February Newsletter:
We are off to a flying start in 2025, with February shaping up to be another big month at SRA.
Grace George was our featured athlete of the month where she shares some insight into the mental and physical battles of her horrific knee injury where she is about to head into her 6th surgery.
We deliver an exclusive interview about great leadership qualities with the Hawthorn Legend and AFL Hall of Fame inductee Gary Ayres.
Our programs at Knox Raiders Basketball Club and Montrose Football Club are dialling up their preparation for practice matches which are just around the corner.
We are excited to announce that we have started running an U8’s and U10’s Junior Academy in collaboration with Knox Basketball.
Our 8 week Athlete Development Program sold out for the second time in a row.
And we welcome plenty of new members to the SRA family.
Welcome To The Family:
| New Athletes |
|---|
| Bailey White Kierren Robinson Jonathan Garbutt Kierren Robinson Taj Heap Tom Penkethman |
SRA News
SRA Physiotherapy
Kiera is back in the office for 2025, anyone with an injury, niggle or needing a rehabilitation program can book in with Kiera here.
Team S&C Programs
We are looking for 3 junior representative sporting teams interested in completing a 6 week program across Term 1 to work on their athlete development, injury prevention and strength training.
If this sounds like something your team needs, drop us a line info@srasportstherapy.com.au
SRA Quiz
Congratulations to last month’s winner Elise Napier.
This month’s prize is 2 x Reading Cinema Movie Vouchers.
Total Sessions Leaderbaord:
Male:
| Athlete Name | Total Sessions |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Garbutt Jack Roberts Alier Tong |
18 |
Female:
| Athlete Name | Total Sessions |
|---|---|
| Jess Meldrum | 18 |
| Charlie Seivers Annaliese Driscoll |
16 |
GYG Athlete of The Month:
| Athlete Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Judd Hansen | Judd is a SANFL Football Athlete from Adelaide who has been with SRA for 2 years and has only ever missed a handful of gym sessions.
Any chance he gets, Judd flies across to visit the gym and most recently visited during the Christmas holidays, sharing the news that he broke the chain during his team performance testing (SRA Strong) |
| Ally Bates | Ally has been super consistent with her ACL rehab at SRA, averaging 4.58 sessions per week across the festive season, she even took on the responsibility of walking Shaun’s dog Cleo each day while he was away.
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 | 300 Session Club |
|---|---|---|
| Ally Bates Ava Musilli Bella Niven Brown Corey Burgess Isaac Biasuzzo Tom Carroll |
Alier Tong Arjun Randhawa Cooper Garbutt |
Jordan Adams Judd Hansen |
Be on the lookout for an email with your award if you find your name on the lists above.
Athlete News:
| Event | Sporting News |
|---|---|
| Volleyball Grand Final | Congratulations to Maia Reynolds for winning her School Nationals Volleyball grand final up on the Gold Coast. |
| National Champion | Congratulations to Brody Hull who had a successful U20’s Nationals campaign taking out the gold medal against a tough Queensland squad. |
| Country Cup | Congratulations to Elise Napier for bringing home gold from her most recent Country Cup Tournament in Albury. |
| Finals MVP | Congratulations to Mehryn Kraker for taking out the Finals MVP in the most recent Svenska Cup in Sweden. |
Blogs:
| Blog | Summary |
|---|---|
| Sprint Training For Athletes | Learn about the different types of energy systems and coaching cues we use for sprinting faster. |
| 10 Qualities Of A Great Leader | A blueprint for anyone aspiring to lead, whether it be on the field, in the workplace or in life. |
Athlete Interviews:
| Athlete Name | Overview |
|---|---|
| Grace George | Grace George is a basketball athlete who a little over 18 months ago sustained a horrific life changing injury during a game of basketball which has left her fighting an ongoing battle with surgeries, rehab and a number of mental challenges along the way. Learn more about her inspiring story here. |
Final Note
We would like to take a moment to appreciate the energy, dedication and resilience of our athletes, coaches and community.
From incredible stories like Grace George’s journey to powerful leadership insights from Gary Ayres, none of this is possible without you.
A huge welcome to our new members and congratulations to this month’s award winners, thank you for setting the standards of our program.
With practice matches and the season just around the corner, we can’t wait to see what March brings.
See you in the gym.
“Dreams > Actions > Results”
The SRA Team