USA Roller Sports (USARS), formerly the United States Amateur Confederation of Roller Skating, is the national governing body of competitive roller sports (inline skating and roller skating) in the United States. It is recognized by the International Roller Sports Federation (FIRS) and the United States Olympic Committee. USA Roller Sports has sponsored amateur roller skating competitions at the regional and national level since 1937 in figure skating, speed skating and roller hockey; and since 2011 in roller derby. USARS 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 roller skating federations (the Roller Skating Rink Operators' Association or RSROA established in 1937, and the U. S. Amateur Roller Skating Association, or USARSA). The organization exercises jurisdiction over matters pertaining to the participation of United States roller skaters in international competition, including existing or potential Pan American Games and Olympic Games participation. The USARS mission statement 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." USA Hockey Inline was one of two governing bodies for the sport of inline hockey in the United States. It was created in December 1994 by USA Hockey. On May 10, 2011, USA Hockey announced that it was terminating its inline program, and that all inline hockey memberships would expire on August 31, 2011, and encouraged USA Hockey inline members to transfer to USARS. Roller sports disciplines In its bylaws, USARS acknowledges "artistic", "speed", "roller derby" and "hockey" discipline categories. Its membership application for individuals, however, includes the following categories: "figure" refers to roller figure skating, including singles, pairs, dance, figure, and precision "speed" refers to inline speed skating "roller derby" was 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 also accepts organizations (teams and leagues) and noncompeting members (coaches and officials, typically). Competitions Organized The USA Roller Sports is responsible for many competitions taking place each year. One of the biggest is USA Rink Hockey National Championship. Olympic status The sport is part of the Pan American Games