Monthly Archives: February 2010

Dr. Jordan Moon, the Department Head of Sports Fitness and Health at the United States Sports Academy, will present at the Arnold Strength Training Summit, March 4-7 2010 in Columbus, Ohio. The title of Dr. Moon’s presentation is “Body Composition: Research & Practical Application.” Moon’s lecture will focus on non-clinical body composition analysis techniques, with [...]

Dr. Timothy Broughton of Bishop State Community College in Mobile has been appointed to the United States Sports Academy’s Board of Trustees. Broughton, who lives in Mobile, has been the director of teaching and learning center/athletics director at Bishop State since 2005. Before ascending to that position he served as an instructor at Bishop State, [...]

Freestyle skiing has a short history in the Winter Olympics, but has fast become one of the Games’ most popular sports. The image of athletes soaring through the sky, twisting and turning their skis and poles while airborne, is indelible and eye-pleasing. To help keep sports fans in an Olympic frame of mind, the United [...]

World War II veterans Horace Luckey, left, and Jack Thomas joined Dr. Barry Booth for a presentation on the South Alabama Honor Flight at the Academy on Friday, 12 February. World War II veterans Horace Luckey and Jack Thomas will always share a common bond thanks to the sacrifices they made for their country. Because [...]

Dr. Barry Booth, named the 2009 Veteran of the Year by the Mobile Bay Area Veterans Day Commission, will speak at the Eastern Shore Exchange Club’s meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, 18 February at the United States Sports Academy. The public is invited to attend. Booth, a Spanish Fort dentist and Vietnam War veteran, [...]

Dr. Lee A. McElroy Dr. Lee A. McElroy, Jr. of the University at Albany in New York has been appointed to the United States Sports Academy’s Board of Trustees. McElroy is the vice president for Athletics Administration and director of athletics at Albany, and a former president of the National Association of College Athletic Directors [...]

Dr. Peter Mathiesen United States Sports Academy Faculty Member Dr. Peter Mathiesen will teach a course for Bahrain’s General Organization for Youth and Sports (GOYS) in Sports Administration, the first course in the International Certificate in Sports Management (ICSM) program, from 21-25 February. The origins of the Academy’s international programs began in Bahrain in 1977. [...]

Serena Williams (left) and Drew Brees Quarterback Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints and tennis player Serena Williams were named the United States Sports Academy’s Athletes of the Month for January. Brees quarterbacked the Saints to their first Super Bowl (a game they won on 7 February over the Indianapolis Colts) with two victories [...]

United States Sports Academy Vice President Dr. T.J. Rosandich is visiting Malaysia, meeting with officials. In the picture here, Dr. Rosandich, middle, is discussing design issues for a swimming pool under construction in Melaka for the 13th national Malaysian Games (SUKMA XIII), set for 10-19 June. Pictured with Dr. Rosandich is, at left, Minister of [...]

Show your allegiance in the Alabama-Auburn football rivalry by purchasing a brick to support the Iron Bowl Monument, the latest addition to the United States Sports Academy’s Sport Sculpture Park. Designed by Bruce Larsen of Fairhope, the 2009 American Sport Art Museum and Archives (ASAMA) Sport Artist of the Year for Sculpture, the monument honors [...]