Expanding the sport and exercise medicine online community and quality international education: join the SMA journey in 2021!

Sports Medicine Australia (SMA) has prioritised the health of Australians during COVID-19. We are proud of the central role we have played in enabling the graduated and near complete return to sport following the COVID-19 shutdowns, across both community and elite level competitions in Australia. SMA’s webinars have guided sports trainers (students, parents or first-aid volunteers) to operate in a COVID-19 safe environment and return athletes safely to sport, while also covering the essentials of telehealth in sports medicine and importance of infection control in sport (https://bit.ly/3a5N07K). SMA has used COVID-19 literature to inform its guidance on safe return across all levels of sporting competition in Australia. We direct the reader to Dr Solomon’s review that operationalises return to sport considerations in the current COVID-19 environment for the five North American professional sports leagues (see page 417) . While centred on the elite sporting environment, the key messages are relevant to all sporting levels and codes globally. Unfortunately, even with optimal planning and hygiene practices, positive cases among athletes and their …