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Updated: Jul 19, 2023

Videos, links, files & more: Learn more about USARS.

About USA Roller Sports

www.USARollerSports.org



USA Roller Sports (USARS) is recognized by WorldSkate and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) as the National Governing Body of competitive roller sports in the United States.


DISCIPLINES

Member Athletes, Coaches, and Officials

Member Athletes is a given—but, USARS also accepts other non-competing members, such as but not limited to non-competing members, coaches, and officials. Makes sense. What about our parents, recreation, jam, and skateboarding/aggressive inline cousins? Y'all're included, too. In fact, it's one of the reasons I came back to skating. I have always believed clubs should be multidisciplinary.


Another reason: WorldSkate = more disciplines, more opportunities. Explore WorldSkate.


Back to USARS and clubs: when I was growing up, National Capital Dance & Figure Club was a mega club in multiple cities and states (DC, Maryland, Virginia). My club, our club, will build on this legacy and work together. Roller Louisiane is registered as a figure (artistic) club with USARS but we aim to be a multidiscipline, multilingual, multi-city, multi-state club. Its DNA will always be a reflection of our skaters and their will.


In its bylaws, USARS acknowledges the following disciplines: artistic, speed, roller derby, and hockey discipline categories.


However, Its membership application for individual members includes the following categories. Roller Louisiane is Fun Nation's USA Roller Sports Club. While Roller Louisiane


Individual Options/Categories

  • Figure: refers to roller figure skating, including singles, pairs, dance, figure, show, and precision

  • Speed: refers to inline speed skating

  • Roller Derby: accepted as an official discipline in 2011

  • Rink Hockey: refers to quad-skate roller hockey

  • Inline Hockey: refers to inline skate roller hockey

  • Recreation: refers to fitness skating and jam skating (recreational dance skating)

  • Aggressive: refers to skateboarding and aggressive inline skating



USARS & You


• USARS & You: Athletes

• USARS & You: Coaches

• USARS & You: Officials

• USARS & You: Clubs/Teams

• USARS & You: USARS Governance

• USARS & You: Insurance

• USARS & You: Learn to Skate

• USARS & You: USARS Social Media

• USARS & You: Donations


USARS & Fun Nation (Rink)

Fun Nation's bilingual skating classes are offered in English, French, Italian, Spanish, and German by Brian Clary at our rink, located at 4518 West Congress Street, in Lafayette, Louisiana. You learn more About the Coach and follow him via his Fun Nation member profile.


USARS, SafeSport & Roller Louisiane

Brian is now President and Head Coach of his own club: Roller Louisiane—a USARS Official Roller Sports Club. USA Roller Sports requires Roller Louisiane and all USARS clubs to retrain (annually) coaches and club officers, as well as its judges and officials (events), and to complete SafeSport training annually. SafeSport Courses for All are phenomenal, multilingual resources for parents, athletes, adult athletes, and really just about anyone with a pulse.


USARS & Brian Clary

Brian is a Level-1 Coach certified by and registered with USARS. Brian is a former member athlete of USARS and of #TeamUSA in pairs skating, as well as the USA Roller Sports Academy at the Olympic Training Center's Colorado Springs Campus in 2001, 2002, and 2003. Prior to being on Team USA* in 2003, he won gold as the National Champion in four Junior Olympic events (Boys Singles and Pairs) from 1999-2000.


*Opening Ceremonies (World Championships)

📍 Buenos Aires, Argentina 🇦🇷



USARS Disciplines

Explore figure, speed, rink hockey, inline hockey, roller derby, and extreme sports. Other USARS disciplines include culture roll (video).


USARS & WorldSkate

Get news from WorldSkate's site on its own set of disciplines (12) including the aforementioned USARS disciplines and skateboarding, inline alpine, inline downhill, inline freestyle, scootering, and skate cross. Note: For more info, media, and videos on figure skating see WorldSkate's artistic page.


USARS Olympic Philosophy

As a recognized National Governing Body under the U.S. Olympic Committee, USARS embraces the philosophy of Olympism and USARS applies its principles and values to every aspect of our Roller Sports program.


Olympism is a philosophy of life that places sport at the service of humanity. This philosophy is based on the interaction of the qualities of the body, will, and mind. USARS is committed to the pursuit of these ideals and to following the three core values defined by the Olympic Movement: Excellence, Respect, and Community.



USARS, SafeSport & Roller Louisiane

Brian is now President and Head Coach of his own club: Roller Louisiane—a USARS Official Roller Sports Club. USA Roller Sports requires Roller Louisiane and all USARS clubs to retrain (annually) coaches and club officers, as well as its judges and officials (events), and to complete SafeSport training annually. SafeSport Courses for All are phenomenal, multilingual resources for parents, athletes, adult athletes, and really just about anyone with a pulse.


USARS History

USARS has sponsored amateur competitions since 1937, exercising jurisdiction over the participation of United States roller skaters in international competition, including World Championships, World Games, Pan American Games, and Olympic Games.


USARS Headquarters

USA Roller Sports, a non-profit corporation under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, is the National Governing Body (NGB) for amateur roller skating in the United States under the Amateur Sports Act of 1978. USA Roller Sports is a member of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), the World Skate Organization, and the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO).


USA Roller Sports

4730 South Street

Lincoln, NE 68506

+1 (402) 483-7551

Fax (402) 483-1465







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