Tachikara Renews Longtime Partnership with the NJCAA

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Continuing a 24-year relationship, Tachikara USA, Inc., has extended its status as The Official Volleyball Supplier of the NJCAA under terms of a new five-year agreement effective until March, 2015.  Both organizations continue to find new ways in which to enhance the partnership between the volleyball manufacturer and the 307 member institutions that sponsor women’s volleyball in the NJCAA.

Under the designation, Tachikara will continue to supply Official NJCAA volleyballs and portable ball carts for all NJCAA district and national championship tournaments.  Additionally Tachikara will continue to support individual NJCAA institutions with travel expense reimbursements as well as support the recently launched “NJCAA TV” sports webcasting platform through advertising. Tachikara will retain rights to use NJCAA trademarks for promotional and advertising campaigns noting Tachikara's official status.

“Tachikara has been a loyal sponsor of the NJCAA,” said NJCAA Executive Director Mary Ellen Leict.  “Recognizing the benefit of supporting volleyball at all levels, the partnership forged between Tachikara and the NJCAA has assisted over 300 teams and 3,500 student-athletes in 2009 alone. The NJCAA appreciates the support shown by Tachikara over the past 24 years and looks forward to continuing the use of the finest volleyball on the market at our championship events."

Tachikara USA, headquartered in McCarran, Nevada, is recognized worldwide as an innovative leader in advanced methods for design and manufacturing of inflatable athletic balls within the sporting goods industry since 1915.  Tachikara products are actively marketed and sold through an extensive nationwide network of sporting goods retailers.

“Tachikara is very excited to continue our relationship with an organization like the NJCAA and we look forward to taking this partnership through its 29^th year," said Chris Morton, Tachikara Marketing and Advertising Manager. "The NJCAA continues to provide a level of competitive athletic competition for a diverse group of student athletes.  We are proud to be a part of it.”