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Thai Sports Administrator Dr. Gongsak Yodmani Earns Academy’s International Honorary Doctorate

US Sports Academy2023-06-05T09:38:08-05:00August 23rd, 2022|

Thai sports administrator and longtime political advisor Dr. Gongsak Yodmani has earned the United States Sports Academy’s 2022 International Honorary Doctorate Award. Yodmani is the current Governor of the Sport Authority of Thailand (SAT), with whom the Academy just completed its longstanding Sports Study Tour program. Each year as part of its Awards of Sport program, the Academy presents its International Honorary Doctorate to a person who has made outstanding contributions to sport and to society. Yodmani will visit the United States to accept his Honorary Doctorate on the Academy campus at the Awards of Sport event on Thursday, 10 November, 2022. Prior to his service to the SAT, Yodmani worked as the CEO of Supongsa Co., Ltd. He also worked as an advisor to the Governor of Bangkok M.R. [...]

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Athletics Stars Mondo Duplantis and Sydney McLaughlin Named Academy July Athletes of the Month

US Sports Academy2023-06-05T09:38:19-05:00August 23rd, 2022|

Swedish pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis and American hurdler Sydney McLaughlin set world records in their events at the World Athletics Championships in July and were named the United States Sports Academy’s Athletes of the Month. Duplantis set a world record in the pole vault with a height of 6.21 meters in the event at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Ore., on 24 July 2022. It was the first world championship title for Duplantis, the reigning Olympic champion in pole vault. McLaughlin broke her own world record with a time of 50.68 seconds in the 400-meter hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Ore., on 22 July 2022. McLaughlin has now lowered the record four times since June 2021. The second place finisher on the men’s side was American [...]

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USSA Promotes Pair of Faculty Members to New Dean Positions

US Sports Academy2023-06-05T09:38:24-05:00August 23rd, 2022|

In a move that will streamline delivery and management of the United States Sports Academy’s online sport education degree programs, the institution named a pair of longtime faculty members as deans of its new departments of undergraduate and graduate studies. Dr. Brandon Spradley was promoted to the role of Dean of Graduate Studies, while Dr. Vandy Pacetti-Donelson was promoted to the role of Dean of Undergraduate Studies, effective at the beginning of the 2022-2023 academic year on 1 September. Spradley previously served the Academy as its chair of sports management and associate professor. Spradley previously served as the Director of Continuing Education working on international programs and special projects. He has been involved in the successful development and implementation of sport education programs across the world. He is a member [...]

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Academy Won’t Raise Tuition for Third Consecutive Academic Year

US Sports Academy2023-06-05T09:38:32-05:00August 23rd, 2022|

In a move recognizing the profound nature of the global economic disruption brought forth by the continued hardships related to the COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturns, the United States Sports Academy will not raise tuition for its undergraduate and graduate degree programs for the third consecutive academic year. The institution also is continuing to waive application fees at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree levels. Please contact the Academy’s admissions team at 1-800-223-2668 or email admissions@ussa.edu for registration information. Find out more about the Academy’s tuition here. The Academy’s degree programs feature a competitive and reasonable tuition rate. Unlike most schools that have fees for virtually every service imaginable, the Academy has only the one tuition cost for each course – what you see is what you get. Financial Aid [...]

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Vote Now for Athlete of the Month for July

US Sports Academy2023-06-05T09:38:39-05:00August 11th, 2022|

DAPHNE, Ala. – Athletes representing eight countries make up the United States Sports Academy’s July Athlete of the Month ballot, which is online now for voting at the Academy’s website, https://ussa.edu/aom/aom-ballot/. Voting will continue until 5 p.m. Central time on Thursday, 18 August 2022. Male nominees are Mondo Duplantis, athletics, Sweden; Aaron Judge, baseball, United States; Victor Kiplangat, marathon, Uganda; Noah Lyles, athletics, United States; Michael Norman, athletics, United States; and Cameron Smith, golf, Australia. Female nominees are Tobi Amusan, athletics, Nigeria; Brooke Henderson, golf, Canada; Sydney McLaughlin, athletics, United States; Felicia Stancil, BMX, United States; Annemiek van Vleuten, cycling, the Netherlands; and Johana Viveros Mondragon, inline speed skating, Colombia. Each month, the public is invited to participate in the Academy’s worldwide Athlete of the Month program by nominating athletes [...]

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Academy’s Longtime Study Tour Program with Sports Authority of Thailand Resumes

US Sports Academy2023-06-05T09:38:48-05:00July 27th, 2022|

The United States Sports Academy welcomed a group of students from the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) to the United States in July 2022 for the resumption of the Sports Study Tour portion of the International Certification in Sports Management (ICSM) and International Certification in Sports Coaching (ICSC) programs. Thai students visited the World Games 2022 in Birmingham, Ala., and sports sites like Mercedes Benz Stadium, took in an Atlanta United soccer match, visited Bobby Jones Golf Course, and other sites in Atlanta, Ga. They also took part in sport education seminars directed by Academy faculty. Sports education cooperation between the Academy and Thailand goes back to the 1980s and the Academy and the SAT have a Memorandum of Understanding to work together in sports education and training. The Academy traditionally [...]

