CBTF News

March 20, 2011 - Four CBTF athletes competed at the recent Congressional Cup 2011 Invitational competition held at Mount St. Mary's College in Emmitsburg, Maryland.

The information package for the 2011 Canadians is now available, in two attachments.

The General Information attachment contains the following:

Please take note of these change to the schedule:

April 21, 2011 - All Friday practice gym time has been cancelled.

March 17, 2011 - Please take note of the change in schedule: Preliminary Round for all events will be held Saturday. Final Round for all events will be held Sunday.

April 18, 2011 - Today the Canadian Baton Twirling Federation announces that Steven Kopas has been selected to be the Team Manager for the Canadian Contingent to the 2011 WBTF International Cup in Jacksonville, Florida.

Canada is allowed to send up to 10 athletes in all Individual and Pair Events/Divisions/Levels and up to 6 Teams/Groups in each Level - spots in some Events/Divisions/Levels are still available. These remaining vacancies can be filled by athletes following the Late Declaration Process, strictly on a first-come first-filled basis. Once all spots in an Event/Division/Level have been filled, no further declarations for that Event/Division/Level will be accepted.

Updated April 11 2011 - change to Senior B 2-Baton and Adult B 2-Baton

Updated April 5 2011 - Change to Junior Elite 2-Baton and Canada is now allowed to send up to 10 entries in Solo, Two Baton, Three Baton, Artistic Twirl and Artistic Pairs and up to 6 Teams/Groups.

April 3, 2011 - Elan Paluck, CBTF Technical Chair, announced that on Saturday April 2nd, the official draw for the Compulsory Moves Set that will be performed at the 2011 Canadian Championships was held.

March 25, 2010 - We have all witnessed the devastation of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11. The magnitude of the disaster seems to grow each day, with almost 30,000 people reported dead or missing and over 550,000 displaced from their homes.

The Brochure and Entry Form for the 2011 International Cup Qualifier is attached.

A few details to note:

March 4, 2011 - Three judges will represent Canada at the 2011 WBTF International Cup in Jacksonville, Florida. Joining Ron Kopas (CBTF Judges' Rep) will be Brenda Cooper and Deardra Leslie.

March 4, 2011 - The Canadian Baton Twirling Federation is pleased to announce the selection of judges for the 2011 Canadian Winner/Championships in Winnipeg, Manitoba. For the CBTF Group and CBTF Individual events (Days 1 and 2 of the competition):

March 1, 2011 - The Canadian Baton Twirling Federation is now accepting applications for the position of Team Manager for the Canadian Contingent to the 2011 WBTF International Cup in Jacksonville, Florida.

These events are the entry level to competition. The Pre-Event specific set routines provide simplicity, proper progression and promote proper baton and body technique -- athletes, coaches and judges. Athlete’s evaluations are based on a standard national CBTF grading system.

January 19, 2011 - The deadline for applications for the 2011 Team Investors Group Amateur Athletes Fund is MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 2011.

In keeping with their commitment to amateur sport in Canada, Investors Group established an Amateur Athlete Bursary Fund for Canada’s top amateur athletes in 2000.

December 3, 2010 - CBTF Judges are invited to submit an application to judge at the following 2011 National and International competitions:

November 30, 2010 – The Canadian Baton Twirling Federation is pleased to announce a new fundraising program for its members and supporters - FundTunes. Through a fundraising partnership between FundTunes and Universal Music Canada, you can now purchase your favourite tracks for your music collection and raise money for Canada’s baton twirlers at the same time!

On the CBTF Page at FundTunes.com, you purchase 5-pack and 10-pack music bundles. FundTunes sends a PIN code by email that is used on the ChooseYourSongs website as payment for the songs to be downloaded. A portion of the proceeds from each sale is returned directly to CBTF.

Athletes (Individuals, Pairs, Teams and Groups) interested in becoming members of the Canadian contingent that will participate in the International Cup being hosted in Jacksonville, Florida August 4-7, 2011 are first required to declare their intent to compete.

Please be aware that Declarations must be received no later than October 15, 2010 to ensure consideration.

August 8, 2010 - Final rounds of all divisions and all events completed today. Results from those events are shown below (Canadian athletes are highlighted in red):

August 7, 2010 - The Freestyle Semi-Final rounds (Junior and Senior Women) completed today. Results from those events are shown below (Canadian athletes are highlighted in red):

August 6, 2010 - The Freestyle Preliminary rounds (Junior and Senior Men and Women) completed today. Results from those events are shown below (Canadian athletes are highlighted in red):

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