STUDY AND PLAY IN THE USA
If you’re top of your game, you shouldn’t have to choose between playing the sport you love and receiving the best education.
We have helped over 600 athletes to study in the USA and have secured over $65 million in American sport scholarships for these athletes.
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2015
Founded nearly a decade ago
700+
students placed internationally
$65m
sourced in scholarships
100%
student placement success rate
We are passionate about sports, education and empowering students to lead extraordinary lives, both athletically and academically. Our vision is to achieve this through providing students with trusted and innovative advice, bridging the gap between talent and opportunity for high school athletes. We have a dedicated team that continuously pushes the sports-bar, aiming to change over 2,000 lives per year.
Meet some of the students we've helped
Costi Christodoulou
Dartmouth College
Soccer
Antonie Nortje
Texas A&M University
TRACK AND FIELD
Boati Motau
Bucknell University
WATERPOLO
USA college sports
College sports in the USA is a billion-dollar industry, with some college football programmes earning up to $100 million each year. This funding empowers universities to remain at the front line of academic excellence while simultaneously having some of the world's finest athletic amenities. It also means that these colleges are hungry to spot the best international up-and-coming talent.
More than 600 sportsmen and women from across different walks of life have used our services to gain scholarships at leading universities such as Princeton, UCLA, University of Michigan, Dartmouth and the University of Texas, to name a few.
How can we help?
We link our athletes with the USA's best universities, assist with the daunting admissions process and offer scholarship application assistance.
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- Dedicated success coach
- Monthly meetings
- Communication and support
- Evaluations
- Expectation management
- Goal setting
- Subject choice guide
- GPA guidance
- Website profile
- Refund protection
- University sourcing
- Strategic university marketing
- Scholarship management
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- Dedicated success coach
- Monthly meetings
- Communication and support
- Evaluations
- Expectation management
- Goal setting
- Subject choice guide
- GPA guidance
- Website profile
- Refund protection
- University sourcing
- Strategic university marketing
- Scholarship management
- Resume creation
- Video editing
- SAT registration
- TOEFL registration
- Transfer assistance
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- Dedicated success coach
- Monthly meetings
- Communication and support
- Evaluations
- Expectation management
- Goal setting
- Subject choice guide
- GPA guidance
- Website profile
- Refund protection
- University sourcing
- Strategic university marketing
- Scholarship management
- Resume creation
- Video editing
- SAT registration
- TOEFL registration
- Transfer assistance
- NCAA registration
- Application submission
- SEVIS registration
- Visa registration
- Human performance coaching
- Multi transfer assistance
See if you qualify
to play abroad
Meet the sports recruitment team
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Tyler HollingsworthBusiness Director
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Keegan LazarusSuccess Coach
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Lindi OosthuizenSenior Success Coach
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Leah KingSuccess Coach
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Brady SamuelsSports Recruiter
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Annemi VermaakSuccess Coach
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Tamryn WhiteManager
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Tyler HollingsworthBusiness Director
Tyler is a former US college student-athlete who earned a finance degree at Gannon University while playing soccer. Driven by his passion for sports and dedication to helping young athletes, he founded a company in 2015 to assist talented students in following his path. His team has successfully helped over 600 students study abroad, securing over R1 billion in academic and sports scholarships.
Tyler was listed in the Fast Company's Top 30 Under 30 and The Mail and Guardian's Top 200 Young South Africans. In 2024, he and his team joined Sable International to expand his mission to help thousands of athletes worldwide pursue their passion for sports while obtaining a world-class education.
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Keegan LazarusSuccess Coach
Keegan’s love for sports began before he could even walk. Soccer was his first love and this led him to represent his province for numerous years during his high school career.
Keegan’s talent and dedication to his education and sport earned him a scholarship to attend college and play soccer in the USA. Keegan obtained a Psychology and Counselling degree while being a student-athlete and this experience is an advantage in helping current high school students navigate and plan to study in the USA. Keegan’s passion and drive to help these young athletes is what makes him an asset to work with.
Keegan is a husband and father and takes his Fantasy Premier League very seriously! In his spare time, Keegan loves watching soccer, and basketball and enjoys playing 5-a-side soccer with his mates.
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Lindi OosthuizenSenior Success Coach
Lindi graduated from The University of Pretoria with a BCom Sports Management degree and obtained her Post Graduate Certificate in Education at UNISA. Her passion for sports and desire to help young students inspired her to join the Study Abroad Sports team.
Lindi is an absolute sports fanatic; she was part of the Mpumalanga Provincial Athletics and Netball teams. Lindi’s passion for excellence, sports and the relationships she has built with US coaches has ensured that her student-athletes dreams become a reality.
Lindi loves to do CrossFit, she embraces every adventure and cherishes moments spent with her best friends.
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Leah KingSuccess Coach
Leah King grew up in Eswatini, where her father’s role as a teacher at an international high school instilled in her a deep appreciation for education. After attending Waterford Kamhlaba and St. Olaf College, Leah now works with a dedicated team, guiding student-athletes through the process of pursuing tertiary education abroad.
Leah’s passion for sports, inspired by her father, has been a constant in her life. She managed her college’s women’s soccer team and is an avid follower of Formula 1.
In her free time, she enjoys hiking, crocheting, and watching sports with her sister.
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Brady SamuelsSports Recruiter
Brady, originally from Cape Town, attended Rondebosch Boys’ High School before moving to the United States to further his education. He earned a Bachelor’s degree from Salem University in West Virginia in 2022, followed by an MBA in Project Management in 2023.
Before joining Sable International, Brady worked as an Administrative Manager and Operations Assistant at Tennis on the Lake in Chicago, Illinois. A passionate sports enthusiast, he has a particular love for swimming and soccer. Brady represented South Africa in swimming in 2016 and achieved recognition as a two-time conference champion during his university years.
Outside of work, Brady enjoys spending time with family and friends and has a keen interest in reading.
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Annemi VermaakSuccess Coach
Annemi has loved sports from a very young age when she achieved provincial colours in four different sports. This passion led her to gain officiating certifications in track and field, hockey, netball, swimming and rugby. Currently, she is working towards a Master's in Sports Neuroscience and Psychology.
Annemi’s dedication and discipline towards her student-athletes ensure that her young students are awarded opportunities to pursue their academic and athletic dreams.
Annemi loves cycling and open-water swimming. When she is not in the water you will find her pedalling through life's twists and turns, embracing nature's beauty one trail at a time.
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Tamryn WhiteManager
Tamryn's love for sports has been evident from a young age. She was fortunate to receive a Hockey and Tennis scholarship to attend St Andrew's High School for Girls, where she excelled at the provincial level.
Upon her matriculation, Tamryn's passion for sports and helping others set her on a path to earning a degree in Sports Psychology with Honours in Sports Management. Having worked with student-athletes for over eight years, Tamryn's experience and her dedication to creating opportunities for student-athletes to study and play college sports abroad make her your go-to for information on studying in the USA.
Outside of work Tamryn loves her golf and can often be seen on the course over the weekend.
Universities we've worked with