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Tennis Star Rafael Nadal, Softball MVP Jocelyn Alo Named USSA June Athletes of the Month

US Sports Academy2023-06-05T09:38:54-05:00July 25th, 2022|

Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal and University of Oklahoma softball slugger Joceyn Alo impressed on the biggest stages in their sports in June and were named the United States Sports Academy’s Athletes of the Month. Nadal won his 14th Roland Garros title and 22nd Grand Slam trophy after defeating Norway’s Casper Ruud 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 in the championship round in Paris on 5 June 2022. He has now won two more Grand Slams than rival greats Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. Alo earned Women’s College World Series MVP honors after finishing 12-for-18 with five home runs and 13 RBIs as the Sooners defeated Texas for the NCAA college softball championship in June. She also contributed four home runs and 10 RBIs in the NCAA regional and super regional rounds as [...]

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Alumnus Mark Chay Adds Role as President of Singapore Swimming Association to Resume

US Sports Academy2023-06-05T09:39:01-05:00July 14th, 2022|

A former Olympic and NCAA collegiate swimmer, Mark Chay has a very diverse resume in the world of international sport. The United States Sports Academy alumnus, Singapore Nominated Parliament Member, athlete, sports business owner, administrator, coach, and national committee chair recently added another prestigious title to his resume: president of the Singapore Swimming Association. Chay was elected unopposed to the position in June. He now leads a 10-person executive committee that oversees aquatic sports in the island nation in Southeast Asia. In addition to this new role, Chay also speaks on sports issues as a Nominated Member of Parliament in the country. Singapore’s NMP program began in 1990 as a way to ensure a wide representation of views in Parliament. The sports “fraternity” is one of seven functional groups – [...]

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Vote Now for Athlete of the Month for June

US Sports Academy2023-06-05T09:39:07-05:00July 7th, 2022|

DAPHNE, Ala. – Athletes representing seven different sports make up the United States Sports Academy’s June Athlete of the Month ballot, which is online now for voting at the Academy’s website, https://ussa.edu/aom/aom-ballot/. Voting will continue until 5 p.m. Central time on Thursday, 14 July 2022. Male nominees are Colin Duffy, sport climbing, United States; Mondo Duplantis, athletics, Sweden; Nic Fink, swimming, United States; Matthew Fitzpatrick, golf, England; Kristof Milak, swimming, Hungary; and Rafael Nadal, tennis, Spain. Female nominees are Jocelyn Alo, softball, United States; Katie Ledecky, swimming, United States; Minjee Lee, golf, Australia; Sydney McLaughlin, athletics, United States; Sophia Smith, soccer, United States; and Iga Swiatek, tennis, Poland. Each month, the public is invited to participate in the Academy’s worldwide Athlete of the Month program by nominating athletes and then [...]

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Sculptor Brett Grill, Painter James Peterson Named Academy’s 2022 Sport Artists of the Year

US Sports Academy2023-06-05T09:40:05-05:00June 30th, 2022|

A pair of exciting young artists will be featured at the United States Sports Academy’s annual Awards of Sport program on campus on Thursday, November 10, 2022. The institution will introduce noted sculptor Brett Grill and contemporary painter James Peterson as its latest Sport Artists of the Year during the program, which is free and open to the public. Since 1984, the Academy’s Sport Artist of the Year Award has been given to an individual who captures the spirit and life of sport so that future generations can relive the drama of today’s competition. The recipient may use a variety of art media including film, video or sculpture to depict the breadth and scope of both the agony and the ecstasy of sport. Sport Artist of the Year James [...]

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Academy President Discusses Sport Education Programs in Thailand, Philippines as Sports Study Tour Resumes this Summer

US Sports Academy2023-06-05T09:40:11-05:00June 28th, 2022|

Amid the resumption of the United States Sports Academy’s longstanding Sports Study Tour and certification program with students in Thailand, Academy President and CEO Dr. T.J. Rosandich visited with education partners in that nation and in the Philippines. Thailand The Academy is scheduled to welcome a group of students from the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) to the United States in July 2022 for the resumption of the Sports Study Tour portion of the International Certification in Sports Management (ICSM) and International Certification in Sports Coaching (ICSC) programs. The Study Tour portion of the program had been put on hold due to Covid-19 restrictions, but Thai students are scheduled to visit the World Games 2022 in Birmingham, Ala., sites in Atlanta, Ga., and the Academy campus in July. Sports education [...]

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James Peterson Named Academy’s 2022 Sport Artist of the Year, Painter

US Sports Academy2023-06-05T09:40:18-05:00June 28th, 2022|

Because of his colorful, contemporary style and dedication to personalizing paintings for athletes and inspirational entertainers, artist James Peterson has been named the United States Sports Academy’s Sport Artist of the Year in the Painter category. Peterson will be introduced to the public at the institution’s Awards of Sport program on its Daphne, Ala., campus on Thursday, November 10, 2022. Peterson is a contemporary portrait artist originally from Milwaukee, Wisc. His original 60×48 portrait of NBA Hall of Fame player Alex English is autographed by both the athlete and the artist. Peterson paints larger-than-life portraits of inspirational athletes and entertainers. As part of that series, Peterson created two unique portraits of each subject, gifting on to the athlete and keeping the other signed original, or in this case, donating it. [...]

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