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Are you one of many young Australian athletes who wants to continue to develop in the sport that has been a big part of your life for many years? Do you feel you need to choose between study and your sporting dreams?Are you a parent...

We chat to Micheal Zhang, who’s dream is to train and study in the US! We get some great advice on how he balances sport and study as well as some time management tips that keep him on top of his game. As a student athlete,...

Are you one of many young Australian tennis players who wants to pursue a tennis career, but feel you need to choose between study and tennis?Imagine returning from the USA aged 21 with a universally recognised degree behind you, having saved money over the four...

Every year, thousands of young women take their skills onto the softball diamond and turn them into a US college scholarship. And the good news is that US coaches like to recruit out of Australia given our reputation as a strong performing softball nation, our excellent...

by Chris Bates, Founder of UTR Events Australia and Study & Play USAMark down the 20th January 2019 as perhaps what could prove to be a landmark day for the way tennis is played in Australia. And I am not simply referring to Ashleigh Barty’s...

In recent times there has been great debate in North America around the college sports system and the ‘exploitation’ of student athletes to raise revenue for the universities.In Australia, there is no such thing as a free university education via an athletic scholarship. Meaning, the...

Every year, more and more Australian athletes are attempting to play college sports in the United States.There are hundreds of US athletic scholarships available to Australian student athletes every year, but actually being offered one of these scholarships can be a long and difficult process....

“No other country in the world offers the facilities, opportunities, and support that the US college sport system provides.” – Hugh Clarke, Pepperdine University.It’s true. If you want to train like a professional athlete in your chosen field AND obtain a degree whilst living and...

Mar 1, 2018 – Denver, CO: The Rugger’s Edge and Study & Play USA are proud to continue their partnership for 2018. “As the popularity of studying and playing rugby in the U.S. continues to grow, working with a company like Study and Play USA was...

You’ve heard of the Ivy League Universities, right?As a refresher, The Ivy League is a group of eight historic, distinguished colleges and universities in the East of the USA, known for their ivy-covered brick buildings. The members of the Ivy League are Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, Princeton, and Yale...

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GAME CHANGER

An Aussie's Transformative
US College Journey

By Study & Play Director, Chris Bates