list of roller derby associations
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Roller derby is governed by associations that cover different types of derby. Outside the United States, national associations exist, or derby is recognised and supported by the nation's roller sport federation.
National roller derby associations
These associations promote the activities of their member leagues and offer support and advice to their members, but do not establish rules.
- Roller Derby Association of Canada (founded 2009 as Canadian Women's Roller Derby Association, 73 members){{Cite web|publisher=Roller Derby Association of Canada|access-date=12 October 2011|title=Welcome to the CWRDA|url=http://www.cwrda.ca/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090510105027/http://www.cwrda.ca/|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 May 2009}}
- United Kingdom Roller Derby Association (established 2010, at least 14 members){{cite web|access-date=12 October 2011|url=http://www.derbyroster.com/ukrda.html|title=Roller Derby Worldwide :: Find a Roller Derby League – UKRDA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001231301/http://www.derbyroster.com/ukrda.html|archive-date=1 October 2011|url-status=dead}}
National skate federations supporting roller derby
Outside of the United States many roller derby leagues enjoy support from their national skate federations such as the Skate Australia,{{cite web|url=http://www.skateaustralia.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=7&Itemid=273|title=About Roller Derby|access-date=13 October 2011|archive-date=7 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007142434/http://www.skateaustralia.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=7&Itemid=273|url-status=dead}} the British Roller Sports Federation{{cite web|title=Roller Derby is now recognised as a sport in the UK, and UKRDA the National Association |url=http://www.euroderby.org/news/125-roller-derby-is-now-recognised-as-a-sport-in-the-uk-and-ukrda-the-national-association |work=Roller Derby Central |publisher=euroderby.org |access-date=2 October 2011 }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and Roller Sports Canada.{{cite web|url=https://rollersports.ca/roller-derby/|publisher=Roller Sports Canada|title=Roller Derby|date=8 March 2010 }} USA Roller Sports (USARS) is recognized by the International Roller Sports Federation (FIRS) and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) as the National Governing Body of competitive roller sports in the United States, including speed, figure, hockey, and slalom. Affiliation with a national organization was rejected by some American leagues who prefer governance on a grass roots level,{{cite web|url=http://wftda.com/files/usars-reqest-for-endorsement.pdf|author=USA Roller Sports|title=To Whom It May Concern|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026094549/http://wftda.com/files/usars-reqest-for-endorsement.pdf|archive-date=26 October 2011}} but the WFTDA and USARS have a reciprocity agreement for insurance purposes.{{cite web|url=http://usarollersports.org/roller-derby/usars-wftda-reciprocity|access-date=12 October 2011|publisher=USA Roller Sports|date=24 June 2009|title=USARS / WFTDA Reciprocity|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006141048/http://usarollersports.org/roller-derby/usars-wftda-reciprocity|archive-date=6 October 2011}}
American-based associations
This is a list of American-based roller derby associations. These associations establish rules and promote the activities of their member leagues. They are listed in alphabetical order.
- Junior Roller Derby Association (established 2009, 139 member leagues as of Dec 2017){{cite web|access-date=12 October 2011|url=http://www.juniorrollerderby.org/jrda-member-leagues.html|title=JRDA Member Leagues|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317032246/http://www.juniorrollerderby.org/jrda-member-leagues.html|archive-date=17 March 2013|url-status=dead}}
- Men's Roller Derby Association (established 2007, at least 18 members){{cite web|access-date=12 October 2011|url=http://www.derbyroster.com/mdc.html|title=Roller Derby Worldwide :: Find a Roller Derby League – MDC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001230203/http://www.derbyroster.com/mdc.html|archive-date=1 October 2011|url-status=dead}}
- Modern Athletic Derby Endeavor (established 2009, at least 20 members){{cite web|access-date=12 October 2011|url=http://www.derbyroster.com/made.html|title=Roller Derby Worldwide :: Find a Roller Derby League – MADE|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001231231/http://www.derbyroster.com/made.html|archive-date=1 October 2011|url-status=dead}}
- Old School Derby Association (established 2007, at least 6 members){{cite web|access-date=12 October 2011|url=http://www.derbyroster.com/osda.html|title=Roller Derby Worldwide :: Find a Roller Derby League – OSDA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001225330/http://www.derbyroster.com/osda.html|archive-date=1 October 2011|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |url=http://osda.us/leagues/ |title=Leagues 2011 » Old School Derby Association |access-date=13 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523123702/http://osda.us/leagues/ |archive-date=23 May 2011 |url-status=dead }}
- Renegade Rollergirls (established 2004, 7 members) {{Citation needed|date=October 2011}}
- Roller Derby Coalition of Leagues (established 2011, 8 members){{cite news|url=http://www.rollerderbycoalitionofleagues.com/about/|title=RDCL – About|access-date=3 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006175101/http://www.rollerderbycoalitionofleagues.com/about/|archive-date=6 October 2014|url-status=dead}}
- USA Roller Sports (founded 1937, 10 known active leagues using rules set as of Dec 2017)
- Women's Flat Track Derby Association (established 2004, 402 Full Member Leagues and 57 Apprentice leagues as of December 2017){{cite news|url=https://www.wftda.com/leagues|title=WFTDA Member Leagues}}
- World Organization of Roller Derby (established 2009){{Citation needed|date=October 2011}}