Verity Cooper

M.B.B.S., D.A., F.R.A.C.G.P.

WSC Since: 2005

Verity was Sports Doctor for the North Adelaide Football Club and has overseen the Medical Team for the successful Australasian Masters Games and the Australian University Games. She enjoys team sports, especially Australian Rules and soccer. She is also interested in Sports Medicine within martial arts; prevention of injuries; nutrition and fitness.

Involvement with Teams and Associations:

Previous:

• Team Doctor - North Adelaide Football Club
• Medical Director - Australasian Masters Games 2007
• Medical Officer - 2007 World Police & Fire Games
• Chief Medical Officer - Australian University Games 2007
• Team Doctor - Young Matildas (Australian U/20 Women's Football Team)Occasional touring Doctor with Hockeyroos
• Adelaide United FC

 

Greatest Sporting Moment:

1)personal- the tennis match I played, just an ordinary social Tuesday night gathering, 3 guys and me - and every shot I planned went in, every serve I planned to ace did so, every winning shot slid over the net like a rocket! It was the closest I've ever come to feeling like a champion and I floated home. (Next week was back to normal, cursing the difference between planning and execution)
2)Spectator: watching David Campese in the 1991 World Cup, especially the match against Ireland when he set up the try with Tim Horan. Amazing stuff!