WE ARE USAR

USA Roundnet (USAR) is the National Governing Body (NGB) for roundnet in the USA. In addition to focusing on the growth and development of roundnet nationally, USAR will be collaborating on the globalization of roundnet in concert with the International Roundnet Federation and its members (other NGBs).

USAR is made up of volunteers who are devoted to seeing roundnet grow and succeed. Historically, roundnet has grown mostly organically. However, USAR has been founded to guide and push the growth of the sport even further, with the goal of the sport making it to the olympics and beyond.

USA Roundnet exists for you. Our committees have been working hard to create features that aim to improve your roundnet experience. Some of these include a rankings system to highlight our top roundnet players, a tryout process to select a USA National Team, a membership program to ensure tournament-goers are properly insured, a community feedback system to value and incorporate the roundnet community’s opinions, and so much more.

Hungry for more info? USAR Membership specifics will be coming very soon.

As USAR builds its foundation, local roundnet organizations (LROs) will be critical to advancing roundnet by growing their own local roundnet communities.

Additionally, LROs seeking to elevate their community and players on the national stage will have the opportunity to run sanctioned events for inclusion in the USA Roundnet Rankings System.

USAR is working hard to develop processes that support LROs to run events in legitimate and sustainable ways, including supporting access to host liability insurance and providing players at sanctioned events with medical insurance.

Long-term, USA Roundnet is developing strategic partnerships to extend support to LROs through means such as sponsorships and opportunities to run national-level events (e.g. Team USA activities and more).

No. USAR is excited to work with our partners to sanction roundnet tournaments for use in the USAR Ranking System.

More details about the ranking system will be released later this year.

USA Roundnet is on track to become a full member of the IRF in the early spring of 2022. Undoubtedly, the USAR community is excited for opportunities to compete on the international stage. However, because players from the USA make up the majority of our event participants, we have opportunities to explore adjustments to the rules with the hope of contributing positive changes back to the international community.

USAR has tasked our Rules Committee with balancing two priorities:

• Use the IRF rules as a reference for our national team when preparing for international competition.

• Promote the growth and development of roundnet with intentional processes in place to experiment with new rules.

Spikeball Inc previously operated the Spikeball Roundnet Association (SRA) as the de facto governing body of roundnet in the USA. As the global roundnet community began to organize around the International Roundnet Federation to promote the globalization of roundnet, it became increasingly clear that the USA needed a national governing body operating separately from Spikeball. That's where USA Roundnet (USAR) comes into play.

As USAR establishes itself as the National Governing Body (NGB) for roundnet in the USA, Spikeball will continue to host events under the new name of "Spikeball Tour Series" (STS). Together, USAR and the STS are moving forward as separate entities, united in advocating for the growth of roundnet.