November Newsletter:
SRA Christmas Party just around the corner, we welcome 15 new athletes, an affiliation deal with Knox Raiders NBL1 Women, some tips and tricks around deloading and best warm up practices, plus an exclusive interview with South East Melbourne Phoenix athlete Luke Rosendale.
Welcome To The Family:
| New Athletes |
|---|
| Dylan Pollock Flynn Price Harvey Thomas Isaiah Stratford Jacqui Trotto Joseph Biasuzzo Lenny Thomas Maia Reynolds Sebit Ajang Stirling Thomas Tiernan Cormick-Cox TJ Noseda |
| Returning Athletes |
|---|
| Jake Royle Levi Bonfadini Will Scott |
Blogs:
| Blog | Summary |
|---|---|
| Deloading For Performance | Learn about the importance of a deload and how we best utlilse them during our training programs at SRA. |
| Team Warm Up Strategies | 12 tips and tricks for optimising your team warm up strategies this season. |
| Knox Raiders NBL1 Affiliation | We are excited to announce that SRA have been appointed the official strength & conditioning providers for the 2025 Knox Raiders NBL1 Women. |
Athlete Interviews:
| Athlete Name | Overview |
|---|---|
| Luke Rosendale | 2 x NBL DP for South East Phoenix, Youth Player of the year in NBL1 and an Echuca local. Learn more about Luke’s basketball journey here. |
Total Sessions Leaderbaord:
Male:
| Athlete Name | Total Sessions |
|---|---|
| Oliver Baxter | 20 |
| Alier Tong Angok Angok Jonathan Lawton Judd Hansen Tom Carroll Roosevelt Williams |
18 |
**History in the making at SRA, with a 6 way tie for second place in this month’s leaderboard**
Female:
| Athlete Name | Total Sessions |
|---|---|
| Ally Bates | 23 |
| Annaliese Driscoll | 17 |
| Ava Musilli | 17 |
GYG Athlete of The Month:
| Athlete Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Angok Angok | Angok came to us a little over 7 weeks ago with ongoing knee pain and looking to get in shape for the upcoming basketball season.
Angok has been working hard, averaging 3.71 sessions per week along with 1-2 conditioning sessions, his knee pain is completely gone and his body is feeling the best it has ever been. |
| Annaliese Driscoll | Annaliese is a long time athlete of SRA who recently returned home from College basketball. She has been hard at work, averaging 3.67 sessions per week (traveling all the way from Greensborough).
Congratulations to both athletes. |
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 |
|---|---|
| Herman Wong | Courtney Willemse Rebecca Pizzey Oliver Coghlan Corey Jeffs |
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 |
|---|---|
| State Selections | Congratulations to Jake Booth who has recently returned to basketball from an ACL injury and been named emergency for the Ivor Burge U20 Victorian team.
Further congratulations to Brody Hull who has also been named as an emergency in a stacked U20 Victorian Men’s team. |
| WNBL Roster | Congratulations to Paige Burrows & Nikita Young for each earning a DP spot at Southside Flyers in the WNBL.
Be sure to tune into the WNBL season as Round 2 kicks off this week – live on Kayo Sport & 9NOW |
| Team MVP | Congratulations to long time SRA athlete Adi Tomada for winning team MVP for the Kilsyth Cobras in the NBL1 South Conference. (For those who also remember, Adi is a former winner of the SRA Worst Taste in Music Award).
Special mention to Aussie Smith who was runners up in the Mooroolbark Mustangs B&F and to Cooper Garbett who was awarded Most Improved after returning from his ACL injury. |
SRA News
SRA Physiotherapy
Kiera is well under way at SRA, bridging the gap between athlete development, injury rehabilitation and performance.
For any injuries, niggles or rehabilitation guidance you can book in with Kiera here.
Term 4 Programs
Term 4 programs have yet again prospered with each program fully booked out at MLBC Lakers Basketball, our in-house program at SRA and a special 6 week program with the Kilsyth Cobras 14’1 Boys – Thanks to Matt Dwyer for organising this one.
For expressions of interest in our 2025 Term 1 Athlete Development Programs, please fill out the attached form. (Coaches, athletes and parents are all welcome to reach out)
SRA Christmas Party & Awards
Be on the lookout for an email detailing this year’s SRA Christmas Party (an event you never want to miss).
The awards up for nomination this year are:
- Belief Award
- Discipline Award
- Ownership Award
- Most Improved
- Hype Master
- Worst Taste In Music
- Mr SRA
- Mrs SRA
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 |
|---|
| Oliver Coghlan |
Final Note
This month’s average session count sat at 2.74 sessions per week. 3 sessions per week is the target.
November is typically a quick month, with try outs, pre-pre season and Christmas festivities ramping up.
Ensure you continue to take good care of your bodies – plenty of sleep, hydration and fuelling with the right foods.
“Dreams > Actions > Results”
See you in December
The SRA Team