On July 1, 2008, over one thousand scholar-athletes, scholar-artists, coaches and volunteers participated in the historic “US Scholar-Athlete Games Peace Walk”, one of many activities that will lead up to the Institute’s 2011 World Youth Peace Summit.
“Dan Doyle and his team are on a historic mission toward world peace.”
-General Colin Powell, during his Keynote Address at the 2008 United States Scholar-Athlete Games
- Click here to read a sampling of the many articles which appeared on the 2008 United States Scholar-Athlete Games.
- Click here to read a sampling of testimonials from the participants.
“Outside the Lines” and an NBC Olympic Blog!
- Institute for International Sport executive director, Dan Doyle, appeared on “Outside the Lines” on July 20, 2008. The show focused on the new phenomenon of mixed martial arts and youth. The particular segment drew so much attention that ESPN took the unusual step of airing it several more times that week. Click here to view the ESPN video of Dan’s debate with Mr. Frank Shamrock, who represented mixed martial arts.
- Dan was also asked to write a “blog” entry for NBC’s Olympic Men’s Basketball blog. Read the post below, which also appears on the NBC Sports website.
Article in “The Fletcher Forum”
- Click here to read an article that Dan Doyle wrote for the Fletcher Forum, publication of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, from which Dan is a graduate. The piece details the extraordinary history of the Institute, and previews our exciting future, with specific focus on the World Youth Peace Summit.
Website “Re-Launch”
In October, the Institute for International Sport will “re-launch” our website. Our revamped website will include many new features, including:
- Full details of the 2011 World Youth Peace Summit.
- The introduction of the World Youth Peace Summit Social Network.
- The introduction of The Encyclopedia of Sports Parenting Social Network.
- Full details of National Sportsmanship Day ’09.
- Full details of our newly formed “Hall of Fame Press”, a publishing house which will publish three to five sport themed books a year. This section will contain detailed information on Dan Doyle’s acclaimed The Encyclopedia of Sports Parenting, as well as details on Mary-Ann Tirone Smith’s forthcoming Dirty Water: A Red Sox Mystery. This novel, which is already receiving outstanding reviews, will be published in October, 2008.
- A special section devoted to the remarkable history of the Institute for International Sport, and our exciting future!
- A special section on the Capital Campaign that we will launch in 2009 and administer through our 25th anniversary on July 1, 2011.
In October, the Institute for International Sport will issue a special newsletter to announce our revamped website.
“The remarkable work the Institute for International Sport is doing, and Dan Doyle is spearheading, is very important for the participants and for the societies in which they live. I know of no organization that does more to help young people on a worldwide basis than the Institute for International Sport.”
-Senator George Mitchell during his Launch Address at the 2008 United States Scholar-Athlete Games
