Sports Trainer of the Year Awards - Wrap Up
March 5,
2018 2052 2052 
Saturday February 24 was the Sports Trainer of the Year Awards Night! What a fantastic night it was celebrating our Sports Trainers!
Firstly SASMA would like to say congratulations to our award winners and a big thank you to those who came along and got involved in supporting our Trainers, the night was a huge success!
The evening kicked off with some delicious canapes and arrival drinks catered by the Stamford Plaza. This was a great opportunity to see the various raffle prizes on display and the Limited Edition Anna Meares Jersey up for grabs.
A welcome from SASMA Executive Officer, Daniel Clark started off our presentations for the Distinguished Service Awards. These Awards went to Sports Trainers recognise for their dedicated service and commitment to the role of a Sports Trainer.
Congratulations to the below award winners:
- Stephen Szpunar
- Lisa Wright
- Murray Amos
- Graham Heneker
- Maggie Paterson
We also announced an outstanding Contribution to SASMA Award, presented to Sue Pascoe.
We were very fortunate to have Guest Speaker, Louise Bawden, Three Time Olympic Volleyballer and Beach Volleyballer attend on the night. Ian Scarborough from Wakefield Sports Clinic presented a short interview with Louise talking about her journey and life as an Olympic Volleyballer.
Of course, by this stage we were all very excited to see the award presentations for the Sports Trainer of the Year Award Winners. A huge Congratulations to the following Sports Trainers:
Young Sports Trainer of the Year - Wakefield Sports Clinic
Finalists: Declan Osborn and Tamara Lane
Winner: Emily Zweck
Metropolitan Sports Trainer of the Year - SPORTSMED•SA
Finalists: Trish Myer and Alexander Gill
Winner: Emmie Karagiannis
Regional Sports Trainer of the Year – Pisani Group
Finalists: Holly Chatfield and Chris Gerrie
Winner: Ashley Franklin
We send thanks to all our finalists and award winners and a huge thank you also goes to our sponsors for the night. We wouldn't have been able to put on such a fantastic evening and showcase our trainers without support like yours.
The Anna Meares Jersey Auction for Motor Neuron Disease Association was a great success with Stephen Wasley being the lucky winner. We would also like to mention a big thank you to our supporters:
- Almond Co
- Mallee Estate Wines
- Charlesworth nuts
- Desperate House dogs
- Lorna Jane
- Mcavaney Trophies
- Napoleon Perdis
- New Balance
- Orthopaedics SA
- Stamford Plaza
- Sturt Football Club
- The Physio Clinic
Without our supporters we wouldn’t have been able to create such a fantastic evening for our Trainers. With your generosity and contribution we were able to raise over $500.00 for Motor Neuron Disease Association SA.
SASMA would like to thank the Stamford Plaza for having us and all those who attended the evening, we hope you had a great time and we look forward to making the event bigger and better next year.
To see some great photos from the night click the link below:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/sasportsmedicineassoc/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10154564678757537
Congratulations again to our award winners!!