The United States Sports Academy’s doctoral degree program in sports management has been recognized as one of the best online sports management degrees by College Values Online. College Values Online researched 48 colleges and universities listed by the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) College Navigator, and the Academy’s Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degree in Sports Management was ranked in the top 20. The Academy’s Doctor of Education degree in Sports Management is a one-of-a kind sports degree program specifically designed to meet the needs of recent master’s degree earners and working professionals who aim to be leaders in the sports industry. The program provides students with a meaningful education and technical preparation for the fast-paced, competitive world of sport professions. The online doctoral degree is a 66-semester hour program [...]

The United States Sports Academy has announced its Athlete of the Month ballot for April and public voting is in progress. Following the selection committee’s meeting, 12 candidates – six male and six female – from six 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. The online votes are used to guide the Academy selection committee in choosing the male and female monthly winners, who then become eligible for selection to the prestigious Athlete of the Year ballot. A worldwide public vote on the annual ballot is used to guide the committee in making the final selection. Everyone is encouraged to cast a [...]

With members of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) looking on, PSC Chairman William Ramirez and Dr. T.J. Rosandich sign a Memorandum of Understanding concerning the establishment of sports education programs in sports coaching, management and physical education/coaching to be taught by the Academy in the Philippines. The United States Sports Academy continued to expand its efforts to enhance its post-secondary, non-degree international sport education programs as President and CEO Dr. T.J. Rosandich visited sport leaders in a host of countries. The Academy President spent a month visiting sport, education, and government leaders in the Philippines, India, Jordan, Nepal, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. “Since its founding in 1972, the Academy has always had an international orientation,” said Rosandich. “This view is reflected in its mission statement and [...]

Academy library director Dr. Vandy Pacetti-Donelson United States Sports Academy library director Dr. Vandy Pacetti-Donelson recently made a presentation on faculty reader advisory programs at a book festival in Hattiesburg, Miss. Pacetti-Donelson spoke at the 52nd annual Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival in Hattiesburg. The book festival, originally developed to promote the de Grummond Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi has grown into a regional festival to recognize and celebrate children’s books. Pacetti-Donelson spoke to librarians and educators about providing professional development for teachers that promotes reading motivation in the classroom. An expert in young adult literature, Pacetti-Donelson is a veteran of K-12 education, a former Teacher of the Year, and an instructional technologist and school librarian. She is a passionate library advocate, frequent speaker about instructional technology and [...]

Academy Chair of Sports Coaching Dr. Roch King United States Sports Academy Chair of Sports Coaching Dr. Roch King is teaching an advanced sports psychology course as part of the institution’s National Sports Coaching Program (NCSP) in Thailand. This is the 14th consecutive year that the Academy has taught its international certification program to provide advanced sport education to prepare students in Thailand for careers in sport. The NCSP is part of the Academy’s agreement with the Sport Authority of Thailand (SAT) to provide post-secondary, non-degree programs in Bangkok designed to prepare people there for careers in coaching and related athletic professions. The Academy teaches the International Certification in Sports Coaching (ICSC) program in Thailand, which includes a wide range of coaching and related administrative skills, and the [...]