Announcements
Summer World University Games Team Trials to Be Held at USA Taekwondo Center for Excellence
4 years
The NCTA is pleased to announce that the sparring and poomsae team trials for the 2022 Summer World University Games (Universiade) will take place on Feb. 18-20, 2022 (dates updated 12/22/2021) at the USA Taekwondo Center for Excellence in Colorado Springs, CO. Sixteen sparring athletes and up to ten poomsae athlete spots will be filled by the winners at the trials.
The Summer World University Games (officially still called the 2021 Summer world University Games, which were delayed by 1 year), will take place from June 26-July 7, 2022 in Chengdu, China, with taekwondo events taking place from Jun 27-28, 2022 (poomsae), and June 29-July 3, 2022 (sparring).
More information to follow on the team trials page (updated 12/22/2021, schedule and format information has been posted).
2021 Summer World University Games Postponed Until 2022
5 years
The NCTA would like to inform its athletes, coaches and officials that FISU has officially announced that the 2021 Summer World University Games in Chengdu, China have been postponed until 2022, citing the global COVID-19 situation and international travel restrictions, as well as the closure of university campuses and sports facilities. The FISU press release is linked below:
There are currently no new dates announced; once they are announced, NCTA will inform the membership on timelines and processes to qualify for the team.
Registration Now Live for the 2021 NCTA Live Online Spring Taekwondo Championships
5 years
by NCTA Admin
in Announcements
Registration is now live and the tournament packet is uploaded for the 2021 NCTA Live Online Spring Taekwondo Championships on April 17, 2021. Also, the rules for the kicking challenge event are up – check out this exciting event for our sparring athletes!
NCTA Live 2021 Online Spring Tournament April 17, 2021
5 years
by NCTA Admin
in Announcements
The NCTA is pleased to announce that it will hold its National Collegiate Live Online Spring Taekwondo Championships on Saturday, April 17, 2021. This tournament will be held on Zoom, as with past tournaments, and will feature the well-known NCTA tournament staff, which has consistently delivered well-run and on-schedule Live events over the past year.
These championships expand on the last event in that they will include not only live recognized poomsae scored over Zoom, but also includes an event where athletes sparring kicking combinations for the camera (live) and be graded on execution. More details will follow as the tournament packet is released later this week. Please be sure to check out the tournament site:
2021 World University Games Update
5 years
The NCTA recently received a letter from the USA International University Sports Federation (USIUSF) that the cancellation of the 2021 Summer World University Games in Chengdu, China is a “strong possibility”, with 75% of FISU member countries supporting this decision.
If the Games are conducted as scheduled, proposed protocols would include a 50% reduction in athletes, which would likely affect the number of divisions that could be sent to the Games. Additional protocols would include a minimum 7-day quarantine for all competing athletes.
The USIUSF is suspending all selection processes until April 1, 2021, and therefore the NCTA will also suspend its selection process until that time. If a selection does happen, it will remain in the late April/Early may time frame, so athletes will need to be ready to perform/apply at that time.
We know that this uncertainty is challenging for our collegiate athletes. Our recommendation is to continue training and to be ready, but also to expect the possibility that the Games may not happen.
The NCTA is preparing for a possible in-person national event featuring both sparring and poomsae this fall, so we hope that USA collegiate athletes can look forward to this event.
