National Collegiate Dodgeball Association

What National Collegiate Dodgeball Association does

The National Collegiate Dodgeball Association (NCDA), founded in 2005 and headquartered in Louisville, United States, is a non-profit collegiate sports league that organizes and governs competitive dodgeball at the college level across the United States. The league serves college students, ranging from recreational players to elite athletes, by providing a structured competitive framework organized through university clubs. NCDA operates across four regions (Ohio, Central, East Coast, and South) and runs an annual hierarchy of competitions: regional cups, the Women's National Dodgeball Tournament (in its third year), and the Open Division National Championship (featuring a 20-squad field in 2026 at Athens, OH). The league maintains standardized governance through an official rulebook, a certified referee program, and a formal rankings system known as the Gonzalez System, with Grand Valley State holding 11 national championship titles.

NCDA's core product portfolio is built around tournament organization and league governance rather than technology. The product offering comprises the Nationals (Open Division), the Women's National Tournament, Regional Cups, Team Membership & Registration services, and Rulebook & Officiating Resources, supported by an extensive digital archive of standings, photos dating back to 2008-09, and a content library. The technical infrastructure is minimal and web-based, consisting of a WordPress site, Google Sheets-based standings, online registration forms, Discord community server, YouTube live streaming of events, and an Average Joes' Podcast, with no proprietary software platform or AI/ML components.

NCDA's business model is member-funded and community-driven. Revenue is generated through individual player memberships, team registrations, tournament registrations, and roster management fees billed on an annual cadence, supplemented by event sponsorships (e.g., Giant Eagle for 2023 Nationals) and website donations. The go-to-market motion is community-led: prospective teams discover the league through tournaments and campus ambassadors, then form official teams when sufficient student interest emerges. Distribution relies on a direct-to-member self-serve online registration portal, with regional events hosted at member university venues and live streaming extending reach beyond physical attendance. The league is governed by a combination of student volunteers, regional ambassadors, alumni, and a small core staff.

Name

National Collegiate Dodgeball Association

Legal name

National Collegiate Dodgeball Association

Website

https://ncdadodgeball.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The National Collegiate Dodgeball Association (NCDA) is a non-profit collegiate sports league founded in 2005 that organizes and governs competitive dodgeball tournaments for U.S. college and university teams across four regions, including regional cups, a women's national tournament, and an annual open-division national championship.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Amateur Sports League Governance

NAICS

Other Spectator Sports (711219), Spectator Sports (71121)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Sport-Specific Amateur Leagues & Circuits (Non-Professional) (MPAKACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Collegiate Athletic Conferences & Associations (MPAKACAA), University/College Club Sports Programs (MPAKACAK)

Keywords

• Collegiate sports league
• Dodgeball tournaments
• Amateur athletic association
• Competitive college sports
• Intercollegiate athletics governance

Headquarters

HQ city

Louisville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership/Registration Fees: Teams and individuals pay registration fees to join the NCDA league, compete in regional tournaments, and participate in national championships. The league offers individual registration, team registration, tournament registration, and roster registration.
2. Sponsorships and Donations: NCDA accepts donations through its website and secures sponsorship for national championship events. 2023 Nationals had Giant Eagle as a sponsor.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

The National Collegiate Dodgeball Association (NCDA) organizes and governs competitive collegiate dodgeball across U.S. colleges and universities. It runs a structured league with annual National Championships (Open Division), a Women's National Tournament, four Regional Cups (Ohio, Central, East Coast, South), standardized rules, certified referee training, and an official rankings system. The league operates as a member-funded non-profit serving 30+ college teams.

Product overview

The National Collegiate Dodgeball Association (NCDA) operates as a collegiate sports league organizing competitive dodgeball at the college level. The organization coordinates a hierarchy of tournaments including annual National Championships (Open Division), Women's National Tournament, and Regional Cups (East Coast, South, Central, Ohio). The league also provides team membership registration, rulebook resources, certified referee programs, and maintains standings across multiple divisions including Open and Women's divisions. The product portfolio centers on tournament organization, league governance, and competitive event management for collegiate dodgeball teams across the United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Women's National Collegiate Dodgeball Association (WNCDA): The women's division of the NCDA operating separate women's tournaments and nationals.

Products and services

• Nationals (Open Division) Annual national championship tournament for collegiate dodgeball teams. Features a 20-squad field with round-robin play on day one followed by bracket play on day two, determining the national champion. Open to all member teams.
• Women's National Dodgeball Tournament Annual women's national tournament where teams from across the Eastern/Central United States compete for the championship title. Open to women's college dodgeball teams and players.
• Regional Cups Regional championship tournaments including East Coast Dodgeball Cup, South Dodgeball Cup, Central Region Cup, and Ohio Dodgeball Cup that determine regional champions and seeding for nationals.
• Team Membership & Registration Individual and team registration services allowing college students to join collegiate dodgeball teams and compete in league events and tournaments. Includes individual membership registration, team registration, tournament registration, and roster registration.
• Rulebook & Officiating Resources Official NCDA rulebook, rules exam, and certified referee resources to ensure standardized officiating across all league events. Includes access to certified referee training and certification system.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20 teams competed at 2026 Nationals
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Giant EagleminorOthers · 1 January 2023Giant Eagle served as a sponsor for the 2023 Nationals tournament. The regional grocery chain provided support for the national championship event held in Akron, Ohio.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• USA Ultimate (USA Ultimate Disc): National governing body for ultimate frisbee with a strong collegiate division, regionals, and national championships. Comparable as a non-traditional collegiate sport organizer with established club infrastructure and tournament pathways.
• National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA): Professional association for collegiate recreational sports programs. Comparable in serving the campus club and intramural sports ecosystem at U.S. universities, though broader in scope than a single sport league.
• National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA): A long-standing governing body for smaller U.S. colleges' athletic programs across many sports. While broader than NCDA, it is comparable as a non-NCAA collegiate athletic organization offering championships and rule standardization across member institutions.

Direct peers

• National Collegiate Quidditch Association: Governs collegiate club quidditch with a national championship, regional events, and standardized rules. Directly comparable as a non-NCAA, sport-specific amateur collegiate league with similar volunteer-led, member-funded economics.
• USA Collegiate Rugby (National Collegiate Rugby): National organizing body for collegiate club rugby, running conferences, playoffs, and a national championship. Comparable in offering tiered competitive structure, regional governance, and member-team registration at U.S. universities.
• National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association: Organizes collegiate club-level roller hockey across U.S. universities with regional and national tournaments. Closely mirrors NCDA's structure: a sport-specific collegiate amateur league with regional cups, nationals, and member-funded operations.
• American Collegiate Hockey Association: Governs non-NCAA collegiate club hockey with regional conferences and a national tournament. Comparable as a sport-specific collegiate amateur league organized regionally with member-school-funded participation.
• National Collegiate Bowling Association: Runs collegiate club bowling with sectional and national championship events. Comparable as a sport-specific, non-NCAA collegiate league with member-team registration and regional-to-national competition flow.
• National Club Baseball Association: Operates collegiate club baseball with regional conferences, world series, and standardized rules. Closely matches NCDA's league model of regional cups feeding into a national championship for collegiate club teams.

Others

• Club Sports Nation: Media and community platform covering collegiate club sports across multiple disciplines. Comparable as an adjacent ecosystem player that supports visibility and content for niche collegiate leagues like NCDA.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ncdadodgeball
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ncdadodgeball
• Facebookfacebook.com/ncdadodgeball
• Instagraminstagram.com/ncdadodgeball
• TikToktiktok.com/@ncdadodgeball
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ncdadodgeball

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