SA Sports Medicine Association

SA Sports Medicine Association SASMA is the peak multidisciplinary organisation of Sport Science & Sports Medicine in SA in 1961.

SASMA is the peak multidisciplinary organisation of Sport Sciences and Sports Medicine Professionals in SA dedicated to enhancing the health and performance of the community through safe participation in sport and physical activity. SA Sports Medicine Association was established under the name of Australian Sports Medicine Federation (SA Branch) Inc. It is:
- a multidisciplinary organisation inclusive of all medical and allied professionals with an interest in sport and recreation
- a non-profit health and safety promotion organisation
- a community education and industry service provider

Thanks to the SA Sporting Community for joining us last night at SASI, and online, for an important Community Concussion...
25/03/2026

Thanks to the SA Sporting Community for joining us last night at SASI, and online, for an important Community Concussion Workshop! ๐Ÿง 

We would like to thank our expert members for sharing their insight and expertise to the group - ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฒ, ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ and ๐——๐—ฟ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐Ÿ‘

It was great to have a range of sports represented, and a variety of attendees in the room, including Sports Trainers, Physios, Administrators, and more!

For concussion resources, or to book a workshop at your club, visit the website ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://bit.ly/4s0XFF3

Thank you to SA Recreation and Sport and our concussion grant partners for their continued support of this education ๐Ÿค

๐Ÿšจ ๐—”๐—ง๐—ง๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐Ÿšจ SASMA is running not one, but TWO Sports Trainer Courses in the Riverland ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ซ๐—ง ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ! Time is ...
18/03/2026

๐Ÿšจ ๐—”๐—ง๐—ง๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐Ÿšจ

SASMA is running not one, but TWO Sports Trainer Courses in the Riverland ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ซ๐—ง ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ!

Time is running out, we encourage you to book ASAP for these important sports safety workshops!

Support your local community this winter sporting season! ๐Ÿ’ช

๐Ÿ”น ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น 2๏ธโƒฃ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ
๐Ÿ“† Saturday 28th March
โฐ 9:30am - 4:30pm (approx)
๐Ÿ“ St Francis of Assisi, Renmark
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Subsidised - only $210!

๐Ÿ”น ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น 1๏ธโƒฃ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ
๐Ÿ“† Sunday 29th March
โฐ 9:30am - 4:30pm (approx)
๐Ÿ“ Barmera Football Club
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Subsidised - only $135!

GAIN your accreditation at the Level 1 Course, or further your existing skills and UPGRADE your accreditation at the Level 2 Course!

To book, or for more information, visit the website ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://bit.ly/3ReLHHs

This is a great opportunity for the local area, we encourage you to share this with your local community members, clubs, councils and associations! ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Thank you to SA Recreation and Sport, Sport SA and the Connected & Active Communities - Riverland for supporting this important regional education!

We werenโ€™t just in SA regions over the weekendโ€ฆ our new Education Manager, Kylee Nuss, travelled across the border to Br...
18/03/2026

We werenโ€™t just in SA regions over the weekendโ€ฆ our new Education Manager, Kylee Nuss, travelled across the border to Broken Hill, NSW! ๐Ÿงณ ๐Ÿš— โ›ฐ๏ธ

Kylee delivered a Level 1 Sports Trainer Course to a range of local community members, equipping them with new knowledge and practical skills they can use on the side this winter season! ๐Ÿ’ช

Additionally, we also ran an advanced sports taping course, thank you to local physio Peta Bevan for sharing her expertise with attendees!

Thank you to Gloria Hack the North Broken Hill Football Club for hosting us, and the wider community for supporting this important education!

We look forward to returning again soon with more education.

Check out upcoming Level 1 Courses, and begin your journey here ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://bit.ly/45J8kfl

SA Recreation and Sport / Sport SA / Radiology SA ๐Ÿค

๐Ÿšจ ATTENTION RIVERLAND ๐ŸšจWe are running TWO sports trainer courses in the region NEXT weekend! Secure your positions ASAP!...
18/03/2026

๐Ÿšจ ATTENTION RIVERLAND ๐Ÿšจ

We are running TWO sports trainer courses in the region NEXT weekend! Secure your positions ASAP!

Details and bookings below ๐Ÿ‘‡

Great to be in the Southeast again over the weekend running two Level 1 Sports Trainer Courses in the region! Well done ...
16/03/2026

Great to be in the Southeast again over the weekend running two Level 1 Sports Trainer Courses in the region!

Well done to those who made it along to Mt Gambier and also Naracoorte, the trainers covered a range of injury management components! ๐Ÿ’ช

Well done to Education Manager, Alex, for making the trip down. Additionally, thank you to Angela Willsmore for helping deliver the courses, and to the local community and clubs for their support! ๐Ÿ‘

Want to become a trainer? Check our upcoming course dates here ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://bit.ly/45J8kfl

Thank you to SA Recreation and Sport, Sport SA and Radiology SA for their ongoing support of our community education.

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ข๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€Running in collaboration with GenesisCare. Join us for an evidence-based explorati...
16/03/2026

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ข๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€

Running in collaboration with GenesisCare.

Join us for an evidence-based exploration of ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„-๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜† in osteoarthritis, examining mechanisms, clinical indications, safety considerations, and where it may fit within contemporary multidisciplinary care.

Tailored to those working or studying in medicine, allied health, sports science and similar disciplines.

