CBTF News

March 24, 2015 - Three CBTF athletes competed at the recent Congressional Cup 2014 Invitational competition held at Mount St. Mary's College in Emmitsburg, Maryland. CBTF Judge, Deardra Leslie, was also invited to be part of the international judging panel.

January 15, 2015 - The Canadian Baton Twirling Federation is now accepting applications for the position of Team Manager for the Canadian Contingent to the 2015 WBTF International Cup in Abbotsford, British Columbia.

January 5, 2015 - Four judges will represent Canada at the 2015 WBTF International Cup in Abbotsford, Canada. Joining Ron Kopas (CBTF Judges' Rep) will be Larissa Dearing, Natalie Fehres and Amy Genton.

January 5, 2015 - The Canadian Baton Twirling Federation is pleased to announce the selection of judges for the 2015 Canadian Winner/Championships in Oshawa, Ontario:

January 5, 2015 - The Canadian Baton Twirling Federation is pleased to announce the selection of the following judges for the 2015 International Cup Qualifier in Winnipeg, Manitoba:

  • Ron Kopas - CBTF National Judges' Rep
  • Sheri Carter - USA
  • Julienne Close-Walsh - USA
  • Larissa Dearing - AB
  • Natalie Fehres - AB
  • Amy Genton - ON

Continuing with the policy implemented in 2010, all applicants were assessed by a Judge Selection Committee on three factors:

December 8, 2014 - Musicality and Interpretation are skills that are essential for the athlete to understand and be able to demonstrate. Watch this vignette and see how Maureen Johnson, Canada's most successful coach, uses the same combinations to different pieces of music.

November 29, 2014 - The use of grip tape on batons has continued to increase over the past 20 years. Pretty much every 'legitimate' sport that uses an 'apparatus' (tennis, hockey, baseball, lacrosse, rhythmic gymnastics, golf, etc) has rules governing that apparatus. This has not been done for baton twirling.

December 4, 2014 - The CBTF Coaching Vignette Series introduced at the 2014 Fall Conference is launching this week.

December 2, 2014 - Greetings to all USTA & CBTF Coaches and Judges!

We are proud to announce the third annual educational webinar sponsored by the CBTF and the USTA. The subject of this year's webinar is Choreography.

October 23, 2014 - CBTF- and USTA-certified Judges are invited to submit an application to judge at the following 2015 National and International competitions.

The map below shows the relative locations of the 2015 International Cup Qualifier competition venue (University of Manitoba Investor's Group Athletic Centre) and the host hotel (Best Western Pembina Inn and Suites).

The Best Western Pembina Inn and Suites has been selected as the Host Hotel and has 93 non-smoking rooms. Room configurations available:

Athletes (Individuals, Pairs, Teams and Groups) interested in becoming members of the Canadian contingent that will participate in the International Cup being hosted in Abbotsford, British Columbia August 5-9, 2015 are first required to declare their intent to compete.

Please be aware that Declarations must be received no later than November 17, 2014 to ensure consideration.

July 5, 2014 - Results from the Group competition are available below.

July 5, 2014 - Results from the Group competition are available below.

July 4, 2014 - Results from the Preliminary and Final Rounds of the Pair competition are available below.

July 4, 2014 - Results from the Preliminary and Final Rounds of the Freestyle competition are available below.

July 4, 2014 - Results from the Preliminary and Final Rounds of the SoloDance competition are available below.

July 4, 2014 - Results from the Preliminary and Final Rounds of the 3-Baton competition are available below.

July 4, 2014 - Results from the Preliminary and Final Rounds of the 2-Baton competition are available below.

July 4, 2014 - Results from the Preliminary and Final Rounds of the Duet competition are available below.

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