rifle) training is very much like a grind sometimes. There\u2019s a lot of repetition doing the same things over and over and you have to push yourself to go to training. Some days are fun. Some days aren\u2019t fun,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>And then there is his university studies. With the Tokyo Olympics pushed back, Rossiter will need to swap some semesters around to complete his degree in 2021. \u201cI still want to keep busy with Uni because it\u2019s something that can take my mind off shooting,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Once he finishes his current degree, he is contemplating undertaking a commerce degree and is considering joining the Federal Police when his studies are finally completed.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, Rossiter is eager for social restrictions to be lifted so he can return to the range.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m itching to get back. I haven\u2019t shot since the end of March,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>With the Tokyo Olympics now postponed by a year and with his Australian team selection guaranteed, Rossiter is focused on the Games and believes the extra 12 months will help him become a better athlete despite the current social restrictions which have prevented live firing at the rifle range.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know what I have to do differently this time to shoot a lot better. Everything is in place now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m only 22 years old and I\u2019m only going to improve before the Games. It\u2019s not as though I\u2019m pushing 40 and thinking \u2018oh no I\u2019ve got to push myself for another year\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got more than 10 more years in this sport. So, if I go another year and improve before another comp, that will be better for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And, also better for the Australian Olympic team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Jack looks back to go forward to Tokyo Olympics By his own admission, Jack Rossiter is now older and wiser \u2013 even at just 22 years of age. 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