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https://youtu.be/dPfXjfdMoNc Watch this video to learn more about age categories on tour with SAWUSA

If you received this link you likely responded to one of our SMS or e-mails. If your concern is about the legitimacy of our business that we started in 2009, please head over to this post (“So, Like, Is SAWUSA Legit?”). For the rest of your concerns, let me start

Our partner, US Select Basketball, has named 215 athletes, as TOP PROSPECTS based on their play at Fall Showcase events across the USA. Only an average of 9 athletes per event were chosen. Congratulations to these excellent athletes on this honor. These athletes have earned a preferred invitation to represent

One of the first blog posts I wrote when we launched our International Tours business in 2014 was titled, ‘6 Reasons To Go On An International Sports Tour‘. Well, today I learned I was going about that all wrong. I learned about the ‘Pratfall Effect’. Basically it’s a phenomenon where

https://youtu.be/UowX4Ss_I5A?si=6JsXjmBrTEwk7ORpThey say 96% of businesses fail within their first 10 years. Well, today we turn 15, so they can eat it :). Honestly, I’m (as the kids say) #blessed and #humbled to think we are one of the tiny percentage that made it this far. At no point in the

For many of our tours I travel to the destination prior to adding the trip to our tour offerings. I sample the hotels, meals, and excursions. However, for this trip it was a little different. We’ve been offering our Portugal tour since 2019. It’s one of our best tours and

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://www.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,