Governance and Organization
The largest governing body for the sport is the Women's Flat Track Derby Association, with 124 member leagues. Other associations support either coed or men-only derby; among them is the largest organization supporting the growing trend of male roller derby, MRDA. Outside of the United States many roller derby leagues enjoy support from their national skate federations such as the Skate Australia, the British Roller Sports Federation and Roller Sports Canada. In Europe, roller derby otherwise received recognition as a legitimate sport by the Federation Internationale de Roller Sports (FIRS) in Paris in 2010; this organization reports directly to the International Olympic Committee. Although affiliation with a national organization has been declined by American leagues who prefer governance on a grass roots level, the WFTDA and USARS maintain a reciprocity agreement for insurance purposes. Canada's national roller derby league works with the American federation.
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