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Lara O’Neill – Sports trainer event coverage experience
“In March of 2023, the opportunity arose for me to be able to attend Sports Medicine Australia's Level 1 Sports Trainer Course in order to help our local Football Club, the Mighty Wynyard Cats, situated on the North West Coast of Tasmania. Added to that, I work at a...
2023 SMA State Council nominations now open
We invite you to nominate for a Sports Medicine Australia State Council position for the 2023/24 financial year. Being part of your State Council is a way of giving back to the Sports Medicine community, representing your profession regionally and nationally, and...
Sarah Polhill wins 2023 Karen Schneider SMA Safer Sport Award
Congratulations to Sarah Polhill, winner of the 2023 ‘Karen Schneider SMA Safer Sport Award’ that was presented at the 50th Northern Territory Sports Awards on 1 April 2023. A well-deserving win for her outstanding achievements in Rugby Union. This award was created...
Sports Trainer Planning & Preparation for Winter Sport
The organisation setup and your role within that structure. Not all sporting clubs and organisations are set up and operate in the same way. It is important, regardless of the sport(s) that you are working with, that you are aware of how the organisation operates and...
JSAMS Plus Editor-in-Chief: Dr Jessica Orchard
After an extensive search, it gives us great pleasure to announce that we have appointed a new Editor-In-Chief for our newly formed open-access, online journal, JSAMS Plus, the companion journal to our internationally-recognised JSAMS. Dr Jessica Orchard, is a Senior...
Free First Aid qualifications for AFL VIC
SMA is pleased to have partnered with AFL Victoria to offer First Aid training courses for people involved in local and regional Victorian AFL clubs. With the safety of sporting participants in the spotlight like never before, now is the right time to finally get your...