Oct 6, 2026 -The NCTA is pleased to announce the creation of the NCTA National High School and Middle School Varsity Leagues. The purpose of these leagues is to provide competitive opportunities to scholar athletes during these academic years, offer support to high performing scholars and athletes through scholarships, and create a smooth on-ramp to collegiate taekwondo programs nationwide as they move towards their college years.

Leading this initiative will be the new NCTA National High School Administrator, Master Sunny Woo Park. Master Park will appoint state administrators who will run annual state and regional middle and high school varsity championships, culminating in a national middle and high school championship.

To inaugurate the initiative, a national NCTA High School Championships event was held on June 13, 2026 in Freehold, NJ. The championship awarded $12,000 in scholarships to deserving high school student-athletes. These scholarships reflected the mission of the event: investing in education, building future leaders, and celebrating excellence on and off the competition floor.

“The NCTA National High School Championships is about more than competition,” said Sunny Woo Park of Master Park’s Black Belt America. “It is about investing in the future of our student-athletes. These young men and women represent what taekwondo is truly about: discipline, education, leadership, character, and excellence in life.”

In 2027, middle and high school athletes can look forward to over 15 states that will offer NCTA Announces National High School Varsity League championships, culminating in a National Middle and High School Varsity Championship. Check the varsity league page for more updates.