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

Looking for something to do these School Holidays? ๐Ÿค” ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป! These school holidays we are running a spe...
26/12/2025

Looking for something to do these School Holidays? ๐Ÿค”

๐—š๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป! These school holidays we are running a specialised, school student, Level 1 Sports Trainer Course!

๐Ÿ“† Monday 19 January (School Holidays)
๐Ÿ“ SA Sports Institute, Mile End
โฐ 9:30am - 4:30pm
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ $180.00pp (subsidised)

This is a fantastic opportunity for year 10-11-12 students to gain practical skills and knowledge that can assist with their studies, within their sporting community, to support career aspirations or part time work! ๐Ÿ’ช

๐Ÿƒ Engaging, hands on training
๐Ÿง  Covers essential skills
โœ… Earn 10 SACE points
๐Ÿ“ˆ Creates important pathways
๐Ÿค Build strong community links

For additional information, or to register your position, visit the SASMA website ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://bit.ly/3N8KxyL

Wishing our Members, Trainers and wider sports medicine community a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We thank you for...
19/12/2025

Wishing our Members, Trainers and wider sports medicine community a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

We thank you for your support in 2025 and we look forward to working with you again in the new year!

Our events and courses continue in early 2026, including Level 1 and 2 Courses and the 2026 Sports Medicine Conference!

Check out all dates and bookings here ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://bit.ly/3Y2WMzi

Please note, the SASMA office is closed from midday Friday December 19th, and will reopen on Monday January 12th, 2026.

Happy Holidays! ๐ŸŽ…๐Ÿป๐ŸŽ„๐Ÿฅณ

12/12/2025

The State Government has launched ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฎ, ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต, ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ: ๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐Ÿ’ป

This FREE online training package has been designed to help coaches, admins and volunteers create safer, more supportive sporting environments for children and young people who need it most.

Featuring insights from elite athletes including Reilly Oโ€™Brien, Shineah Goody and Matilda Scholz, this resource equips clubs of all sizes to better understand childhood trauma and how to support kids in their care.

Developed through the Department for Child Protection and Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing's Joint Plan of Action, this is a powerful step toward making sport welcoming for all.

Explore the training here ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://bit.ly/48JUWbq

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๐—”๐——๐—ฉ๐—”๐—ก๐—–๐—˜๐—— ๐—ง๐—”๐—ฃ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—–๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—˜!There is still time to register for THIS Thursdayโ€™s Advanced Taping Course, being held at the ...
09/12/2025

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๐—”๐——๐—ฉ๐—”๐—ก๐—–๐—˜๐—— ๐—ง๐—”๐—ฃ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—–๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—˜!

There is still time to register for THIS Thursdayโ€™s Advanced Taping Course, being held at the SA Sports Institute, Mile End.

Presented by a SASMA Physiotherapist Member!

Covering both upper and lower limb taping techniques, touch up your taping skills before the end of the year!

๐Ÿ“… Thursday 11 December
โฐ 6:30pm - 8:30pm (approx)
๐Ÿ“ SA Sports Institute, Mile End
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ $35 SASMA Members / $60 Non-Members

๐—” ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐Ÿญ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ.

For more information, or to book, visit the SASMA website below.

๐Ÿ‘‰ https://bit.ly/4aCfAg4

๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜! ๐Ÿค SASMA is delighted to share that Radiology SA has joined our team for the 2025/26 year, ...
08/12/2025

๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜! ๐Ÿค

SASMA is delighted to share that Radiology SA has joined our team for the 2025/26 year, supporting our important Professional Member and Community Education programs!

We thank the Radiology SA team and we look forward to working together at key marquee events, 2026 State Sports Medicine Conference, Sports Medicine in General Practice Course, plus more!

We are proud to partner with another great South Australian organisation.

๐Ÿฉป https://radiologysa.com.au/

Last night we were thrilled to welcome a range of current and former members, partners and supporters as well as VIPโ€™s t...
05/12/2025

Last night we were thrilled to welcome a range of current and former members, partners and supporters as well as VIPโ€™s to our end of year event at the SA Sports Institute! ๐Ÿฅณ

We thank Rhiannon Pearce MP, Minster for Recreation, Sport and Racing for joining us, helping launch our newest initiative - ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—”๐——๐—›๐—— ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜!

