Behind the Torch: UA Students Get Extensive Look at Olympic Committee

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Since 1894, the United States Olympic Committee has served as the National Olympic Committee and National Paralympic Committee for the United States. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado., the USOC is responsible for the training, entering and funding of U.S. teams for the Olympic, Paralympic, Youth Olympic, Pan American and Parapan American Games. The Olympic Training Center facilities provide athletes with performance services, including sports medicine; strength and conditioning; psychology, physiology and nutrition assistance; and performance technology.

Fifteen prospective sport management professionals from The University of Alabama will have an opportunity to interact with the nation’s sport managers during a graduate-level, interim travel course. Three of these students – 23-year-old Margaret-Anne Dyson, of Pensacola, Florida., 23-year-old Brea Armstrong, of Memphis, Tennessee, and 24-year-old Aaron Williams, of Oshkosh, Wisconsin — will blog about their learning adventures over the next seven days.

Come along as they share first-hand their experiences studying the USOC, participating in some of the games that make up the Olympics and exploring the beauty of Colorado Springs.

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