The INCTL is now known as the ECTC!

Welcome to the ECTC home page! Active since 1983, the ECTC (formerly known as the INCTL) offers a fun and intense team-oriented competition experience that features Olympic-style Taekwondo sparring and forms competition at all levels. The ECTC hosts 5 tournaments each academic school year at schools around the Eastern United States. Clubs from over 20 colleges and universities vie each year for the ECTC cup by accumulating points at each of the league tournaments. For more information, e-mail info@ectc-online.org.

Upcoming Events

West Point Tournament - Sat., Feb. 27, 2010, West Point, NY
U Penn Tournament - Sat., April 3, 2010, Philadelphia, PA

Latest Announcements:

West Point Tournament Packet Posted and U Penn Date Announced

The West Point tournament packet has been posted to the tournaments page and the U Penn Tournament has been announced to be Saturday, April 3, 2010.
Posted Jan. 11, 2009

2009-2010 All-Star Team Announced

I am pleased to announce the members of the 2009-2010 ECTC All-Star Team. The athletes were selected first and foremost based on their performance in tournaments, and secondarily based on their student leadership.

Adam Fahrenkopf (U Albany)
Carissa Fu (Princeton)
Nicole Houseal (Cornell)
Erika Lee (MIT)
Lushima Lumumba-Kasonga (Cornell)
Elta Mariani (Cornell)
Sean Murray (U Albany)
Jason Stiles (West Point)
Ranbel Sun (MIT)

Alternate: Vito Angrisano (West Point)

As you may have noticed, one additional team member was added at the selection committee's discretion due to the exceptional depth of athletes nominated. No division 3 athlete was nominated, so none was included on the team this year.

All of the athletes nominated were excellent candidates and deserving of recognition. There are many special athletes and student leaders who work hard to make our league an exceptional and unique organization. Thank you to all of the coaches and captains who brought them to the ECTC selection committee's attention.
Posted Jan. 3, 2009

Princeton Hosts 367 Competitors

Congratulations to the Princeton Taekwondo Club, Master Rex Hatfield and Carissa Fu on hosting the largest tournament of the year! 367 students from 21 schools attended on Nov. 22, 2009. The results have been posted to the standings page:

Division 1
1) Cornell 575
2) MIT 314

Division 2
1) Princeton 214
2) U Albany 153
3) U Penn 101
4) West Point 80
5) Tufts 44
6) RPI 0

Division 3
1) Brown 199
2) Columbia 68
2) Cortland 46
4) NYU 45
5) JHU 20
6) Lehigh 9
7) Temple 0
7) SUNY Purchase 0
7) Rutgers 0
7) WCUPA 0
7) Yale 0
Posted Dec. 2, 2009

Cornell Hosts 322 Competitors

Congratulations to the Cornell Sport Taekwondo Club on hosting an excellent event in rural Ithaca, NY! 319 students from 21 schools attended on Nov. 7, 2009. The results have been posted to the standings page:

Division 1
1) MIT 641
2) Cornell 572

Division 2
1) U Albany 144
2) U Penn 100
3) Princeton 76
4) Tufts 72
5) RPI 48
6) Harvard 38
7) West Point 0

Division 3
1) Columbia 76
2) Cortland 52
2) NYU 52
4) Brown 35
5) U Mass Amherst 12
6) SUNY Oneonta 0
6) U Conn 0
6) Yale 0
Posted Oct. 23, 2009

Black Belt "Mini-Course" for Referees Available for Download

NCTA Referee Chair Master Jim Montgomery has created a mini-course for sparring corner judges in the ECTC and the NCTA. The course, which is available in PDF format by clicking here, is a guide to everything judges need to know in order to be fully effective. The course includes just the information (from a referee seminar) that is relevant to the judge. Although having this presented by an experienced referee is ideal, the course is intended to be easily readable by anyone familiar with Taekwondo competition.

Please have all black belts from member schools to review it as they may be called upon, or may volunteer, to judge at league events. At Cornell we will have copies of the course available in the rings. Black belts can review it between matches as a judge and the senior referee in each ring will go over it with the judges as a group during the day. Please ask your referee lots of questions!

You can ask ECTC Referee Chair Jaime Schulte any questions you may have about the course throughout the day at the Cornell Tournament..

Click here for referee mini-course!

Posted Nov. 2, 2009

Jaime Schulte Appointed Referee Chair

The ECTC is pleased to announce that Jaime Schulte has been appointed to the new position of Referee Chair for the 2009-2010 season. The Referee Chair has the responsibility of coordinating referees and judges for events and creating training opportunities within the league.

Master Schulte brings 15 years of Taekwondo experience to the role. He is a Master Instructor and Assistant Coach with the University of Vermont Taekwondo Club and has been an active referee for more than a decade. He holds an A-level referee certification recognized by USA Taekwondo, NCTA, and the ECTC. Master Schulte held a similar position as USTU Vermont State Referee Chair from 2002-2004. He has officiated at many events including, most recently, the 2009 National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships and Team Trials, the 2009 USAT National Taekwondo Championships and Junior Team Trials, and last weekend at MIT. At the National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships last spring he was named 2009 NCTA Referee of the Year.

