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John L. Smetzler

By admin at Wed, 02/11/2009 - 13:21

DIRECTIVE: Hiring USTA Judges for 2009 Competitive Season

Note: This Directive for the 2009 Season was review and replaced with a permanent policy: This Directive has been revised and replaced with the Hiring Policy of USTA and WBTF Judges.

For the year 2009, the CBTF will permit provincial associations to hire certified United States Twirling Association (USTA) Judges for their open and provincial competitions providing the following conditions are met:

By admin at Mon, 02/09/2009 - 15:31

Baton Twirling Coaches Nominated for Chunky MVC

Updated February 2, 2009 to include LeeAnn Wilson, an additional nominee.

January 30, 2009 - Four Baton Twirling coaches have been nominated for the Chunky MVC: Most Valuable Coach award, sponsored by TSN, Campbell's Soup and the Coaching Association of Canada. The 'nomination phase' of the contest closed on January 29, 2009. The coaches nominated are:

By admin at Fri, 01/30/2009 - 20:34

Canadian Judges to 2009 International Cup Selected

January 26, 2009 - The two judges selected to represent Canada at the 2009 International Cup in Sydney, Australia will be Brenda Cooper and Lucinda McMaster.

Both are fully-certified WBTF Masters Judges, certified to judge all WBTF International Cup events. In addition Brenda Cooper is also a certifed WBTF Clinician.

By admin at Mon, 01/26/2009 - 19:06

Saskatchewan Pair Finalists For SaskSport Team Of The Year

January 26, 2009 - Kayla McKinnon and Sara Thibeault, both of Regina, have been named Finalists for the 2008 Saskatchewan Athlete of the Year Awards, in the Team category. The Saskatchewan Sport Awards include the 2008 Athlete of the Year Awards, Saskatchewan Coaching Awards, and Saskatchewan Volunteer Recognition Awards. The awards will be presented on

By admin at Mon, 01/26/2009 - 18:06

Saskatchewan Twirlers Receive Future Best Funding

January 22, 2009 - Being on the national team and representing Canada at the World Championships is a dream come true for many twirlers. Being able to realize this dream does not come without many challenges, personal sacrifices and financial hardships.

By admin at Thu, 01/22/2009 - 12:37

Go Away Travel named CBTF Travel Sponsor

January 1, 2009 – The Canadian Baton Twirling Federation is pleased to announce that Go Away Travel (Calgary) has been selected as its official travel sponsor, effective immediately and through July 31, 2010.

Under this sponsorship agreement, CBTF as well as its members and friends will all directly benefit. Go Away Travel will return a portion of the commission generated from each booking to the party paying for the reservation. This means that individuals, using their CBTF Go Away Travel Referral, will be able to directly reduce the cost of their travel. CBTF will also receive a portion of the commission generated from all referred bookings.

By admin at Wed, 01/14/2009 - 08:54

V11 - January 2009

The 2009 Talking Technically newsletter is now available for download. It is in PDF format, and is attached below.

The February/2008 issue is also still available for download.

By admin at Thu, 01/15/2009 - 02:00

2009 International Cup Contingent Team Manager Selected

After reviewing applications from several candidates, Steven Kopas has been selected to be the Team Manager for the Canadian 2009 International Cup Contingent.

By admin at Wed, 01/14/2009 - 20:11

International Cup Late Declaration Process

Canada is allowed to send up to 10 athletes in all Events/Divisions/Levels - 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-served basis. Once all spots in an Event/Division/Level have been filled, no further declarations for that Event/Division/Level will be accepted.

By admin at Mon, 01/12/2009 - 18:35

John Mouland

By admin at Fri, 01/09/2009 - 10:54

Dorothy Hurst Wilkens

Teacher, Choreographer, Judge, Competition Director, Volunteer, and Promoter for 50 years

By admin at Fri, 01/09/2009 - 10:49

Bernie King

Baton Twirling Competition Director for 27 years; avid supporter and volunteer for 27 years

By admin at Fri, 01/09/2009 - 10:48

Elsie V. Ewald

Teacher, Choreographer, Competition Director (Ontario Championships) and first Canadian Baton Twirling Magazine

By admin at Fri, 01/09/2009 - 10:48

Howard Worsnop

Howard Worsnop passed away on Monday, January 5th, 2009.

By admin at Fri, 01/09/2009 - 10:47

Sam Evanochko

By admin at Fri, 01/09/2009 - 10:44

Virginia Eklund

By admin at Fri, 01/09/2009 - 10:43

Erica Mouland

By admin at Fri, 01/09/2009 - 10:43

Pat Bennett

By admin at Fri, 01/09/2009 - 10:42

Clint Weese

By admin at Fri, 01/09/2009 - 10:42

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