2025 USATKD Massachusetts State Championships

2025 USATKD Massachusetts State Championships

The Massachusetts State Championships will be held on Sunday, April 6th. This is a USATKD 12.0 sanctioned event.

INFORMATION PACKET: Coming Soon

EVENT LOCATION: SUNDAY, APRIL 6th

Northbridge High School

427 Linwood Avenue

Whitinsville, MA 01588

WEIGH-IN LOCATION: SATURDAY, APRIL 5TH

Northbridge High School

427 Linwood Ave

Whitinsville, MA 01588

6:00-8:00PM

REGISTRATION:

To register for this event: USATAEKWONDO.SPORT80.COM

For assistance with Registration:

Athlete: How-to-Register

Coach: How-to-Register

REGISTRATION DEADLINE:

Registration closes on March 27th

SCHEDULE:

This is a 1-day event and will be held on SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 2025

COACHES

All coaches ARE REQUIRED to hold at minimum an Associate Coach (AC) Certification within the USA Taekwondo CIDP program, be a current member, completed the Center for SafeSport training (every year), and taken and cleared the USATKD background check (every 2 years).

Coaches may obtain the AC certification by passing the Associate Coach Quiz. The AC Coach Quiz should be completed at least 5 business days prior to the State Championship registration deadline to allow for grading.

Coaches will also be required to view the Center for SafeSport Training Video. The SafeSport video, background check and Associate Coach Certification must be completed before a coach can register for an event.

All documents regarding the State Championship or an approved Sanctioned Event must inform coaches that each coach is required to be a member of USATKD, take and clear the USATKD background check every two years, complete the SafeSport video training every year, and have, at minimum, an AC certification to participate in the event. When discussing how to obtain a USATKD CIDP AC certification, please use the following link. http://www.teamusa.org/usa-taekwondo/v2-coaching/coach-education-program

EVENT CONTACT PERSON:

Massachusetts Taekwondo Association

events@masstkd.org

Safe Sport is an initiative that is mandatory for all USOPC National Governing Bodies to develop and to implement. USA Taekwondo has done so, and it is now a requirement that people in supervisory positions with our Taekwondo athletes must undergo and successfully complete a background check. Of course, the emphasis here is on the safety of our athletes and the strong motivation to keep them safe from all kinds of abuse, to include harassment, bullying and improper touching. We will also be providing training for our membership regarding Safe Sport and its implementation. 

We are partnering with the USOPC to bring this training to our membership. Athlete safety concerns our entire membership and SafeSport is a great initiative that has been instituted by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee to help to protect all of our athletes.

When a current member renews their membership, or when a new member registers for the first time, they are required to have a background check as a part of the SafeSport initiative, depending on the category of their membership registration. Anyone who registers as either a coach, referee or instructor and/or club owner must pay and have a background check done before the membership is either renewed or accepted (for first-time registrants).

• -Download and read the in-depth USA Taekwondo Safe Sport Strategy Document.
• -Download and read the in-depth updated MAAPP Document
• -Download and read the Education and Training Policy Document.
• -Download and read the Qualify Control System Document.

-Download the Center for SafeSport Code Document.

TO REPORT A VIOLATION INCLUDING SEXUAL MISCONDUCT CLICK HERE.

TO REPORT PHYSICAL ABUSE, EMOTIONAL ABUSE OR ANY OTHER VIOLATION OF THE MAAPP OR SAFESPORT POLICIES WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE SEXUAL MISCONDUCT, CLICK HERE

CLICK HERE
TO SEE THE CURRENT LIST OF SUSPENDED INDIVIDUALS

CLICK HERE to Visit the SafeSport Website.

Some points of information for our membership:

If you indicate more than one membership category in your registration (i.e. athlete, coach, referee, instructor and/or club owner) you MUST complete the background check before you will be allowed to register for any tournament or seminar under any membership category.
• Background checks will be required every two years and should be updated annually.
• Completion of a background check will take a minimum of 24 hours to get the results back. For those coaches, referees, instructors, etc., who have an event that is coming up soon, you must allow yourself time to have a completed background check so that your participation in that event will not be denied, pending the results of your background check.
• The burden is on each individual to complete their background check in plenty of time to participate in any event or seminar of their choice. There are no 'RUSH' background checks to make up for poor planning on the part of an individual.
• The expense of the background check is the responsibility of each individual. Payment for the background check must be made before one is allowed to register for membership, events or seminars.

MAAPP (MINOR ATHLETE ABUSE PREVENTION POLICIES) - Free Minor (Under 17) Athlete Training

USA Taekwondo has a broad demographic in the United States and half of the USATKD membership are under the age of 17. USATKD believes that knowledge at all ages is an important step in preventing abuse and misconduct, however parents might often struggle with how to discuss bullying, harassment, hazing, physical abuse, emotional abuse, and sexual misconduct and abuse with their youth athlete. The U.S. Center for SafeSport has developed free, educational courses for youth athletes of all ages and USA Taekwondo encourages athletes of all ages to participate in the free training provided by the U.S. Center for SafeSport.

For additional information regarding Youth Training provided by the U.S. Center for SafeSport, Click Here.