The Pan American Racquetball Confederation was founded in 1986 as the developmental governing body for the sport in the Americas. The development of the sport in the Americas began in 1983 with the Pan Am Regional Championships, held in San Jose, Costa Rica.

Competitions in the Americas have been held every year since the Tournament of the Americas was established as the major regional event in 1985. In 2002, the TOA was officially re-titled to the Pan American Racquetball Championships to better reflect the competition.

Within PARC there are also regional organizations which govern the sport. They are: the Central American Caribbean Confederation, the Central American Confederation and the South American Confederation.

These organizations follow the PASO recognized regional competitions leading up to the Pan American Games and the Olympic Games one year later. Each conducts their own competitions along with clinics and coaching development programs.

The Pan Am Championships have been held yearly since 1985. PASO recognized competitions featuring racquetball as a full medal sport include:

Central American Caribbean Games, since 1990.
Central American Games, since 1989.
South American Games (based upon venues), since 1990.
Bolivarian Games, since 1990.

Since its inception, the member countries and teams of PARC have dominated the top ten finish positions of the world championships. Currently 7 of the top 10 teams in the world come from the Americas including the top six countries.

PARC has held numerous clinics for officials as well as coaching certification and clinics since its inception. PARC has also been a recipient of Olympic solidarity monies for a coaching seminar which certified 25 coaches in the Americas in 2002.

PARC is unique within the Olympic world in that it requires that equal divisions for both men and women must be offered in all IRF/PARC sanctioned events.