Looking for the full list of sports governing bodies in America?
We have compiled them.
While watching your favorite sport, you must have thought about the different rules and regulations and who made them.
Maybe you have a challenge of a particular sport activity and want to locate the sport governing bodies website.
This article will outline the various sports governing bodies and their websites.
What is a sports governing body?
Are you wondering about the importance of a sports organization?
However, in each country different sports governing bodies are responsible for regulating, supervising and organizing the different sports activities.
These bodies are autonomous and private organizations sheltered from government influences.
Besides the supervision of the different activities of sports activities, other functions of these organs may include:
- Establish rules and regulations that sport and its seated activities
- Promotional activities as public awareness and perception of sport
- Support and development of players in their sport
- Organization of league matches and championships.
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List of sports governing bodies in the United States and websites
UNE
- Aeronautical modeling academy
- International Aerobatic Club
- National Aeronautics Association
- American Cornhole Organization
- American cribbage congress
- American Federation of Women Bodybuilders
- American Grand Prix Association
- United States Anti-Doping Agency
- United States Aquatic Sports (USAS), www.usaquaticssports.org
- Columbus Athletics Club
- Australian Golden Gate Football League
- Australian Football League of the United States, www.usafl.com
- Auto Racing Club of America
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- Diving in the United States
- United States Dragon Boat Federation (USDBF), www.usdbf.org
- United States Dressage Federation
E
- Equestrian Federation of the United States
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- American Go Association
- United States Golf Association (USGA), www.usga.org
- United States Gymnastics
H
- United States Handball Association
- American Team Handball Federation
- United States Handball Team
- USA Hockey, www.usahockey.com
- United States Hunter / Jumpers Association
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- Independent Softball Association
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- Rescue Association of the United States
- Lucas Oil Pro Draw League
M
- Missouri Christian School Sports Association
- Tripoli Rocket Association
- Motorcycle Industry Council
N
- National Association of Amateur Athletes of America
- National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), www.nascar.com
- National Rocket Association
- National Cycling Association
- National Congress of State Games
- National Consortium for Academics and Sports
- National Federation of State High School Associations
- National ski patrol
- National Stock Car Racing Association
- National Thoroughbred Racing Association
- National Association of Tractor Pullers
- Netball America
- New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA), www.nysphsaa.org
O
- United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee
- The open organization of crocheters
- Oregon Cycling Association
- Orienteering USA
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- North American Snowshoe Association
- United States Court Tennis Association
- Rollerblading sports in the United States
- USRowing, www.usrowing.org
- American National Rugby League
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- US Sailing, www.ussailing.org
- The United Scooter Association, www.unitedscoot.com
- Shooting in the United States
- US Ski & Snowboard
- United States Ski Team
- United States Billiard Association
- Snowboarding in the United States
- Soaring America Society
- United States Softball
- United States Squash
- Football
- United States Swimming
T
- Table tennis United States
- United States Taekwondo
- Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act
- United States Tennis Association, www.usta.com
- Texas Amateur Athletics Federation
- Association of Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders
- USA Track & Field, www.usatf.org
- American Trampoline and Tumbling Association www.usta1.org
- USA Triathlon (USAT), www.usatriathlon.org
U
- United States Ultimate
- Underwater Society of America
- United States Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation
- Carrom Association of the United States
- Eventing Association of the United States
- United States Korfball Federation
- United States of America Netball Association
- United States Specialty Sports Association
- American Quidditch
- American Sumo Federation
- USA Climbing
- United States powerlifting
- United States Rugby League
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- United States Water Polo
- Water skiing in the United States
- United States Weightlifting
- National Wheelchair Basketball Association
- American Quad Rugby Association
- World Flying Disc Federation
- American Wrestling, www.teamusa.org/usa-wrestling/