The Awards are open to all free paper presenters at the Conference. The best papers in each category will be short listed and these will then be marked by a separate Award Judging Committee.

The Conference Committee invites prospective participants to submit abstracts for podium or poster presentations at any of the the three conferences being run concurrently.

Please note that all presenting authors must be registrants for the full conference where they are presenting and must present original work. Presenters must also be members of Sports Medicine Australia to be eligible for the more than $28,000 in Conference awards. Membership of SMA is open to both Australian and International delegates.

Papers will be allocated an Award shortlist at the discretion of the Conference Committee. Authors are not required to select the Awards for which they would like to be considered. However, if authors wish to be considered for a Young Investigator Award they must be under 36 years of age and select the 18-35 age bracket when submitting their abstract. Where no age category is selected the paper will only be eligible for the Open Awards.

• Asics Medal - Best Paper Overall, $5000 prize
• Asics Best Paper - Lower Limb, $2000 prize
• Asics Best Paper - Clinically Relevant Conditions, $2000 prize
• Asics Best Paper - Performance Enhancement and Basic Science, $2000 prize
• Asics Best Paper - Health Promotion, $2000 prize
• Sport and Recreation Victoria Best Paper - Injury Prevention, $2000 prize

• Asics Award for Best Young Investigator - Lower Limb, Presentation Package at ACSM*
• Ken Maguire Award for Best Young Investigator - Clinically Relevant Conditions, Presentation Package at ACSM*
• John Sutton Award for Best Young Investigator - Basic Science, Presentation Package at ACSM*
• NSW Sporting Injuries Committee Award for Best Young Investigator - Injury Prevention, $2000 prize
• ASMF Fellows Award for Best Young Investigator - Health Promotion, $2000 prize

• Queensland Academy of Sport Best Poster - Clinically Relevant Conditions, $500 prize
• AOK Health Best Poster - Performance Enhancement and Basic Science, $500 prize
• Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport Award for Best Poster - Injury Prevention, $500 prize
• Sports Medicine Australia Best Poster - Health Promotion, $500 prize
• ASMF Fellows Award for Best Young Investigator Poster - Health Promotion, $500 prize

• Wendy Ey, Women in Sport Award, $500 prize

• Asics Medal - Best Paper Overall $5000 prize
  Dr Tim Olds, University of South Australia
  Activity styles: A cluster analysis of children’s activity patterns
  Co Authors - K. Ridley
  
  
• Asics Best Paper (Clinically Relevant Conditions) $2000
  Mr Steve Saunders, Saunders Sports and Spinal, University of Queensland
  Low back pain and associated changes in deep abdominal muscle activation during human locomotion
  Co Authors - M.Coppieters, M.Magarey and P.Hodges
  
  
• Asics Best Paper (Performance Enhancement and Basic Science) $2000
  Mr Aaron Petersen, Victorian University of Technology
  Increased Na+, K+-Atpase Gene Transcription Is Related To Depressed Na+, K+-Atpase Activity Following Acute Intense Exercise.
  Co Authors - K.Murphy, M.McKenna, R.Snow, D.Cameron-Smith, A.Garnham, R. Aughey and G. Leppik
  
  
• Asics Best Paper (Injury Prevention and Health Promotion) $2000
  Ms Christine Armit, School of Human Movement Studies, University of Queensland
  Promoting Physical Activity To Older Adults In General Practice
  Co Authors - W.Brown, C.Ritchie, A.Marshall, S.Trust, A.Green
  
  
• Asics Best Paper (Lower Limb) $2000
  Dr Kate Webster, Musculoskeletal Research Centre, Latrobe University
  Graft Selection For Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction In The Female Athlete
  Co Authors - R.Siebold, J.Elliot, J.Feller
  
  
• Ken Maguire Award for Best Young Investigator – Clinical Presentation Package at ACSM*
  Mr Nick Potter, Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, University of Melbourne
  Navicular Stress Fractures: Outcomes Of Conservative And Surgical Management
  Co Authors - P.Brukner, M.Makdissi and K.Crossley
  
  
• John Sutton Award for Best Young Investigator – Basic Science Presentation Package at ACSM*
  Mr Fang Wang, Orthopaedic Research Institute
  Involvement Of C-Jun N-Terminal Kinase (Jnk) In The Oxidative Stress-Induced Tendon Cell Apoptosis And Matrix Degradation
  Co Authors - G.Murrell, M.Wang
  
  
• Asics Award for Best Young Investigator – Lower Limb Presentation Package at ACSM*
  Mr Adam Bryant, Central Queensland University
  Effects Of Menstrual-Cycle Hormone Fluctuations On Musculotendinous Stiffness And Knee Joint Laxity: Implications For Acl Injuries
  Co Authors - E.Eiling, A.Murphy, W.Peterson, J.Kelly, E.Hohmann
  
  
• NSW Sporting Injuries Committee Award – Best Young Investigator – Injury Prevention $2500
  Miss Ebony Scase, Physical training programs reduce injuries in elite junior Australian Rules Football? Evaluation of an injury prevention strategy
  Co Authors - J.Cook, M.Makdissi, B.Gabbe
  
  
• Wendy Ey Women in Sport Award $500
  Ms Deirdre McGhee, University of Wollongong
  Bouyancy and breast bounce: Does deep water running reduce exercise-induced breast discomfort?
  Co Authors - B.Power, J.Steele
  
  
• Sports Medicine Australia Best Poster (Clinically Relevant Conditions) $500
  Prof George Murrell, St George Hospital
  Supraspinatus tendinosis and elite swimming training
  Co Authors - M.Sein, J.Walton, J.Linklater, R.Appleyard, D.Kuah, B.Kirkbride
  
  
• AOK Health Best Poster (Performance Enhancement and Basic Science) $500
  Prof Rabindarjeet Singh, Universiti Sains Malaysia
  Effects of coconut water ingestion on cycling performance in heat and humidity
  Co Authors - J.Singh, G.Khanna
  
  
• Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport Best Poster (Injury Prevention and Health Promotion) $500
  Mr Nathan Johnson, The School of Exercise and Sports Science, The University of Sydney
  Insulin resistance, muscle triglyceride and inactivity: From survival to diabetes?
  Co Author - S.Stannard
  

Terms and Conditions of Awards

*Presentation package at ACSM includes retuen economy airfare, three nights accommodation and registration at the Annual Conference of the American College of Sports Medicine plus a guaranteed place in the program.

1. All Best Paper Award prize money must be spent on furthering research. An appropriate justification of how the money is to be spent will be required of prize winners.

2. Papers will be allocated to the Award shortlist at the discretion of the Conference Committee.

3. Authors are not required to select the Awards for which they would like to be considered.

4. Authors wishing to be considered for a Young Investigator Award must be under 36 years of age and select the 18-35 age bracket when submitting their abstract. Where no age category is selected the paper will only be eligible for the Open Awards.

5. The Conference Committee reserves the right to change these terms and conditions and alter prize classification at any stage.