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James and Masai Win Academy’s Athlete of the Month Honors for May

NBA Most Valuable Player Lebron James and Kenyan distance runner Linet Masai were named male and female Athlete of the Month for May by the United States Sports Academy. James was the third-youngest player ever to win the MVP award. He led the Cavaliers to eight straight wins at the start of the playoffs, averaging 35.3 points per game. Masai easily upset world record holder Tirunesh Dibaba at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York with a time of 14:35.39 in the 5,000 meter race. The 20-year-old Kenyan is also the world junior record in the 10,000 meters. Male runner-up was jockey Calvin Borel, who rode Rachel Alexandra to victory in the Preakness Stakes. Female runner-up was Danica Patrick, who finished third at the Indianapolis 500, the highest finish by any female driver in the history of the race.

2010 IOC Postgraduate Research Grant Program

The International Olympic Committee Olympic Studies Centre (OSC) has created an annual program of grants intended for young researchers engaged in scholarly research on the Olympic Movement, its history and ideals, and the impact of the Olympic Games on the various aspects of contemporary society and culture. The program encourages students to undertake research with a humanities or social sciences perspective on the Olympic phenomena. For more information or for an application form, visit the official Olympic movement website at www.olympic.org/studies. Applications must be received or posted no later than 30 September 2009.

Enroll Now and Beat the Fall Tuition Increase

Students can avoid the tuition increase, which was approved by the Board of Trustees and becomes effective 1 September 2009, by enrolling at the Academy for summer online courses. Registration for summer online courses begins 4 June 2009. The last day to register for summer online courses is 28 August 2009.

Sport Psychology Emphasis Added at the M.S.S. level

Sport Psychology will now be an emphasis in the Sports Management, Sports Coaching, Sports Studies, Sports Medicine, and Sports Fitness and Health majors at the Master’s level. Students who choose this emphasis will take SAB 563 Psychological Aspects of Sport Medicine or SAB 566 Psychological Aspects of Health and Fitness Programming, SAB 657 Psychology of Elite Performance, and SAB 659 Group Dynamics in Sports and Exercise. Students may select this option beginning in the Fall 2009 term.

Academy Bookstore

The Academy bookstore offers students a number of products at their fingertips. Students can click on the visit the Academy Shopping Cart tab on the Academy’s home webpage to view the many products of the bookstore. Products include apparel such as polo shirts, t-shirts, shorts, and hats as well as sport art, books, and academy attire.

The Academy Help Desk

The Academy is committed to serving its students with excellence and providing them with convenient access to educational resources. If you have any questions about any course, test, or program policy-or any other aspect of the Academy’s Program-Please contact the Academy Course Management System (CMS) Help Desk via e-mail at CMSHelpdesk@ussa.edu or via telephone at (251) 626-3303 during regular business hours (Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. central time).

Mentorship Opportunities

McGill-Toolen High School Football

McGill-Toolen High School is looking for a prospective football coach to help with their freshman football team. The coach will assist in all facets of preparing the players for their football career at the school. This includes weight training and on the field teaching. For more information contact Coach Tom Buhring at 251-377-4519 or coachbuhring@bellsouth.net.

University of South Alabama

University of South Alabama is offering mentorship opportunities in the area of academics. This position is being offered to students who are looking to fulfill the mentorship requirements of their academic programs. Students will need to serve at least two semesters, or one year. Students who are interested should contact Coach Les Koenning at 251-445-4007.

Villanova Athletic Department Internship Program

Villanova University is now offering internships in the following areas: Academic Support, Aquatics, Business Office, Compliance, Corporate Sponsorship Sales, Facilities & Operations, Fitness Center Supervisor, Intramurals/Fitness Center Manager, Sports Medicine, Strength & Conditioning, and Vide Production & Marketing. Internships coincide with the academic year and run for either ten or twelve month periods. Some of the internship positions provide stipends while others are filled on a volunteer basis. More information can be found at www.villanova.com/internships. Interested applicants should email resume, cover letter, and three references to: athleticsinterns@villanova.edu.

APA Tip of the Week

It is the author’s responsibility to proofread the manuscript after it is typed, making all corrections and changes before submitting the manuscript. Prepare a title page to accompany the submitted manuscript. Each assignment at the Academy requires the student to submit an Academy title page. An example of the title page is located in the Resources/Document Sharing folder located on the student’s course homepage.

Library Tip

The Alt HealthWatch database is located in EBSCOhost database collection. This particular database offers more than 180 international journals and reports. The database also offers researchers hundreds of pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research, and book excerpts. Al HealthWatch focuses on holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. Full text articles are available from 1990.

Did You Know...

That it is a good policy to check your Announcements every time you enter a course and check your USSA E-Mail on a daily basis. The Announcements are meant to keep you up-to-date with any important messages. The USSA E-Mail is your primary source of communicating with the Academy and its Staff.