In this episode of ‘In The Huddle’ Director Alexia Bates and current soccer student-athlete Katie Jones discuss her journey from Australian high school student to Sophomore at NAIA women’s soccer program at SOKA College in California.  Together they dissect the differences between soccer in the USA and Australia, Katie’s key factors to finding her right fit, the importance of assistant coaches in your recruiting process as well as answering one of our most frequently asked questions What is the support network like for student-athletes ..read more

In this episode, Director Alexia Bates takes you into the world of US College admissions with founder of Internationally Educated and former US admissions officer Debbie Shively. The discuss the differences between admissions here in Australia to the processes in the USA, what admissions officers are looking for and ensuring your college applications are authentically you.  It is worth a listen just to hear Debbie’s views on the challenges that international applicants can encounter and her top tips to overcome them and get your best outcome ..read more

In this episode, Director Alexia Bates takes you into the world of US College admissions with founder of Internationally Educated and former US admissions officer Debbie Shively. The discuss the differences between admissions here in Australia to the processes in the USA, what admissions officers are looking for and ensuring your college applications are authentically you.  It is worth a listen just to hear Debbie’s views on the challenges that international applicants can encounter and her top tips to overcome them and get your best outcome ..read more

In this episode, our Director Alexia sits down with Freshman Water Polo player Izzy Lumley to reflect on her first semester in College in the US. They discuss how the recruiting process itself helped prepare Izzy for College, how she was able to find her right fit and advice for students navigating high school and the US College pathway.  A must listen for all prospective student-athletes and their families ..read more

Chris sits down with some Old Boys from his high school who have recently taken the college pathway, Hugh Johnston and Seth Macute ..read more

Maria Hopes interviews Student-athlete Luisa Gauci, who continues to break barriers in the sport of baseball ..read more

Coach Wadley amassed over 600 wins at Division 1 level. Never short of an opinion on the state of the game, he sits down to reminisce with one of his former players, Study & Play USA's very own Chris Bates ..read more

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Mimmi Balaam, former school captain of The Geelong College, is now rowing and studying for the University of Miami in Florida on a full scholarship ..read more

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