United States Sports Academy Signs With Jamaican Athletics

United States Sports Academy in Daphne held what it called “a historic virtual signing ceremony” with the Jamaica Olympic Association and Jamaica Paralympic Association in December 2020. The academy will use its expertise and resources to help aid in the development of the national sporting effort in Jamaica. The academy’s programs will also be delivered online to students and athletes in Jamaica until COVID-19 cases have declined to a level deemed safe for travel. The cooperation marks the return of the institution’s post-secondary, non-degree programs to Jamaica for the first time in a decade. The academy has delivered post-secondary, non-degree sport education programs in some 67 countries over nearly half a century.

Jamaica Olympic Association and Jamaica Paralympic Association President Christopher L. Samuda speaks from Jamaica to members of the United States Sports Academy faculty during a virtual Protocol of Cooperation signing ceremony on 22 December 2020. | Photo courtesy United States Sports Academy