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Ringling College of Art and Design proudly served as the host site for the inaugural Virtual Reality in Sports Medicine and Exercise Science Symposium, held June 5 and 6, 2025, and presented by the International Virtual Reality Healthcare Association (IVRHA). This inaugural event brought together global thought leaders in healthcare, athletics, technology, and academia to explore how immersive technologies such as virtual and augmented reality are transforming sports performance, rehabilitation, and cognitive health. The symposium featured a diverse mix of clinical research, elite sports training, and design innovation, with presentations spanning football, baseball, cricket, tennis, track and field, fencing, and martial arts. These sessions emphasized the expanding role of immersive tools across both high-performance athletics and general wellness applications.

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JULY 9 – VERSUS THAILAND

Skinner entered the lineup for the first time this VNL tournament and had a heck of a showing with a team-high 22 points, 19 kills and 10 digs, also tacking on two blocks and an ace. The native Texan had a .324 hitting efficiency in her 2025 VNL debut, helping the the U.S. Women’s National Team defeat Thailand, 3-1 (28-26, 21-25, 27-25, 25-15).

“Thailand is an amazing team. We knew the rallies were going to be long, so for us, it was about being patient, not trying to score necessarily on the first ball but when we got our chance, then going for it,” Skinner commented. “It was special. I have been so excited waiting for this match. I’m glad we could come out and get a win. It’s really fun being back with this group. Coming to Arlington is so fun because we get to play in front of our crowd. We are grateful for all the fans who have come out to support us.”

Full results for the match can be found here. The USA Volleyball recap for the match can be found here.

JULY 10 – VERSUS DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

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JULY 10 – VERSUS CANADA

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JULY 13 – VERSUS CHINA

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Jacksonville, Fla. – The Jacksonville University beach volleyball team announced Thursday the hiring of Emily Kubicsko as the team’s new assistant coach.  Kubicsko joins in a coaching role after a decorated four-year career with the team as a student-athlete. 

“I am thrilled to welcome Emily to our staff this year,” head coach Dylan Hough said. “Over the past four years, she has been a foundational part of our program’s growth, and I’m excited to see her continue to elevate JU Beach in this new role. Emily is an exceptional teammate, leader, student, and friend. Her character and work ethic have always set the standard, and I have no doubt she will thrive and make a lasting impact in this new position.” 

During her career as an athlete, Kubicsko etched herself as the program’s all-time wins leader. 

She made an immediate impact as a freshman, appearing in 34 matches and helping the Dolphins to their most single-season wins in program history. During that 2022 campaign, she broke the freshman wins record alongside Sydney Eckhardt, and set the single-season record at the 2’s flight with Eckhardt. 

The next year, she set a new record for wins by 1’s pair in a single season by seven wins with 24. After another 16 wins in her junior year, she was only five wins shy of the all-time win record in Jacksonville Beach Volleyball history. 

Heading into her senior campaign, Kubicsko earned preseason All-ASUN honors. Fourteen games into the 2025 season, she became the all-time wins leader in Jacksonville University history. She wrapped up her illustrious career with 72 wins, 11 more than the previous record holder.  

Her senior season earned her Second-Team All-ASUN honors. Her 2022 class graduated as the winningest in program history.

FOX Sports, the industry leader in live events, is the umbrella entity representing Fox Corporation’s wide array of multi-platform US-based sports assets. Built with brands capable of reaching more than 100 million viewers in a single weekend, FOX Sports includes the sports television arm of the FOX Network; FS1, FS2, FOX Soccer Plus and FOX Deportes, as well as a joint-venture business in the Big Ten Network and digital properties including http://FOXSports.com and the FOX Sports App. FOX Sports has delivered the most watched television program, NFL’s America’s Game of the Week on FOX, for fourteen consecutive years.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Fox Sports Digital is looking for a Freelance Digital Video Specialist to join the Sports Screening team. The Freelance Digital Video Specialist will use their expertise in video production, editing and editorial experience to identify, clip, distribute, and create compelling content that services FOXSports.com, the FOX Sports App, and all of FOX Sports’ YouTube channels. The perfect candidate will be knowledgeable of FS1 programming, sports and podcasts as they will interface with talent, production leaders and social media leaders on both the digital and linear sides of our company.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work closely with other digital team members to help create original live streaming content and/or VOD, optimizing live event/sports studio show content as well as highlight content that will live across multiple FOX platforms, namely FOXSports.com, the FOX Sports App and the FOX Sports YouTube channels
• Utilize Adobe Premiere, WildMoka, and Google IAS to create compelling VOD content and highlights
• Distribute content through writing metadata, thumbnail creation, and publishing to digital platforms
• Understanding of how best to use social platforms and experience working with digital platforms
• Build and maintain relationships across a variety of groups including social media, production, studio and other show teams

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• 2+ years of Digital/TV editorial experience
• Experience with editing compelling video content using Adobe Premiere and distribute that content accordingly cross-platform
• Familiar with digital platforms, industry terminology and understand deadlines
• Effectively communicate with social media managers, producers and other project stakeholders
• Strong written and grammatical skills required for writing video metadata
• Ability to manage and organize multiple concurrent projects
• Knowledgeable about Digital platforms including YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, etc
• A passion for sports content and finding compelling storylines

NICE TO HAVE BUT NOT A DEALBREAKER

• Experience with Adobe Photoshop
• YouTube experience

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.

Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay rate/range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is $28.00 per hour.