December 17, 2009 - Two CBTF 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 will close on January 6, 2010. To this point, the coaches nominated so far are:
December 5, 2009 - The Canadians Organizing Committee have named three Official Hotels for visitors to the 2010 Canadian Baton Twirling Championships. These hotels all represent great value and offer a variety of amenities.
December 5, 2009 - The 2010 Canadian Baton Twirling Winner/Championships will be held in Toronto, Ontario. The competition is scheduled to run from Sunday, July 4 2010 through Friday, July 9 2010. The Tait McKenzie Centre at York University has been selected as the competition venue.
November 25, 2009 - Ann Bittenbender, an icon in the United States Twirling Association and the World Baton Twirling Federation, passed away on November 21.
Ann coached many U.S. and World Champions, including the 4-time World Champion Team from Italy.
September 23, 2009 - Beginning the the 2009-10 competitive season, the CBTF will provide a new method to become registered CBTF members and be able to enjoy CBTF programs and competitions.
Campbell’s® Chunky®, the Coaching Association of Canada and TSN have launched the search for the Chunky MVC: Most Valuable Coach. The 'nomination phase' of the contest closes at noon on January 6, 2010.
July 2, 2009 - The Lynda Garland "Award for Excellence" was presented for the first time at the Canadian Baton Twirling Championships in Edmonton, Alberta. The first recipient of Lynda Garland's "Award for Excellence" was Maureen Johnson, of Regina, Saskatchewan.
July 1, 2009 - Final Round results from the WBTF Events portion of the 2009 Canadians were announced today. The competition took place over three days - June 28/29/30.
Final results were announced for the following events:
August 9, 2009 - Following the 2009 CBTF Annual General Meeting, elections for the positions of Athletes' Representative and Judges' Representative elections were conducted.
Preliminary Round results from the 2009 International Cup Team are now available. The top 10 teams from each Division move on to compete in the Final Round.
Preliminary Round results from the 2009 International Cup Pairs are now available. The top 10 pairs from each Division move on to compete in the Final Round.
August 2, 2009 - The Canadian Contingent was formally welcomed to the 2009 International Cup at a Welcome Party held in Sydney, Australia on August 2 2009.
Most of the Contingent have already been in-country for a few days and have been enjoying the sights of Sydney as well as preparing themselves for the upcoming competition at daily practices.
The official schedule is available on the Schedule page of the www.worldbaton2009.com site. Please note that this schedule is subject to change, based on entries.
August 1-5, 2009 will be used for judges meetings, WBTF meetings, registration and the International Clinic.
In-country training for the Canadian Contingent is scheduled from July 31 through Aug 5.