Associations:
soccer l
hockey & rollerskating l tennis l
baseball
Soccer:
American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO)
AYSO is a nationwide non-profit organization that develops and
delivers quality youth soccer programs in a fun, family environment
Federation
Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
FIFA is the governing body of world soccer, an
international federation of 197 national soccer associations.
It is responsible for setting the rules of the game, organizing
international competitions such as the World Cup, and settling
disputes between member associations.
National
Indoor Championship
Since 1994 the best of the best have competed in Divisions
I & II of the National Indoor Championship. Over 2,000 of
the top teams in the USA, Canada & Mexico competed in the
Championship each year. It is now far and away the largest and
most prestigious youth and adult indoor tournament in the World.
USIndoor
Soccer Association (USINDOOR)
The
United States Indoor Soccer Association (USIndoor) is dedicated
to promoting the sport of indoor soccer and offers a range of
products and services that support the game’s growing infrastructure.
U.S.
Soccer
As the governing body of soccer in all its forms in the United
States, U.S. Soccer has helped chart the course for the sport
in the USA for 90 years. Its mission is to make soccer, in all
its forms, a preeminent sport in the United States and to continue
the development of soccer at all recreational and competitive
levels.
U.S.
Youth Soccer
US
Youth Soccer is non-profit and educational organization whose
mission is to foster the physical, mental and emotional growth
and development of America's youth through the sport of soccer
at all levels of age and competition. Our job is also to make
it fun, and instill in young players a lifelong passion for the
sport.
Hockey
(ice & inline) & Rollerskating:
USA Hockey InLine
USA Hockey InLine is the official inline hockey
program of USA Hockey, Inc. USA Hockey InLine was launched in
December 1994 to meet the growing needs for structured playing,
coaching and officiating opportunities within the inline hockey
community.
USA Roller Sports
The
Governing body for roller sports in the United States, including
artistic, roller hockey, and speedskating
Rollerskating
Association of America (RSA)
The Roller Skating Rink Operators Association was established
in 1937 by a group of skating center owners to promote roller
skating and establish good business practices for skating rinks.
Tennis
& Racquetsports:
International
Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA)
A
trade association serving the health and fitness club industry.
IHRSA's mission is to grow, protect and promote the health and
fitness industry, and to provide its members with benefits that
will help them be more successful.
United
States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA)
The world’s oldest and largest association of tennis-teaching
professionals. With more than 13,000 members worldwide, USPTA
strives to raise the standards of the tennis profession while
promoting participation and lifetime enthusiasm for tennis.
United
States Tennis Association (USTA)
The United States Tennis Association (USTA) is
the national governing body for the sport of tennis and the recognized
leader in promoting and developing the sport’s growth on
every level in the United States, from local communities to the
crown jewel of the professional game, the US Open.
Baseball/Softball:
National
Adult Baseball Association
America's
premier adult amateur baseball organization. The NABA offers competitive
and recreational baseball in over 85 leagues in more than 34 states.
They currently have over 42,000 player-members who have played
America's favorite pastime every week.
National
Amateur Baseball Federation (NABF)
NABF is a nonprofit organization, in its 91st season, hosting
regional and national Championship tournaments held coast to coast.
These tournaments range in age divisions from 9 and under to unlimited
age.
National
Baseball Congress
One of the largest administrative bodies for summer
leagues and non-professional
baseball.
Men’s
Senior Baseball League (MSBL)/Men’s Adult Baseball League
(MABL)
The fastest-growing adult baseball organization in the country.
Started in 1986, it is now 45,000 strong. Membership is soon projected
to exceed 50,000. Both plan to expand by establishing local units
in communities where programs do not exist, and also by welcoming
existing amateur hardball leagues to affiliate.