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๐Ÿ“† Thursday 26th March 2026
โฐ 6:30pm - 8:30pm (approx)
๐Ÿ“ SA Sports Institute, Mile End
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ FREE - bookings essential

For additional details, or to register your position, visit the SASMA website ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://bit.ly/46t5uLN

We encourage you to book ASAP to secure your position!

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜! With the busy winter sporting seasons upon us, there are many local clubs ...
13/03/2026

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜!

With the busy winter sporting seasons upon us, there are many local clubs across SA that are looking for Accredited Sports Trainers!

If you are looking for a new opportunity, or wanting to gain more hands on experience on the sidelines, there may be a position for you!

See the SASMA website for a list of clubs in need.

๐Ÿ‘‰ https://bit.ly/3QmZBb9

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ! Inviting the SA Sporting Community to join us this month for an important communi...
10/03/2026

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ!

Inviting the SA Sporting Community to join us this month for an important community concussion workshop ๐Ÿง 

Ideal for ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€, and ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ!

Covering a range of topics, concussion management and recognition, what resources are available for clubs, children/adolescents and concussion, plus, have the opportunity to ask questions of our expert panelists.

๐Ÿ”น ๐——๐—ฟ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ณ๐—ฒ / Sports Doctor and GP, SASMA Professional Member and Concussion Researcher

๐Ÿ”น ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฒ / Former SASMA Concussion Program Manager, Level 2 Sports Trainer and Nurse

๐Ÿ”น ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ / Paediatric Physiotherapist, WCH Child and Adolescent Brain Injury Rehab Service, Concussion Steering Committee

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๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Wednesday 25th March
โฐ 6:30pm - 8:30pm
๐Ÿ“ SA Sports Institute
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ FREE - limited postions, ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น

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For additional information, or to book your position, visit the SASMA website ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://bit.ly/4rhbwHI

Thank you to SA Recreation and Sport, our Grant Partners and Steering Committee for their ongoing support, clinical advice and guidance throughout this project.

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†! ๐ŸŽ‰ SASMA thanks the women working in Sports Medicine, Sideline Safety and Sport acros...
07/03/2026

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†! ๐ŸŽ‰

SASMA thanks the women working in Sports Medicine, Sideline Safety and Sport across South Australia!



๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿฆฐ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿพโ€๐Ÿฆฑ๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ’ช

The SA Sports Medicine Association marks this Sundays ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ โ€œ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€โ€...
05/03/2026

The SA Sports Medicine Association marks this Sundays ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ โ€œ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€โ€ focussing on removing barriers to womenโ€™s and girlsโ€™ participation in all walks of life ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿพโ€๐Ÿฆฑ๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿฆฐ

We know there is a disparity in female representation in sports injury research and this needs to change to support physical activity and participation from adolescence and across oneโ€™s life journey

The following percentages are represented by females at SASMA ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ”น 66% of our Executive Board
๐Ÿ”น We have a female CEO
๐Ÿ”น 40% of our Board
๐Ÿ”น 60% of our Staff
๐Ÿ”น 42% of our Professional Members
๐Ÿ”น 60% of our Sports Trainers

The 2026 theme aligns with the United Nations theme of โ€œRights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls,โ€ which aims to ensure access to justice for all women and girls.

Celebrate those you work with in your Clinic, Club, in the Community and at home.

Thank you to the Women across the Sports Medicine Community in SA.

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ข๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€Running in collaboration with GenesisCare. Join us for an evidence-based explorati...
04/03/2026

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ข๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€

Running in collaboration with GenesisCare.

Join us for an evidence-based exploration of ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„-๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜† in osteoarthritis, examining mechanisms, clinical indications, safety considerations, and where it may fit within contemporary multidisciplinary care.

Tailored to those working or studying in medicine, allied health, sports science and similar disciplines.

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๐Ÿ“† Thursday 26th March 2026
โฐ 6:30pm - 8:30pm (approx)
๐Ÿ“ SA Sports Institute, Mile End
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ FREE - bookings essential

For additional details, or to register your position, visit the SASMA website ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://bit.ly/46t5uLN

Our education program is proudly supported by Radiology SA.

We would like to congratulate the following Sports Trainers who were recognised at Sundays Conference for their outstand...
03/03/2026

We would like to congratulate the following Sports Trainers who were recognised at Sundays Conference for their outstanding commitment to the trainer role within the sporting community ๐Ÿคฉ

Sports Trainers play an essential role in managing injuries on the sideline, and promoting a safer sporting environment across SA! ๐Ÿ’ช

Metro Sports Trainer of the Year ๐Ÿ†

๐Ÿ”น Hayley Sutton and Kevin Beckett (joint winners)

Regional Sports Trainer of the Year ๐Ÿ†

๐Ÿ”น Zoe Solomon

Sports Trainer of the Year Finalist ๐Ÿ‘

๐Ÿ”ธ Emily Stephens

We would like to thank all the clubs who nominated a deserving trainer this year. We received an overwhelming number of nominations, highlighting the appreciation the community has for their Sports Trainers.

Additionally, we would like to thank Tim and the team at MediPro Sports Tape Supplies for their support of this award, and their generous donations, a great local supporter of sports safety in SA ๐Ÿ’ช

Recipients are pictured with CEO, Danielle Grant-Cross, and SASMA Member, Kevyn Hernandez.

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