Completing a doctoral dissertation can be a daunting task for even the most accomplished students, and that’s why the United States Sports Academy is offering its new online Dissertation Workshop. The self-paced course presented as a workshop will introduce research design methods employed in a variety of settings. The format and techniques for writing a scholarly research paper will be presented and various types of research commonly used will be reviewed. The purpose of this workshop is to help scholars focus on their own research and writing as they work toward completion of their dissertations. The workshop is designed to assist graduate students at all stages of their research. Examine your ideas and attitudes toward the dissertation process and develop your toolset to effectively complete a quality dissertation. The workshop [...]

The United States Sports Academy is pleased to announce online voting is open for its Athlete of the Month ballot for the month of May, featuring 12 candidates from nine countries who made an impact in their sport during the month. Everyone is encouraged to cast a vote on the Academy’s website at www.ussa.edu. Voting will continue until 5 p.m. Central time on Thursday, 10 June 2021. Male nominees are Egan Bernal, cycling, Colombia; Ryan Crouser, shotput, United States; Phil Mickelson, golf, United States; Rafael Nadal, tennis, Spain; Fernando Tatis Jr., baseball, Dominican Republic; and Damian Warner, decathlon, Spain. Female nominees are Dina Asher-Smith, athletics, Britain; Simone Biles, gymnastics, United States; Beatrice Chebet, athletics, Kenya; Taylor Knibb, triathlon, United States; Benedetta Pilato, swimming, Italy; and Iga Świątek, tennis, Poland. Each [...]

Academy President and CEO Dr. T.J. Rosandich Furthering his lifelong interest in sport, His Majesty The King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa King of Kingdom of Bahrain issued a royal decree on 13 May 2021 establishing the Kingdom’s General Sports Authority (GSA), which will be affiliated with the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports (SCYS). The GSA Board of Directors will work under the supervision of His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, who is the First Deputy President of SCYS, President of Bahrain General Sports Authority and President of the Bahrain Olympic Committee. In a move that will bolster the United States Sports Academy’s longtime relationship with the island nation in the Middle East, President and CEO Dr. T.J. Rosandich has been appointed by royal decree to [...]

Vanderbilt baseball coach Tim Corbin was presented the Academy’s Amos Alonzo Stagg Coaching Award before his team played a home game in Nashville by Academy Trustee and University of Tennessee Athletics Director Emerita Joan Cronan. Vanderbilt University baseball coach Tim Corbin has received the United States Sports Academy’s 2020 Amos Alonzo Stagg Coaching Award in recognition of his successful tenure leading the Commodores to a pair of national championships (2014, 2019) and more than 750 wins in 19 seasons in Nashville. Corbin was presented the award in Nashville, Tenn., before his Commodores baseball team played a home game on the Vanderbilt campus by Academy Trustee and University of Tennessee Athletics Director Emerita Joan Cronan. The presentation had been held in abeyance since 2020 due to COVID-19 social distancing [...]

United States Sports Academy President and CEO Dr. T.J. Rosandich was unanimously voted to serve as the Vice President of North America for the International Sport For All Federation (FISpT) during its virtual general assembly meeting in May. In addition to the Vice President role, Rosandich will also serve as a member of the FISpT Board of Directors. The Academy President will participate in the organization’s next meeting in November 2021 in Milan, Italy, which will coincide with the annual meeting of the Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sportifs (FICTS), of which he is also a member of the Commission for Youth, Culture and Education. The President of FISpT is Prof. Franco Ascani who also serves as the President of FICTS, an international organization which promotes the universal idea of culture [...]