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The Academy was born from the United States' need for a national school of sport. This need was highlighted by the inferior U.S. performance at the 1972 Munich Olympiad, due largely to poor administration, the lack of medical support and unscientific coaching and training, in addition to the publication of the Blyth-Mueller Report which underscored the relationship between the number and degree of severity of injuries to sport participants and the level of expertise of their coaches. The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) was supportive of the idea of upgrading education in coaching, management and sports medicine and provided a forum for an exchange of ideas.