December Newsletter:
Final Newsletter of 2024 and it’s a big one. SRA Award Winners, an exclusive interview with Kilsyth NBL1 star Corey Jeffs, a new partnership with Montrose Football Club and a new way of delivering our newsletter (drop us your thoughts here).
Welcome To The Family:
| New Athletes |
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| Charlotte Lord Nathan Jamieson |
| Returning Athletes |
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| Corey Burgess |
Blogs:
| Blog | Summary |
|---|---|
| 2024 Award Winners | View the winners of our 2024 Awards, including: Belief, Discipline, Ownership, Most Improved, Worst Taste In Music, Hype Master, Best Intern, Mr & Mrs SRA. |
| 2024 Christmas Hours | SRA stays open all year round. View our modified calendar for the months of Dec/Jan. |
| Staying In Shape This Christmas | Coach Benjamin Galea, has written up a blog to help you stay in shape this Christmas. |
| Off Season Nutrition Tips | Looking to take care of your nutrition over the Christmas break? Check out these tips to keep yourself on track. |
| Montrose FC Affiliation | We are super excited to announce our latest partnership with Montrose Football Club, read more about the program here. |
Athlete Interviews:
| Athlete Name | Overview |
|---|---|
| Corey Jeffs | Kilsyth NBL1 Star, business owner of Yarra Valley Waste and one of the hardest working athletes at SRA. Read more about Corey’s basketball journey and how he navigated rehabilitation around an ACL injury in 2024. |
Total Sessions Leaderbaord:
Male:
| Athlete Name | Total Sessions |
|---|---|
| Roosevelt Williams | 21 |
| Oliver Coghlan | 18 |
| Alier Tong Angok Angok Jonathan Lawton |
17 |
Female:
| Athlete Name | Total Sessions |
|---|---|
| Ally Bates | 19 |
| Charlie Seivers | 17 |
| Annaliese Driscoll Kate Moorhen |
16 |
GYG Athlete of The Month:
| Athlete Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Tyler Bartley | Tyler has been an athlete with SRA for 18 months now, during this time he has stayed consistent in the gym averaging a total of 2.42 sessions per week, adding 8cm to his vertical jump overall. |
| Erica Cid | Erica is a new athlete to SRA through our affiliation program with Knox Basketball. In only 6 weeks, Erica has already seen PB’s in her leg press, squat and bench press, averaging a perfect 3.0 sessions per week.
Congratulations to both our award winners for this month. |
Thank you to Guzman Y Gomez, the Australian and Internationally renowned Mexican Cuisine Restaurant for endorsing our “GYG Athlete of The Month”.
Each month we celebrate 2 athletes who have strongly demonstrated our core values; Belief, Discipline & Ownership.
The winners can each collect a GYG Gift Voucher from SRA Headquarters next time they visit.
To learn more visit the following link
Total Session Milestones:
| 100 Session Club | 200 Session Club | 600 Session Club |
|---|---|---|
| Cooper Smith | Roosevelt Williams | Benjamin Galea |
We have recently updated our milestone awards to; 100, 200, 300, 400, 500 & 600 total sessions.
Be on the lookout for an email with your award if you find your name on the lists above.
Athlete News:
| Event | Sporting News |
|---|---|
| CBL Grand Final | Good luck to SRA Athletes Annaliese Driscoll & Harry Stones who are each competing in the CBL grand final this weekend. |
| NZ NBL Finals | Good luck to SRA Athlete Lou Brown who starts her finals campaign in the NZ NBL this weekend. |
| National Title | Congratulations to SRA Athlete Adrian Paoletti who most recently won his second National Boxing Title in the 92kg Weight Class. |
SRA News
SRA Physiotherapy
Bridging the gap between athlete development, injury rehabilitation and performance.
For any injuries, niggles or rehabilitation programs you can book in with Kiera here.
Kilsyth U14’s Program
Congratulations to the Kilsyth Cobras 14’1 Boys who completed their first ever 6 week program with SRA, seeing an average improvement of 3% across the group (Even after a physical Friday night game + intense on court session prior to testing) – Thanks again to Matt Dwyer for organising these sessions.
2025 Team Programs – EOI
We are looking for expressions of interest for Team Programs in 2025.
If you are part of a team or you are a coach looking for that competitive edge next season, we would love to help.
Please fill out the attached Form and one of our friendly team members will be in touch.
SRA Quiz
Each month we run a Monthly Quiz based on the content delivered across this newsletter. If you manage to answer all questions correctly, you will be placed in the draw to win a small prize from SRA.
This month’s prize is 2 x Reading Cinema Movie Vouchers.
| Last Month’s Quiz Winner |
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| Cooper O’Neill |
Final Note
November saw an average of 2.68 sessions per week. With Christmas holidays around the corner, it is super important to plan ahead. In our experience the athlete who wins Christmas is the one who gets their training done early in the day.
What are you willing to sacrifice these holidays?
“Dreams > Actions > Results”
See you in December
The SRA Team