NCTA Announcement Regarding Gina-Louise Williams
The NCTA is saddened and heartbroken to learn of the passing of Gina-Louise Williams, 2013 National Collegiate Team member. Gina was an outstanding athlete and exemplified what a good teammate should be. She represented her country in outstanding way and made many deep friendships throughout her competitive career. Those that knew her will always remember her fun personality and infectious laughter. The NCTA members and officers express their condolences to her family and friends.
April Letter to NCTA Membership Regarding NCAA Recognition and USCT
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Dear Fellow Collegiate Athletes, Coaches & Referees,
Greetings from NCTA!
I hope this message finds you well. I would like to draw your attention to recent developments with the group calling itself United States Collegiate Taekwondo (USCT). Although their stated purpose is to gain NCAA recognition for our sport, they appear to lack a clear understanding of the process for achieving that recognition from the University/Athletics perspective.
The NCTA has previously engaged in efforts to attain NCAA recognition for taekwondo dating back to when Dr. Ken Min was the president of NCTA in the early 1970’s. Those efforts met with little support and were eventually unsuccessful. However, this doesn’t mean that it is impossible, but there have been valuable lessons learned in that process that need to be considered as we go forward.
A major problem with the approach that USCT is taking in the pursuit of NCAA recognition for Women’s Intercollegiate Taekwondo, is the lack of transparency in the details of their proposal. This is especially concerning when you consider that their leadership has made promises and claims of progress without the majority of collegiate programs having any input whatsoever.
To compound the issue, they have enlisted the support of the Pan American Taekwondo Union (PATU) and the WTF in order to gain perceived legitimacy. Let’s be very clear on this issue; neither the WTF or PATU have any jurisdiction or authority to decide who should govern collegiate taekwondo in the United States. That power resides with USA Taekwondo and they continue to recognize the NCTA as the official governing body (NGB).
Finally, my most important point is that we stay united in our efforts to develop collegiate taekwondo under the banner of the NCTA. Although the motivations of the USCT may be good, the idea of a largely non-collegiate run organization dictating the future rules and structure of intercollegiate taekwondo without the direction of the official collegiate taekwondo NGB is unacceptable.
I encourage you to attend our Collegiate National Championships in Boulder Colorado on April 22-24th to participate in an informational meeting and open forum to discuss the pros, cons and process of taekwondo becoming an NCAA official sport.
Yours Sincerely,
President Russell Ahn and the Officers of the NCTA
2016 NCTA Championships Tournament Packet
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The 2016 NCTA Championships Tournament Packet which includes detailed information about schedule, required equipment, venue information and required forms can found by clicking here.
NCTA General Assembly at the NCTA Championships
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There will be a NCTA General Assembly at the NCTA Championships on Friday, April 22. Please submit any proposed agenda items at this form by Tuesday, March 8:
NCTA Statement on NCAA Recognition and Meeting Announcement
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Recently, there has been renewed interest in the potential for Taekwondo to become an official NCAA Intercollegiate sport. The current discussion is focused on the sport’s viability through the Emerging Sports program which is under the NCAA Committee on Women’s Sports (CWS).
According to the NCAA website, “An emerging sport is a women’s sport recognized by the NCAA that is intended to help schools provide more athletics opportunities for women, more sport sponsorship options for institutions and help that sport achieve NCAA championship status.”
The National Collegiate Taekwondo Association (NCTA) is the official governing body for intercollegiate taekwondo competition and development in the United States. The NCTA has held both individual and team championships for the past 40 years and will host the 41st National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships at the University of Colorado, Boulder on April 23rd-24th 2016.
The process of becoming an NCAA Championship sport is extremely complicated and worthy of careful consideration. With that in mind, the NCTA will be hosting a dedicated meeting at this year’s National Championships to discuss the issue. Working together with USA Taekwondo (The Olympic/National governing body for the sport in the United States), the NCTA is committed to determining the best course of action for the continued development of Collegiate Taekwondo and the dedicated athletes involved.
