General News

SMA Store now open

The SMA Online Store is open for business. Featuring products such as sports trainer merchandise, value packs and webinars available for purchase. More products to be added soon. Click HERE to visit the store.

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2024 Karen Schneider SMA Safer Sport Award

Nominations are now open for the 2024 Northern Territory Sports Awards. The NT Sports Awards celebrate the achievements of athletes, coaches, officials, and volunteers. Managed by the Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities, the awards provide an...

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How to achieve your New Year’s fitness resolution

Every year hundreds of thousands of Australians make new year’s resolutions to get fit, and most of those resolutions are long abandoned by the end of January. Sports Medicine Australia’s Dr Luke Nelson has some tips on how to succeed. 1. Don’t go all in on day one It...

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2023 SMA ACT Research Award Winners

On behalf of SMA's ACT State Council and the University of Canberra, we're delighted to announce the winners of the 2023 SMA ACT Research Awards. As in previous years, there was an extremely competitive round of applications for the three awards, and after extensive...

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It’s getting HOT out here!

As we move into summer and the warmer months of the year, sports trainers have a lot more to think about when it comes to personal and athlete health and safety. Sports trainers are encouraged to consider the implications for athletes and themselves who play sport and...

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SMA endorses the NSW Skin Cancer Prevention Strategy 2023-2030

The NSW Skin Cancer Prevention Strategy 2023-2030 is developed by the Cancer Institute NSW in partnership with 20 organisations and experts across health, education, industry, sport and recreation, and 600 community members. Sports Medicine Australia sits on the NSW...

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