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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Amateur Sports, Education, Sports, Student Services, Winter Sports
Mission: To facilitate fun and fair events for all ages across the country, to attract snowboarders and freeskiers, promote their development, provide member education and influence the future of our sport.
Programs: Regional series - the usasa competitors totaling over 5,000 qualify for the usasa national championships by becoming members and competing in their local usasa regional series sanctioned events held throughout the year across the nation. There are 33 regional series throughout the nation which began in 1988. The usasa offers free skiers and snowboarder from ages of 7 to 70 form men, women, boys and girls to compete against others in their age groups.
nationals - the united states snowboard association holds the largest freeski/snowboard national championship competition in the us with over 1,460 invited/qualified amateur competitors. The usasa distributed over 75 scholarships this year to qualified athletes who demonstrated academic as well as athleticism.
trainers' division - the usasa offers training, continuing education and certification for coaches, judging and technical supervisors within the usasa for its membership year round. The usasa acknowledged over 400 new or renewing judges certifications as well as 300 new coaching certifications this year.
x-games and other events