Additionally, we heard stories and shared laughs with retiring SASMA Members, ๐——๐—ฟ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—™๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ and ๐——๐—ฟ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ. We congratulate them both on their outstanding careers in sports medicine ๐Ÿ‘

Thank you to all attendees for making this a memorable evening! We also thank SA Recreation and Sport for their ongoing support of our education and programs.

Great to be part of the Achper SA Secondary HPE Conference at The Lights Community and Sports Centre this week. SASMA Ed...
03/12/2025

Great to be part of the Achper SA Secondary HPE Conference at The Lights Community and Sports Centre this week.

SASMA Education Manager, Alex, delivered the workshop - ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—™๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ‹๏ธ

Tailored to HPE teachers from across SA, the session focused on training plans and principles for secondary students.

A great day of education and networking!

More information on our School Courses can be found here ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://bit.ly/3MAYxvN

The 3rd of December is International Day of People with Disability, we therefore recognise the people, clubs, and organi...
03/12/2025

The 3rd of December is International Day of People with Disability, we therefore recognise the people, clubs, and organisations leading the way in building a more inclusive sporting sector.

Thank you for working together to create a place for everyone in sport ๐Ÿ‘

New to inclusion? Ask your members what would help them feel more included and go from there.

The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Adelaide 2025 wrapped up last night, concluding a fantastic fortnight cove...
24/11/2025

The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Adelaide 2025 wrapped up last night, concluding a fantastic fortnight covering the medical services for this event! ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿ

We would like to again acknowledge our brilliant sports medicine team - Sports Trainers, Doctors, Medical Support and SASMA staff - who played a vital role throughout the championships.

Congratulations to the World Champion teams from Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช and Latvia ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป on an outstanding performance, as well as the event staff and volunteers who worked hard behind the scenes.

SASMA is proud to have played an important role at a world class, international event held in our own state! ๐Ÿ‘

Get around our Aussie team tomorrow evening at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Adelaide 2025! ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Take adva...
18/11/2025

Get around our Aussie team tomorrow evening at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Adelaide 2025! ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ

Take advantage of 2 for 1 ticket sales!

๐Ÿ‘‡

Wednesdayโ€™s are all about the green and gold! ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’›

Bring a mate to cheer on our Aussies as they take on Germany 8pm tomorrow night.

SELECT GA TICKET, then select 'bring a mate'.
Centre Court. The Drive. Mark and Izac. Letโ€™s go! ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ

Tickets available at the door or via the link in our bio ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ

Over the past week, staff have been on site at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Adelaide 2025! ๐Ÿ Through ou...
18/11/2025

Over the past week, staff have been on site at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Adelaide 2025! ๐Ÿ

Through our expert team of Sports Trainers and Doctors, SASMA has provided important injury management services throughout the championships! ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€โš•๏ธ

The action ramps up this week, concluding with finals over the weekend - come and check it out if you havenโ€™t already!

Well done to the team for supporting this world class event, right here in our own state! ๐Ÿ‘

Start your journey in sports medicine with SASMA today!

๐Ÿ”น Become a Professional Member
๐Ÿ‘‰ https://bit.ly/3UKmPJ6

๐Ÿ”น Become a Sports Trainer
๐Ÿ‘‰ https://bit.ly/401Q51K

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Early bird tickets for the ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ close in 14 days! โณ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ...
16/11/2025

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Early bird tickets for the ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ close in 14 days! โณ

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ: ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป, ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ’ช

There are a range of topics and workshops to suit all audiences, including ๐—”๐—–๐—Ÿ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ท๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ก๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐˜๐—ต๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป, ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ท๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜: ๐—œ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด-๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด-๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด-๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฏ, ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต and ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ!

The Conference brings together a range of Sports Medicine Professionals, Students, Sports Trainers, as well as the wider sporting community for a brilliant day of education and networking.

๐Ÿ“† Sunday 1st March 2026
๐Ÿ“ Crowne Plaza Adelaide
โฐ 9:00am - 6:00pm (approx)
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Early bird offer until December 1!

For additional details, full program, or to book your ticket, visit the SASMA website ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://bit.ly/4ewb3u9

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