January Newsletter:
Happy New Year from everyone in the SRA Family!
As we step into 2025, we are filled with excitement and anticipation for the year ahead. Last year was a journey of incredible growth and the team has been working hard behind the scenes planning for an even brighter 2025.
This year will be a year of growth, consolidation and innovation.
To kick the year off with a bang, we bring you an eye opening and exclusive interview with a special athlete by the name of Grace George, some tips for optimising your sprint performance plus the SRA Quiz is back in action.
We know you will enjoy this one.
Welcome To The Family:
| New Athletes |
|---|
| Jonathan Garbutt Lucas Carnell |
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.
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.
Term 1 S&C Programs
We have 4 spots available for teams interested in gaining a competitive edge at the start of 2025 with our 8 week S&C program..
If this sounds like something your team needs, drop us a line info@srasportstherapy.com.au
Team sessions kick off 1st week of February.
SRA Quiz
Congratulations to last month’s winner Elise Napier.
This month’s prize is 2 x Reading Cinema Movie Vouchers.
| Athlete Name | Total Sessions |
|---|---|
| Roosevelt Williams | 23 |
| Tom Carroll Alier Tong |
18 |
Female:
| Athlete Name | Total Sessions |
|---|---|
| Ally Bates Jess Meldrum |
18 |
| 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 | 600 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. |
Blogs:
| Blog | Summary |
|---|---|
| Sprint Training For Athletes | Learn about the different types of energy systems and coaching cues we use for sprinting faster. |
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
As we kick off another year at SRA, I am personally filled with gratitude from the incredible support and commitment from our community. Whether you are an athlete striving to be 1 percent better every day or a staff member, parent or coach helping us grow, your efforts are appreciated.
This year we are doubling down, focusing on consolidating our systems and programs, ensuring growth continues to happen at a steady rate.
Thank you for being a vital part of our journey, let’s make this our best year yet.
“Dreams > Actions > Results”
The SRA Team
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