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At SAWUSA we run international sports tours in many sports. Our tours are highly selective – only around 15% of applicants each year are chosen to travel with us. Our athletes come from a large national pool and typically come to us from one of three sources…  Word of Mouth

Choosing a SAWUSA basketball tour shouldn’t come down to the name — it should come down to fit. Every one of our tours is a high-quality, all-inclusive international experience. We don’t have “good” tours and “bad” tours… and we definitely don’t have a “best” tour (picking a favorite would be

Highlights, What Parents Ask, and How to Apply for 2027 If you’re a parent of a 15–18-year-old athlete, you already know the summer calendar flies by. One minute it’s tryouts and team camps… the next minute you’re staring at August thinking, “Wait—what did we actually do this summer that mattered?”

Congratulations to our three award winners for 2026! Read about past Yearly Award Winners on our Tour History page. Lillian Small – Athlete of the Year The 12th annual Athlete of the Year award is our highest honor given to our travelers. This traveler demonstrates athletic success in International competition. But

We’re excited to reveal our 2027 lineup— eight unforgettable international sports tours for high-character athletes ready to represent the USA on a global stage. Whether you’re looking for intense competition, cultural adventure, or the chance to make lifelong friends, there’s a SAWUSA trip for you! PYRENEES BASKET CUP (France &

Welcome to the SAWUSA Summer 2026 Results Blog. We had a busy summer, with 5 tours and 12 teams. Our trips are always about way more than the games. But hey, if they are going to keep score, why not try to win? Below is the record of how our

We are excited to introduce the athletes and coaches that will represent the USA this summer across the globe on our twelve SAWUSA teams. These athletes join the lists of thousands of travelers who have toured with SAWUSA since 2015. View our TOUR HISTORY to see how all our past teams have

We are excited to announce the coaches and staff who will lead our teams this summer. These coaches join an amazing SAWUSA Coach Alumni list. Please read more about these coaches below. Interested in coaching with SAWUSA next year? Start a Coaching Application. United World Games Sam Swinford, U19 Boys Basketball

SAWUSA’s unique mission and purpose is to make the World a better place through Sport. Our main focus is our 10-day Summer International Sports Tours for youth, high school, and college athletes. However, we also do a number of different things in the sports world as well. We take colleges and youth clubs on International Tours. We

We’re excited to reveal our 2026 lineup—ten unforgettable international sports tours for high-character athletes ready to represent the USA on a global stage. Whether you’re looking for intense competition, cultural adventure, or the chance to make lifelong friends, there’s a SAWUSA trip for you! POLAND EUROCUP (Poland)May 31 – June

The following is a client testimonial from the 2025 United World Games Tour. If you are interested in applying to travel with SAWUSA, get your application completed below. SAWUSA athlete application >> A Mom and Son Perspective: When I received the email from Student Athlete World (SAWUSA) about the United

Congratulations to our six award winners for 2025! Read about past Yearly Award Winners on our Tour History page. CJ Joseph and Keegan Shipe – Athletes of the Year The 11th annual Athlete of the Year award is our highest honor given to our travelers. This traveler demonstrates athletic success in

BLOG BY MIKE SPINNER / JULY 1, 2025 Fun fact about me: I was never supposed to work in sports for a living … which is kind of funny considering that my life has been consumed by working in sports for the last 25 years. At a young age, I

The following is a client testimonial from the 2025 Pyrenees Basket Cup Tour. Tristan traveled with us a month after turning 16. He was named tournament MVP in France and was noticed by a European club and accepted an offer to finish high school in Europe and play for a

SAWUSA’s Tour Coordinator Mike Spinner takes you behind the scenes as he spends 10 days in Europe with the United World Games Tour. If you are interested in traveling with SAWUSA tour please apply below… APPLY FOR A SAWUSA TOUR > Blog #14 – June 23, 2025 It’s midnight local time

Welcome to the SAWUSA Summer 2025 Travel Blog. We have a busy summer, with 6 tours and 16 teams. If you are looking for game results, please head over to the 2025 Results Page. On this page here we will post daily updates on what each group is doing off

Welcome to the SAWUSA Summer 2025 Results Blog. We have a busy summer, with 6 tours and 16 teams. If you are looking for what our groups are doing off the field/court/ice, please head over to the 2025 Travel Blog. On this page here we will post all the International

At it’s core SAWUSA’s mission is about developing leaders through International Sports travel. Two coaches on SAWUSA’s Summer 2025 Coaching Staff have the unique distinction of knowing exactly what that development looks like from the athlete’s point of view. That’s because they were both once SAWUSA athletes! Coach Brandon Averitt, who will

We are excited to announce the coaches and staff who will lead our teams this summer. These coaches join an amazing SAWUSA Coach Alumni list. Please read more about these coaches below. Interested in coaching with SAWUSA next year? Start a Coaching Application. Pyrenees Basket Cup Chris Hamilton, U18 Boys Basketball

We are excited to introduce the athletes and coaches that will represent the USA this summer across the globe on our fifteen SAWUSA teams. These athletes join the lists of hundreds of athletes and thousands of travelers who have toured with SAWUSA since 2015. View our TOUR HISTORY to see how