Announcements
Coaching Applications for the Summer World University Games Open
4 years
Below please find the coaching application form for coaches interested in participating in the 2021 (2022) Summer World University Games. Applications are due Wednesday, March 9, 2022.
Click here for the coaching application.
2022 NCTA Championships to be Held in Marlborough, MA
4 years
The NCTA is so pleased to announce that the 2022 National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships will be held April 1-3, 2022 in Marlborough, MA, just outside Boston. More information can be found on the Championships page.
This year, we will be focusing on our core constituency, collegiate athletes, and will not hold the NCTA High School Championships. We look forward to serving high school athletes again next year when we have fewer space and time constraints.
The NCTA Championships will serve as the qualifier for the 2022 FISU America Games on Oct. 16-18 in Merida, Mexico, the Pan American continental collegiate multi-sport Games. This event will be the time that the FISU America Games have been contested. Winners in the Black Belt sparring and Team Trials Poomsae divisions at the NCTA Championships will earn a spot on the team.
Summer World University Games Team Trials to Be Held at USA Taekwondo Center for Excellence
5 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!
