USA Roller Sports is recognized by the International Federation of Roller Sports (FIRS) and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) as the National Governing Body for Competitive Roller Sports in the United States. USA Roller Sports has its headquarters in Lincoln, Nebraska adjacent to the National Roller Skating Museum. USA Roller Sports sanctions competitive roller skating and inline skating, speed skating, figure skating, roller hockey, jam skating , and fitness skating events.

USA Roller Sports hosts the US National Figure Skating and Speedskating Championships as well as sanctions various local, regional, and national competitions. Furthermore, USA Roller Sports holds the exclusive control in determining Team USA to represent the United States in Roller Hockey, Speed skating, and Figure Skating at the FIRS World Championships. Additionally, USA Roller Sports is the official body that conducts trials for the Pan-American Games in which roller skating still has a stronghold although this is changing. The United States Congress is reviewing its support of roller skating in the Pan-American games and it is unsure the final outcome.

In the early 2000s, USA Hockey InLine partnered with USA Ice Hockey and broke away from USA Roller Sports. Today, there is ambiguity of jurisdiction regarding roller hockey (inline hockey) with the majority of roller hockey players and tournaments being under USA Hockey InLine's power. In response, USA Roller Sports partnered up with the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) however the results are inconclusive.

Their motto is "USARS is dedicated to creating, enhancing and conducting the best competitions and programs for roller sports. We instill the drive to win and be the absolute best…in sport and in life"

The United States Amateur Confederation of Roller Skating is incorporated in the State of Nebraska as a not-for-profit corporation, doing business as USA Roller Sports. Since the Congress passed the Amateur Sports Act of 1978, USA Roller Sports has been recognized by the United States Olympic Committee as the National Governing Body for all roller skating disciplines. As recently as October of 2001, the USOC Membership Committee has reconfirmed this, applying this NGB charter to inline roller hockey, after a challenge for this designation was made by the national ice hockey federation. USA Roller Sports has sponsored amateur roller skating competitions at the regional and national level since 1937 in figure skating, speed skating and hockey. USA Roller Sports has been the United States representative for the International Federation of Roller Sports (FIRS) since 1972, when it obtained this designation after the merger of two predecessor amateur roller skating federations.

USA Roller Sports was established for the purpose of fostering national and international roller sports competitions on behalf of the residents and citizens of the United States of America. USARS endeavors to secure for its members all the sporting benefits of organized roller skating in all its disciplines and branches; it seeks to advance the training and skills of amateur competitors, coaches, managers and officials in the sport of roller skating regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex or national origin. USA Roller Sports exercises jurisdiction over matters pertaining to the participation of United States roller skaters in international competition; works zealously to maintain participant status in each Pan American Games and cooperates with its International Federation to secure similar status for roller skating in the Olympic Games. USA Roller Sports encourages the highest ideals of competitive sportsmanship and drug-free competitions, cooperating with such other national and international organizations that may or will foster this mission.

USA Roller Sports publicizes this about itself:

The United States Amateur Confederation of Roller Skating is incorporated in the State of Nebraska as a not-for-profit corporation, doing business as USA Roller Sports. Since the Congress passed the Amateur Sports Act of 1978, USA Roller Sports has been recognized by the United States Olympic Committee as the National Governing Body for all roller skating disciplines. As recently as October of 2001, the USOC Membership Committee has reconfirmed this, applying this NGB charter to inline roller hockey, after a challenge for this designation was made by the national ice hockey federation. USA Roller Sports has sponsored amateur roller skating competitions at the regional and national level since 1937 in figure skating, speed skating and hockey. USA Roller Sports has been the United States representative for the International Federation of Roller Sports (FIRS) since 1972, when it obtained this designation after the merger of two predecessor amateur roller skating federations.

USA Roller Sports was established for the purpose of fostering national and international roller sports competitions on behalf of the residents and citizens of the United States of America. USARS endeavors to secure for its members all the sporting benefits of organized roller skating in all its disciplines and branches; it seeks to advance the training and skills of amateur competitors, coaches, managers and officials in the sport of roller skating regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex or national origin. USA Roller Sports exercises jurisdiction over matters pertaining to the participation of United States roller skaters in international competition; works zealously to maintain participant status in each Pan American Games and cooperates with its International Federation to secure similar status for roller skating in the Olympic Games. USA Roller Sports encourages the highest ideals of competitive sportsmanship and drug-free competitions, cooperating with such other national and international organizations that may or will foster this mission.

The Foundation Trustees and the Officers of USA Roller Sports are proud of these scholarship athletes and what they have accomplished thus far. We can all appreciate that their full potential in sport, as well as in the lives they have ahead of them, leaves much more opportunity remaining that will surely be realized. The Foundation and USA Roller Sports hope that these scholarship awards can make a difference in their educational options and that they will be used in the next school year to their best advantage.

External link

• usarollersports.org