2017 USA TAEKWONDO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
WORLD CHAMPION TAEKWONDO
COMPETITION TEAM QUALIFICATION GUIDELINES & RULES
To WCT Parents & Athletes:
As captain of the 2017 World Champion Taekwondo Competition Team, I would like to thank you for your
support and contributions.
This year, we experienced great success at the 2016 National Championships held in Richmond, VA. We
brought home 49 medals! This is quite an achievement, and our students learned and experienced so much from
their performances, and from competing alongside so many talented athletes from all over the US.
Our success is due to YOU as parents and athletes, and your faith in all the masters. Thank you for trusting us to
prepare your children to compete at the national level. We ask for this continued support and faith in the masters
as we head towards the 2017 National Championships. Through the combined trust and bond between the
masters, parents, and students, we will bring your children to reach their highest potential.
In the coming year, I also offer a huge welcome to all new parents and athletes that are interested in the
upcoming 2017 National Championships. I encourage everybody, whether color belt or black belt, to participate
in this such prestigious event. It is my true belief that color belt students can benefit most from this competition,
and I hope to increase the number of color belt competitors in this year’s competition. I hope you will help join
me in accomplishing this goal.
Please refer to the attached packet to understand all rules that have been set forth by World Champion
Taekwondo and USA Taekwondo in order to qualify for the 2017 National Championships. Please direct any
questions you have to Amar Sinha at [email protected].
Thank you,
Master Sangpil Kim
Qualification Process Guidelines
STEP I
Join Your School’s Competition Team
All athletes interested in competing at the 2017 USA Taekwondo National Championships as a part of the
World Champion Taekwondo Competition Team need to be dedicated to their training and be able and willing
to put in the time and effort necessary to be a successful competitor at the national level. All athletes need to
join their school’s individual competition team and participate in all training sessions that are held at their
individual school.
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STEP II
November CT Open Championships
All athletes interested in competing at the 2017 USA Taekwondo National Championships as a part of the
World Champion Taekwondo Competition Team are required by World Champion Taekwondo to participate in
the November Annual Connecticut Taekwondo Open Championships. You must receive a medal from this
tournament.
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STEP III
March USA Taekwondo National Qualifier
All athletes interested in competing at the 2017 USA Taekwondo National Championships as a part of the
World Champion Taekwondo Competition Team are required USA Taekwondo to participate in the March
USA Taekwondo National Qualifier. You must receive a medal from this tournament.
World Champion Taekwondo Final Team Qualification Rules
POOMSAE
BREAKING
SPARRING
Who Can Qualify?
Who Can Qualify?
Who Can Qualify?
World Class Divisions* – only the
top four (4) athletes can qualify.
All Divisions – the top four (4)
athletes can qualify.
World Class Divisions* – only the
top four (4) athletes can qualify.
Color Belts & 10 and Under – all
athletes who have participated in at
least six (6) months of training can
qualify without placing a medal.
See Next Page As Well
However, all athletes who have
participated in at least six (6)
months of training can qualify
without placing a medal.
See Next Page As Well
Color Belts & 10 and Under – all
athletes who have participated in at
least six (6) months of training can
qualify without placing a medal.
See Next Page As Well
*World Class Divisions are classified as black belt divisions for ages 12 and up.
Continuation of Step III of Qualification Process Guidelines
For all athletes in Non World Class or Color Belt divisions, it is possible to join the WCT competition team
without placing a medal in March if the athlete has completed 6 months of training. However, the 6 months of
training does not guarantee a spot. One month after the March qualifier there will be Selection Proceedings at
which athletes will need to perform once more to try and show that they have prepared for the national level of
competition. It is after these proceedings that one may be selected after having not medaled in March.
Brief Outline of Processes Throughout Sessions
For convenience sake, the following outline has been divided into three different sessions – the first revolving
around the September to December time frame (November tournament), the second revolving around the
January to April time frame (March qualifier and Selection Proceedings), and the final one revolving around the
May to July time frame (National Championships).
September – December
September – October
- Register with your school’s
competition team.
- Participate in all school
training.
January – April
January – February
- Participate in all school
training.
May – July
May – June
- Team training and school
training.
July
March
- Participate in National
- Participate in March
Championships (Register
November
National Qualifier (Register
through USA Taekwondo on
- Participate in November CT
through USA Taekwondo on
www.usat.hangastar.com)
Open Championship
www.usat.hangastar.com)
(Register through YOUR
Please also note that March and
WCT SCHOOL)
April
April will also consist of team
- Non-WC or Color Belt
meetings, which will be scheduled
December
athletes can audition for
at a later time.
- Participate in all school
team without getting a
training.
medal at NQ.
Final World Champion Taekwondo Competition Team Rules
In addition to qualifying for the World Champion Taekwondo Competition Team, we expect that all parents and
students will abide by the following rules that have been set forth:
I.
II.
Attend Competition Team Meeting on Date TBA at Woodbridge WCT
Participate in all Competition Team training sessions at your school
III.
Participate in all Official Competition Team training sessions and/or seminars relating to your event (in
May and June).
IV.
Participate in training (at least) the day before your competition at Nationals
V.
VI.
Support team members through the week competition
Attend training the day you compete for Team Award Ceremony
VII.
Maintain good school grades – bring your report card to masters before Nationals (poor grade will result
in removal from World Champion Taekwondo Competition Team).
WCT Athletes’ Promise
All WCT athletes promise to adhere to all of the rules set forth in this packet and all those decisions and rules
made and set forth verbally by the WCT Masters and Instructors. If an athlete decides to not abide by the WCT
Competition Team rules or if an athlete decides for any reason whatsoever to compete at the National
Championships without being a part of the WCT Competition Team, the athlete, the athlete’s individual
master/coach, and the athlete’s family must know that the following will be the consequences:
I.
II.
III.
IV.
The athlete will be forbidden from competing wearing any uniform that brands the athlete as a
World Champion Taekwondo athlete, at the National Championships.
The athlete will be denied the opportunity to request or receive help from any of the masters and/or
coaches from World Champion Taekwondo, at the National Championships.
The athlete will be forbidden from joining the World Champion Taekwondo Competition Team for
the next three (3) years.
The athlete’s individual WCT school and master/coach will receive a penalty.