Founded in 1974, the Ohio Racquetball Association (ORA)
is the non-profit governing body for the sport of racquetball in the
State of Ohio.Under
exclusive charter from the United States Racquetball Association (USRA),
a group A member of the United States Olympic Committee and the National
Governing Body for the sport of racquetball, the ORA is committed to
providing programs for competitive players of all ages.
The primary purpose of the ORA is to foster and
promote the development of the sport of racquetball at the competitive
level throughout the State of Ohio.The association offers programs for youngsters age 5 through
seniors age 80 and above.Special
programs include Junior Team Ohio, the ORA Collegiate Racquetball
Series, the ORA/Ektelon Collegiate Scholarship Award, two annual State
Championship events (singles and doubles), an Annual ORA Awards Banquet,
Racquetball Around Ohio magazine, www.ohioracquetball.com,
and a sanctioned tournament calendar of over 25 events annually.
The ORA is run by an elected volunteer Board of
Directors serving two year terms. Funding
for development programs comes from annual membership dues, advertising
income, sponsorship, fundraising activities, and private donations.
“In state memberships as of (today’s date) stand at 650 and out of
state memberships at 150 for a total of 800.”
All
records of the association, including financials, are available for
review by any ORA member in good standing by simply calling the ORA
office at (614) 890-6073 with a formal request.