Don Porter has spent most of his adult life diligently promoting softball around the world and was instrumental in the movement to provide the sport’s players the opportunity to play on the world’s biggest stage as part of the Olympic program. Porter now is sharing stories from his 30 year quest to internationalize the sport in a new book, “Inclusion/Exclusion: Softball’s Olympic Odyssey.” Released by Yorkshire Publishing, the book is available for purchase on Amazon.com…
Two members of the United States Sports Academy’s Board of Visitors recently participated in an international conference of global sport leaders dedicated to increasing the positive impact of sport and physical education on sustainability and improved quality of life throughout the world. Dr. Giovanni Di Cola and Dr. Tomas Ganda Sithole attended the Sixth International Conference of Ministers and Senior Officials Responsible for Physical Education and Sport (MINEPS VI), held in Kazan, Russian Federation, from…
DAPHNE, Ala. — The recent announcement that female students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will soon be allowed to play sports at school for the first time harkens back to more than 30 years ago when the United States Sports Academy became one of the first institutions to provide sports programs for women and children in that country. According to an announcement from the Ministry of Education, female students in Saudi Arabia will soon…
DAPHNE, Ala. – United States Sports Academy faculty recently provided concussion prevention education to football players at Fairhope (Ala.) High School through a program designed to address the growing issue of sport-related concussion among young athletes. Over the past year, the Academy has worked with the University of South Alabama (USA) Department of Neurology and the Mobile County Public School System (MCPSS) under the Concussion Awareness Program (CAP), funded in part by a grant from…
The United States Sports Academy mourns the loss of alumna Lynn Hadley Conkwright, a women’s bodybuilding pioneer, who passed away at age 63 on 14 June 2017. Conkwright, of Virginia Beach, Va., earned her Master of Sports Science degree in fitness management from the Academy in 1988. Conkwright became the first Academy student to receive certification as a bodybuilding coach after the Academy began offering its Master of Sports Science degree in fitness management. She…
Editor’s note: Since students of the United States Sports Academy are able to complete their coursework and degree requirements on their own schedule, the Academy throughout each month immediately awards degrees to students who complete requirements. Students are not required to wait to the end of a semester or term to receive their degrees. The Academy congratulates the following graduates who completed their degrees this month. Doctoral Graduates Dr. Tonya Butler-Collins (Daphne, Ala.) – Ed.D….
DAPHNE, Ala. – United States Sports Academy alumnus Dr. Joseph Spears, who used his Academy doctoral degree to earn a position as a college faculty member, is now seeking to provide elected service in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Spears, who lives in Maryland, is an assistant professor of sports management at Bowie State University in Bowie, Md., where he also serves as NCAA faculty athletic representative. Spears earned his Doctor of Education degree in…
DAPHNE, Ala. – United States Sports Academy alumna Jaymie Cox said her master’s degrees and mentorship experience from the Academy helped her to solidify a strong sports education, took her overseas and helped her to secure her job as the head coach of a collegiate volleyball program. Cox, who earned dual Master of Sports Science degrees in sports coaching and sports management from the Academy, is the women’s volleyball coach and assistant athletic director at…
United States Sports Academy students who excelled during the Fall 2016 semester were honored by being included on the President’s List and Dean’s List. Those on the President’s List had a grade point average of 4.0. Undergraduates on the Dean’s List had a grade point average of 3.4-3.99, while graduate students on the Dean’s List had a grade point average of 3.8-3.99. Doctoral President’s List: April Bell – Miami, Fla. – Sports Management Donna Grove…
DAPHNE, Ala. – The United States Sports Academy has announced its Athlete of the Month ballot for June and public voting is in progress. Following the selection committee’s meeting, 12 candidates – six male and six female – from seven countries comprise the list. Each month, the public is invited to participate in the Academy’s worldwide Athlete of the Month program by nominating athletes and then voting online during the first week of every month….
DAPHNE, Ala. – The United States Sports Academy has presented Olympic gymnast Simone Biles with its Female Athlete of the Year Award for 2016. Academy non-resident faculty member Dr. Donn C. Renwick recently presented Biles with the award at the World Champions Centre in Spring, Texas, the city in which she currently resides. Biles, an American gymnast, won four gold medals and one bronze medal at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Biles won gold with…
A nationally televised interview program featuring United States Sports Academy President and CEO Dr. T.J. Rosandich and Dr. Bret Simmermacher, chair of sports coaching, is now available for viewing on the TCT Network. Rosandich and Simmermacher appeared on “Beyond the Goal,” a series hosted by former college football coach and sports broadcaster Mike Gottfried. On the show, Gottfried talks with current and former athletes and others involved in the field of sport about their experiences…
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