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The United States Sports Academy is kicking off 2020 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, 17 January 2020. This year’s ballot includes 12 men and 12 women from 10 countries. Nominees for Male Athlete of the Year include: Johannes Thingnes Boe, biathlon, Norway; Joe Burrow, football, United States; Nathan Chen, figure skating, United States; Caeleb Dressel, swimming, United States; Eliud Kipchoge, marathon, Kenya; Kawhi Leonard, basketball, United States; Noah Lyles, track and field, [...]

The United States Sports Academy’s online Master of Sports Science degree in sports management has been recognized as one of the top 30 best online sports management degrees by Online College Plan. More than 50 master’s-level online degree programs were studied for the list released by Online College Plan, a service created to assist parents and students in learning about their options for an online college education. The service’s team includes educators, parents, and students. The service lauded the Academy for its non-traditional offerings on a range of sports-specific topics and called the institution’s programs “top-notch” for the field of sports management. “While the main degree we’re highlighting here is the sports management degree, we know that sports management can take many forms,” Online College Plan wrote in a news [...]

Dr. Roch King United States Sports Academy chair of sports coaching Dr. Roch King was recently reappointed to serve another year as a member of one of USA Swimming’s influential committees. King will serve as a member of the national swimming governing body’s Club Development Committee, which is charged with overseeing the growth and development of recreational and developmental USA Swimming-affiliated clubs around the country. The committee also works on policy development and serves as a liaison between clubs and USA Swimming. It also selects and hands out the governing body’s annual awards, the Club Excellence program. “It is important that Academy faculty members participate in boards and committees like this one because it shows that the institution has some skin in the game,” King said. “We are [...]

Academy President Dr. T.J. Rosandich met with Salvador Medialdea - the Executive Secretary to Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte - and Philippine Sports Commission Chairman William Ramirez. United States Sports Academy President and CEO Dr. T.J. Rosandich recently participated as an official observer at the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the Philippines. The SEA Games are a biennial regional multi-sport event featuring athletes from 11 countries and close to 10,000 athletes from around Southeast Asia. The games are regulated by the Southeast Asian Games Federation and supervised by the International Olympic Committee and the Olympic Council of Asia. As an official observer invited by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), Rosandich was tasked with attending multiple events at different sites in the Philippines. He has been invited to return [...]

The United States Sports Academy’s master’s degree programs were recognized for their quality, affordability, and flexibility by Intelligent.com, a service that helps students make informed decisions about higher education programs. The Academy’s Master of Sports Science degree in sports management was honored as one of the top programs of its kind in the country for 2020. In the Master’s in Sports Management Degree category, the Academy’s Master of Sports Science degree was lauded as the program with the “Best Dual Degree Option.” The institution’s sports management program at every level were also touted for having multiple start dates among the top 50 online sports management degree programs in the country. In addition, the Academy’s Master of Sports Science degree in sports coaching was ranked as one of the top 40 [...]

The United States Sports Academy is now offering an online, video-driven personal fitness course showcasing the cutting edge Finnish ProMethod concept to the general public around the world. The Academy in August 2018 signed a cooperative agreement with the Finnish company ProFTraining Finland to provide educational opportunities to students in Finland, as well as to integrate that company’s health care techniques into Academy coursework. As part of the agreement, the Academy is now offering online, video-led continuing education courses featuring ProFTraining’s personal training concepts: the FasciaMethod, the ProMethod, and coming soon the PowerMethod. After completing the course students will be able to plan and instruct their own FasciaMethod, ProMethod, and/or PowerMethod body maintenance programs for themselves, their clients or for a group fitness session. The ProMethod is built to help [...]

United States Sports Academy students who excelled during the Summer 2019 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 Dean's List Lori Huckaby – Hudsonville, Mich. – Sports Management Dr. Jason Williams – Foley, Ala. – Sports Management   Master’s President’s List Denise Romo – Turlock, Calif. – Sports Coaching Henry Wofford – Clover, S.C. – Sports Coaching   Master’s Dean’s List Ashley Froelich – Seattle, Wash. – Sports Studies David Hubbart – Pensacola, Fla. – Sports Studies Jason James – Columbia, S.C. – Sports Management Tyler Naunton – [...]

The United States Sports Academy has announced its Athlete of the Month ballot for November and public voting is in progress. Following the selection committee’s meeting, 12 candidates from five countries comprise the list. 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, 12 December 2019. Male nominees are Nathan Chen, figure skating, United States; Luka Doncic, basketball, Slovenia; Lamar Jackson, football, United States; Edwin Kurgat, cross country, Kenya; Deontay Wilder, boxing, United States; and Chase Young, football, United States. Female nominees are Brittany Bowe, speed skating, United States; Alena Kostornaia, figure skating, Russia; Weini Kelati, cross country, Eritrea; Joyciline Jepkosgei, marathon, Kenya; Hannah Roberts, BMX, United States; and Mikaela Shiffrin, alpine skiing, United States. Each [...]

Dr. Sandra Geringer United States Sports Academy faculty member Dr. Sandra Geringer is set to make a presentation at the annual meeting of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) in Houston, Texas, in December. Geringer, the Academy’s director of recreation management and sports studies, has intimate knowledge of the SACSCOC assessment process after having served the last two years as the Academy’s liaison to the regional higher education accrediting body. Geringer’s presentation, “Complying with Standard 12.6: Student Debt,” will cover updates to SACSCOC’s policies related to student financial awareness. The Academy developed an online orientation module for Financial Aid Literacy in preparation for the revisions to the SACSCOC Principles of Accreditation, specifically Standard 12.6. The presentation will cover the findings from two semesters’ [...]