2026 NCTA Team Trials
NCTA is pleased to announce that the team trials to represent USA at the 2026 FISU America Games (collegiate Pan American multi-sport Games) will be held on Friday, April 3 in Fresno, CA at the Fresno Convention Center. The 2026 FISU America Games will be held July 20 to August 1, 2026, in Lima, Peru, with taekwondo events taking place July 23-26 (the taekwondo team for USA would likely arrive one to two days earlier and depart on July 27).
The event will be held in conjunction with the California Unified Taekwondo Association (CUTA) state championships, but will have its own separate registration. Daedo Gen 3 PSS, including socks, gloves, and helmet will be used.
NCTA President: Dan Chuang
NCTA Tournament Committee Chair: Tara Sarathi
NCTA Contact Email: ncta.contact@gmail.com
NCTA Eligibility Chair: Heidi Hatfield
NCTA Eligibility Email: nctaeligibility@gmail.com
Venue
Fresno Convention Center
700 M Street
Fresno, CA 93721
Tournament Information
The divisions being contested at the trials will be:
1) Individual Kyorugi (sparring) (eight male and eight female senior weight classes)
2) Individual Recognized Poomsae (separate male and female)
3) Individual Freestyle Poomsae (separate male and female)
4) Mixed Pair Freestyle Poomsae (one male and one female)
5) Mixed Team Freestyle Poomsae (five or six athletes, at least two males and at least two females, 5 athletes plus one optional alternate)
The FISU America Games will allow more than one player in each individual discipline to enter. Therefore, NCTA will select two athletes for each individual division to represent the USA.
Selection Procedures
2026 USA Team FISU America Games Poomsae Selection Procedures
2026 USA Team FISU America Games Sparring Selection Procedures
Tournament Packet
Click this link to download the tournament packet
Schedule
Thursday, April 2 – Weigh-ins, time TBA
Friday, April 3 – Poomsae and Sparring competition begins 9a
Registration
Registration Information will be available soon.
Hotel
Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Fresno Yosemite International Airport
1535 N Peach Ave
Fresno, CA 93727
Special rate of $139/night
Click here to book special rate by Sunday, March 15.
Age/Citizenship Eligibility
Academic Eligibility Information
Athletes (undergraduate or graduate) who graduated from college in either 2025, or 2026, or who are half-time status or more between Jan. 13 and April 2, 2026, will be eligible. Athletes must be US citizens. Competitors in the Collegiate Team Trials Divisions must be born in the years 2001 through 2008.
All athletes MUST do one of the following to verify collegiate eligibility of half-time status or greater by March 20, 2026:
- Use parchment.com to send an official transcript and use the address nctaeligibility@gmail.com at the bottom of the form on that page, OR
- Check your school website for the option to have them send a transcript or proof of graduation directly to nctaeligibility@gmail.com, OR
- Email a clear photo or scan of the 2026 NCTA Collegiate Team Trials Eligibility Form, signed by your college registar, to nctaeligibility@gmail.com by March 20, 2026.
Failure to complete this step will result in an athlete not being allowed to compete. Please email nctaeligibility@gmail.com with any problems or concerns.
