The academy's programs served as an education resource to upgrade coaching through instruction, research, and service.

Steve Condon, an experienced chancellor , university president, collegiate athletics director , coach, professor, and leader in higher education, was named the third President and CEO of the United States Academy in late 2022[2] The academy's campus is also home to the American Sport Art Museum and Archives (ASAMA), which was founded in 1984.

These awards honor sports figures for their accomplishments and achievements in such things as performance, humanitarian activities, fitness, and media.

Each recipient receives the USSA's Order of the Eagle Exemplar medal and Academy Rosette.

[4] For list of awardees through 2014, see footnote[5] There is also a separate Amos Alonzo Stagg Award presented by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA).