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Congratulations to our three award winners for 2024! Read about past Yearly Award Winners on our Tour History page. Teon Bigbee – Athlete of the Year The 10th annual STUDENTathlete of the Year award is our highest honor given to our travelers. This traveler demonstrates athletic success in International competition. But […]
STUDENT ATHLETE WORLD (SAWUSA) AND DARK MAGIC ICE HOCKEY TO PARTNER FOR 2025 UNITED WORLD GAMES Student Athlete World (SAWUSA) and Dark Magic Hockey will partner to sponsor ice hockey teams to compete at the 2025 United World Games, to be held in Klagenfurt, Austria. The United World Games is the largest
For most tours I travel to the destination prior to adding the trip to our tour offerings. However, Costa Rica was unique in that our first trip was in 2022, with Covid still in the picture. So, my first chance to see Costa Rica in person was this summer. I
SAWUSA turned 15 years old on October 15th, 2024. To celebrate this milestone we announced a special program for our 2025 Tours. The program was such a success, we have now made it permanent. We offer up to FIFTEEN $1,000 Scholarships to be used toward a tour. Here are the
What’s the food like on a SAWUSA tour? Chef Mike takes you behind the scenes of a typical Spanish hotel buffet meal. For most our tours, we mix in meals at local restaurants and hotels to provide as much variety and authentic meals as possible taking into account the many
SAWUSA’s Tim Ryerson does a deep dive book review / Ted Talk on some random Psychological study he found on Twitter. APPLY FOR A SAWUSA TOUR >
SAWUSA’s Tour Coordinator Mike Spinner takes you behind the scenes as he spends two weeks in Europe with both the Lisboa Lacrosse Cup and Portugal Basketball Festival tours. If you are interested in traveling with SAWUSA tour please apply here. Blog #7 – July 1, 2024 Greetings from … Connecticut! I’ve
Welcome to the SAWUSA Summer 2024 Travel Blog. We have a busy summer, with 6 tours and 14 teams. If you are looking for game results, please head over to the 2024 Results blog page. On this page here we will post daily updates on what each group is doing off
Welcome to the SAWUSA Summer 2024 Results Blog. We have a busy summer, with 6 tours and 14 teams. If you are looking for what our groups are doing off the field or court, please head over to the 2024 Travel blog page. On this page here we will post all
Our partner, US Select Basketball Showcases, has named 166 athletes, as TOP PROSPECTS based on their play at a Spring Showcase event across the USA. Only 10 athletes per Spring Showcase event were chosen. Congratulations to these excellent athletes on this honor. These athletes have earned a preferred invitation to
SAWUSA is excited to announce our Summer 2024 Basketball Tryout Camps for our Summer 2025 International Basketball Tours. We would like to invite you (or your son/daughter or athletes you coach) to start an application for a spot on one of our SAWUSA International Basketball Tour teams. SAWUSA will be hosting FREE Basketball
Parents, please remember the MISSION AND PURPOSE of SAWUSA (below). Most importantly, we want all travelers to feel safe and comfortable while on tour. Parents must be able to control their emotions during games and refrain from negative behaviors towards officials, opponents, SAWUSA staff, fellow travelers, etc. Traveling can be
We are now accepting applications from Canadian athletes ages 10-25 to REPRESENT CANADA on a Summer 2025 International Tour. Info and apply at https://studentathleteworld.com/canada/
It’s rare we get a negative review. We have 300 some amazing reviews on our testimonials page (here). While we take reviews about our business very seriously, and of course everyone is entitled to an opinion, this one is so far off base that it warrants a retort. First off,
SAWUSA is excited to announce!!! – We will be taking BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY MEN’S TENNIS on a Europe Tour in Summer 2025. We can’t wait to create lifetime memories for this outstanding program! @Bucknell_MTEN @bucknellmenstennis
We are excited to introduce the athletes and coaches that will represent the USA this summer across the globe on our fourteen 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 all
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. United World Games Lorie Khalil, U19 East Girls Basketball Coach Previous SAWUSA Tours: 2023 Costa Rica, 2022 Argentina, 2021
STUDENTathlete World is excited to start our preparations to launch SAW Canada. Over the years, we had a number of Canadian citizens on our SAWUSA tours representing the USA. They’ve been awesome travelers. So, we feel it’s time it’s a great time to take that to a new level. Now, it’s
Legendary Women’s Lacrosse Coach Sue Murphy to lead European WLAX Championships Tour Legendary women’s lacrosse coach Sue Murphy has been selected as the Head Coach of the SAWUSA (Student Athlete World USA) tour of Portugal that will coincide with the 2024 European Women’s Lacrosse Championships. The tour will take place
SAWUSA is excited to announce a new partnership with U.S. Select Basketball Exposure Showcases. U.S. Select Basketball is your BEST source for getting the national recognition and exposure you desire! For information on U.S. Select Basketball, please visit their website directly at https://ussbball.com. The information below is subject to change, so make sure to