The NKB (Nederlandse Klottschietbond) is the umbrella organization of more than 40,000 players of Klootschieter and the related game of "Boßeln" (Bosseln). The sport is also represented by sports confederations of the regions North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein. In the Netherlands, there is the "Dutch Klootschieters Bond" (NKB, founded in 1967) and in Ireland, the "Irish Road Bowling Association" (Irish: "Ból Chumann na hÉireann", founded in 1954). The "International Bowlplaying Association" (IBA, founded in 1969) is the sport's international umbrella organization. Competitions also take place among Irish immigrants in the US and Canada as it is part of traditional Irish folk culture.