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The United States Snooker Association (USSA) is the internationally recognized governing body of the sport of snooker in the United States, with its current headquarters registered in Santa Clara, California. Founded in 1991 by the British-born Michael Collins, the association functions as a non-profit organization to govern, regulate and sanction both professional and non-professional snooker in the territory of the United States. The association's objectives are also to promote and develop the sport of snooker in the United States, and to create a structure capable of supporting international championships in the United States, and to encourage and foster skilled American players to represent the United States at home and abroad. The USSA is a member of the International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF), the world governing body of non-professional English billiards and snooker, and is affiliated with the American CueSports Alliance (ACS) in the United States. Despite its name and national scope, the USSA is not related to in any way or for that matter recognizes American snooker, a strictly amateur, recreational ruleset promulgated by the Billiard Congress of America. == Office-holders == The USSA elected a new Board of Directors for two-year terms during a meeting on February 11, 2013, with the following positions filled: *Executive Director - Alan Morris (Position appointed by the Board) *President - Ajeya Prabhakar *Vice-President - Tom Kollins *Secretary - John Lewis *Treasurer - Bob Jewett *Directors - Michael Collins (Honorary Life Chairman) & Joseph Mejia 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「United States Snooker Association」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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