• Ben Dascombe from the University of Newcastle, who talks about nutritional supplementation habits and perceptions of elite athletes within a state-based sporting institute.
• Dr. Tony Schneiders from the University of Otago, who discusses the normative assessment of three clinical measures of motor performance used in the neurological assessment of sports concussion, and
• Dean Dudley from Charles Sturt University, who discusses how to engage adolescent girls from linguistically diverse and low income backgrounds in school sport.
Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport rated ‘A’ publication
The Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport (JSAMS) was recently elevated to an ‘A’ quality rating under the Australian Research Council’s Excellence in Research for Australia 2010 Ranked Journal List. Read more.
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Sports Medicine Australia plays an active role in educating professionals and sports-minded community members and in assisting all active people to achieve optimal benefits from their exercise, activity and competition.
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Sports Medicine Australia works to ensure the safety of all active Australians, and the continued professional development of persons interested in sports science, sports medicine and healthy activity.
ABOUT JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE IN SPORT
The Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport is an international refereed research publication covering all aspects of sport science and medicine.
The Journal considers for publication original research, review papers, opinion pieces, short reports, methodological/technical notes, topical lectures and letters, in the sub-disciplines of clinical medicine, dentistry, rehabilitation, injury management, anthropometry, biochemistry, biomechanics, epidemiology, motor behaviour, nutrition, psychology, physiology, podiatry, public health, sociology, and others having an inter-disciplinary perspective with specific applications to sport and exercise and its interaction with health.
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