Competitive Ninja is a great primary sport and complements traditional team sports by improving athlete strength, flexibility and confidence, responsibility, work ethic and more. The sport of competitive ninja is growing exponentially every year! If you or your child has ever thought about the next level of ninja, now is the time to tryout for the Elite Dragons Ninja Team. Our team has quickly developed young athletes into powerhouses on the Ninja circuit. Last year we qualified more than 20 athletes for various league National and World Championships, that’s half our team!
Sign up for Tryouts:
If you already have an iclass account with us - Member Tryouts
If you do not have an iclass account with us - Non-Member Tryouts
While Ninja is an individual sport, there are many benefits to becoming a team member. Ninja team members will experience training that goes far above regular ninja classes. They will be taught time-saving obstacle techniques, upper body, core and grip strength conditioning and learn the concepts of teamwork, respect and sportsmanship associated with team sports.
The Marlborough USA Ninja Challenge team, Elite Dragons Ninja, competes in UNAA (Ultimate Ninja Athletic Association) , WNL (World Ninja League) and USANC Franchise league. We are looking to participate in FINA (Federation of International Ninja Athletes) this year as well.
More info on the league we participate in can be found on our Elite Dragons Ninja page.
We host both local and regional competitions at our gym in Marlborough.
Athletes new to ninja competition and are looking to train harder but maybe not run in many/any competitions yet. They will practice once a week on Monday. If competing, they would generally compete in the USANC Franchise competition league.
Athletes that are ready to participate in competitions. They will practice twice a week on Tuesday and Thursday. Generally competing in WNL Tier 2 and a combination of UNAA and USANC Franchise league.
Our best and most mature Ninja Athletes practicing on Tuesday and Thursday. Generally competing in WNL Tier 1 and a combination of UNAA and USANC Franchise league.
Practices are on set days for the season. Monday and Thursday for Elevate and Elite, Tuesday for Emerge.
Depending on commitment level you can expect to compete 0 to 20 times per year. There is no requirement to participate in a certain number of competitions. Each family decides which competitions they would like to attend.
Local competitions generally start in October with Regional and World Championships in the early Spring and Summer. Families are responsible for competition registration and attendance costs. This includes travel to Regional and World Competitions in other states.
Similar to other competitive club sports, tryouts for the Elite Dragons team are open, but the number of accepted team members is limited. The coaches will determine which team level is appropriate for each athlete based on a combination of skill, age, experience, and maturity.
Here are some examples of one of our team members at competitions. Ordered by competition level, lowest to highest:
UNAA regular season - USANC Marlborough
UNAA regular season - USANC - Sterling
2025 UNAA Regionals - Massachusetts
2025 WNL Tier 2 Worlds - New Jersey
2025 WNL Tier 1 Regionals - Massachusetts
2025 WNL Tier 1 Worlds - Greensboro, NC
Elite Dragons Youtube - Some of our long form videos
Elite Dragons Instagram - Check out our insta - lots of great content from our team
Team commitment and cost are by session. The total cost can be divided into monthly payments or paid in full at the beginning of the session with a 5% discount applied.
Sign up requires a first session commitment of 6 months - September through February
Session 1 : 6 months $750 total, $125/month - Sept through Feb (includes Dragons Team T-shirt)
Session 2 : 4 months $500 total, $125/month - March through June
Summer : July/August $250 total $125 per month (Can choose 0,1 or 2 months)
Sign up requires a first session commitment of 6 months - September through February
Session 1 : 6 months - $1,560 total, $260/month - Sept - Feb (includes Dragons Competition Jersey)
Session 2 : 4 months - $1,040 total, $260/month - March through June
If competing in Regionals and/or Worlds, athlete must sign up for Session 2
Summer : July/August - $190 per month - two classes (Can choose 0,1 or 2 months)
- $125 per month - one class (Can choose 0,1 or 2 months)
Sign up requires a full season commitment of 10 months - September through June
Full Season : 10 months - $2,600 total, $260/month - Sept through June (includes Dragons Competition Jersey)
Summer - July/August - $190 per month - two classes (Can choose 0,1 or 2 months)
If competing in Worlds in July, athlete must stay in two classes for July
- $125 per month - one class (Can choose 0,1 or 2 months)
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Our gyms compete within the Ultimate Ninja Athlete Association, the official Global League of World OCR for Ninja Competitions. UNAA promotes and organizes an international series of obstacle course competitions at Ninja gyms around the world.
Check the UNAA site for competition information!