Master Schulte's history with the INCTL/ECTC goes back to 1995 when he competed at Yale on a C-team from the University of Vermont. He describes it as a memorable introduction to collegiate competition and the unique energy and spirit you always find at ECTC and NCTA events. By 2001 he was a certified referee running rings at INCTL tournaments. Master Schulte looks forward to the new challenge of helping our judges and referees develop within the league and attracting outside referees to come discover the fun of collegiate Taekwondo.

Please join us in welcoming Master Jaime Schulte as ECTC Referee Chair!
Posted Nov. 2, 2009

Princeton Tournament Packet Posted

The Princeton tournament packet has been posted to the Tournaments Page.
Posted Nov. 2, 2009

MIT Hosts 319 Competitors

Congratulations to the MIT Sport Taekwondo Club on hosting an excellent event to open the ECTC season! 319 students from 19 schools attended on Oct. 17, 2009. The results have been posted to the standings page:

Division 1
1) MIT 641
2) Cornell 572

Division 2
1) U Albany 144
2) U Penn 100
3) Princeton 76
4) Tufts 72
5) RPI 48
6) Harvard 38
7) West Point 0

Division 3
1) Columbia 76
2) Cortland 52
2) NYU 52
4) Brown 35
5) U Mass Amherst 12
6) SUNY Oneonta 0
6) U Conn 0
6) Yale 0
Posted Oct. 23, 2009

West Point Tournament Date Announced

The West Point tournament has been announced for Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010.
Posted Oct. 23, 2009

Cornell Tournament Packet Posted

The Cornell tournament packet has been posted to the Tournaments Page.
Posted Oct. 23, 2009

New League Scoring Rules and Points Allocation Announced

In light of the new WTF sparring rules, the following scoring for ECTC sparring matches will be in effect for this year:

Head kicks (A and B-team only): 3 points
Spinning kicks to the body: 2 points
Non-spinning kicks and punches to the body : 1 point

A gap of 10 or more points ends the match, as with last year. No point ceiling will be used.

Spinning kicks to the body (like back kick and narabang or 360 roundhouse, 2 points) will be scored using the thumb button on the controllers. Head kicks (3 points) will be also scored using the thumb button. If a head kick is scored, then the action is stopped after the exchange is done, and the center referee will instruct the operator to add one point to the scoring competitor's score to bring the total for that kick to 3 points.

Please inform your teams, especially the coaches and black belts who will be helping with scoring.

We will demonstrate the rules in front of the entire assembly at the MIT tournament to make it clear to all how the new rules will be enforced.

Thanks to our referee advisory committee for helping us talk through the relevant issues: Masters Mark Lesly, Jim Montgomery, Jaime Schulte, Michael Harb, and Albert Lee.

Also, in response to a suggestion at the summer meeting, the ECTC board has decided to change the point allocation for the tournaments to reflect the larger participation in the league, and to help recognize the achievements of consistently performing smaller schools. The board believes that under the new rules, smaller but high-performing schools will be able to compete more effectively with larger schools.

Points (but no medals) will now be awarded to sparring teams reaching the quarterfinal round (i.e. "5th place") of each sparring division. As before, only two teams from each school may score points in each division.

Furthermore, points will be awarded to forms competitors out to 4th place instead of the previous 3 places, with the 4th place competitor awarded a second bronze medal.

The overall ratio of sparring to poomsae points will remain the same with the new allocations.

The point allocation will be as follows:

Posted Oct. 14, 2009

MIT Tournament Packet Posted

The MIT tournament packet has been posted to the Tournaments Page

Posted Sept. 22, 2009

League Poomsae Seminar

In order to help bring our conference up to speed, Master David Turgeon has again generously volunteered his time to lead a poomsae seminar in Cambridge, MA on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009 from 1-5 pm. As many of you know, Master Turgeon is an International Referee who is again a member of the current US National Poomsae Team, and has volunteered his time at ECTC events before as a referee.

As you all know, there will be a rule change for this year's ECTC tournaments, so black belts from each school will have to learn the standards for multiple forms, not just one form. Last year's poomsae seminar was great, but because of time constraints, we were only able to cover Taeguek 1-8. This year, Master Turgeon has promised to go over the black belt forms as well, which should be especially advantageous to everyone.

The seminar will be a great chance for you to send your instructors or senior ranks to learn the specific ins and outs of the new WTF standard. Ideally, participants should be familiar with all of the Taeguek forms and at least some of the WTF black belt forms starting with Koryo, but all are welcome. The emphasis will be on specifics, not teaching the actual forms. I hope everyone can make an effort to attend. There will be a nominal $20 fee for the seminar to cover the minimal costs of hosting the seminar and Master Turgeon's expenses.

The seminar is open to anyone, whether associated with the league or not.

Here is the information:

Poomsae Seminar with Master Turgeon

Date:

Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009

Time:

1-5 pm

Location:

C.W. Taekwondo at Boston
285 Green St.
Cambridge, MA
http://cwtkd.com/locations.html

Cost:

$20

Posted Sept. 13, 2009

ECTC Membership Form Posted

THe 2009-2010 ECTC Membership Form has been posted online at the "Join ECTC" webpage.
Posted Sept. 8, 2009

ECTC Tournament Dates Announced

The first two tournaments of the year have been announced to be Sunday, Oct. 18 at MIT in Cambridge, MA, and Sat., Nov. 7 at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY.
Posted Aug 17, 2009

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