Lacey Doyle The United States Sports Academy kicked off the 2021 Spring semester by admitting Freshman students into its renowned sport education degree programs for the first time in the institution’s 48-year history. After just a few weeks, the Academy’s four-year Bachelor of Sports Science (B.S.S.) degree program is receiving high marks from the first students in its inaugural Freshman class. Founded as a graduate school of sport in 1972, the Academy admitted its first bachelor’s degree students in the Fall semester of 2004. Last year, the Academy’s application for four-year bachelor’s status was approved by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). The landmark change meant that the institution now admits freshmen for a four-year B.S.S. degree program and teaching general educational core [...]

The United States Sports Academy will launch its innovative, four-course esports management certification program and its maternity wellness course with partner Bryant & Stratton College at the private institution’s campuses on 22 February 2021. Esports is a form of sport competition using video games, often featuring competitions between multiple players, individually or as teams, in arenas and other venues. The Academy’s esports certification program touches on four areas necessary for sports managers to understand the landscape of the fast-paced, exciting world of esports. Courses touch on the global phenomenon of esports, esports coaching methodology, esports administration, and esports facilities and events management. The maternity wellness course includes faculty facilitated online discussions and students who complete the course will be issued a certification of completion. Interested Bryant & Stratton students can [...]

United States Sports Academy President and CEO Dr. T.J. Rosandich will participate in the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) virtual National Sports Summit, an event that will bring together hundreds of sports educators, athletes, coaches, coordinators, national sports associations, and other stakeholders for online conference sessions tackling 25 sport-related topics. This edition of the National Sports Summit was originally scheduled to be held in Manila in February 2020 but was postponed to begin virtually this week on 26 January due to the global disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Rosandich will present on the first night of sessions with a lecture on “Sports Success from a First World Perspective.” The presentation includes an overview of the evolution of the sport industry with the focus being that of the United States although [...]

Dr. Brandon Spradley Several members of the United States Sports Academy faculty and staff will present abstracts on race issues in sports at the North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) 2021 Conference that will be held online from June 3-5, 2021. The conference theme, “Race Forward: Agents for Change in Sport Management,” encourages sport scholars and educators to more fully explore their role in advancing racial justice through research, teaching, and practice. Chair of Sports Management Dr. Brandon Spradley, Acting Director of Sports Exercise Science Robert Herron, sports management faculty member Jillian Rosandich, lecturer Holly Park, and instructional technologist Shane Mitchell are the authors of two abstracts for the conference. One is a discussion on creating a more-inclusive environment in sport for women and women of color. [...]

United States Sports Academy President and CEO Dr. T.J. Rosandich has been appointed to serve on the Youth, Education and Culture Commission of the Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sportifs (FICTS), an international organization which promotes the universal idea of culture through sport. United States Sports Academy President and CEO Dr. T.J. Rosandich has been reappointed to serve on the Youth, Education and Culture Commission of the Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sportifs (FICTS), an international organization which promotes the universal idea of culture through sport. Officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), FICTS promotes and spreads the development of Olympic values and the culture of sport through film and television. Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Milan, Italy, FICTS has 116 member countries. The mission of the FICTS [...]

Following a tumultuous and historic year in sport, marked by global disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States Sports Academy is kicking off 2021 with one of the most competitive ballots ever for its annual Male and Female Athletes of the Year program. Voting is now open for the coveted award, which is part of the Academy’s Awards of Sport program that annually recognizes the top male and female athletes in the world. The ballot is open for voting here until 5 p.m. Central time on Friday, 15 January 2021. This year’s ballot includes 12 men and 12 women from 12 countries. Nominees for Male Athlete of the Year include: Nathan Chen, figure skating, United States; Joshua Cheptegei, athletics, Uganda; Novak Djokovic, tennis, Serbia; Caeleb Dressel, swimming, United [...]