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Inside this Update:

• 2011 IC Qualifier
• 2011 Canadian Winner/Championships
• 2011 Judge Selection Process
• 2011 Score Sheet CD

2011 IC Qualifier

Declaration Status

Based on the Declarations received and processed by October 31, some Events/Divisions do require a Qualifier competition and other Events/Divisions do not. The Coaches were advised of the event and athlete breakdown in early November.

Athletes in the No-Qualifier-Required Events/Divisions will be named directly to the Canadian Contingent and will soon receive information regarding Contingent plans for the event.

Athletes in the Qualifier-Required Events/Divisions will compete in the 2011 IC Qualifier Competition in Calgary, Alberta over the 2011 May long weekend. Specific details of that event are being finalized - information will be posted on the 2011 IC Qualifier pages as soon as it is available.

The numbers in brackets indicate the number that are declared - Canada is allowed to send 6 in all divisions, except Team and Group where Canada is are allowed to send 3.

Late Declaration Process

A late declaration process was approved by the CBTF Board of Directors at its 2010 Fall Board Meeting. Late Declarations will be accepted under the following conditions:

• A Late Declaration Fee will be assessed ($25 per athlete)
• The appropriate (Individual, Pairs, Team or Group) International Cup Declaration Form must be completed.
• The $200/athlete Contingent Fee Deposit must be submitted.
• For No-Qualifier-Required Divisions:
  
  • Late Declarations be allowed in Divisions with available slots, on a first-come first-filled basis.
  • Late Declarations be allowed from January 1, 2011 through May 20, 2011.
  • The Declaration Form, Contingent Fee Deposit and Late Declaration Fee are submitted directly to CBTF using the mailing address found on the Declaration Forms.
• For Qualifier-Required Divisions:
  
  • These events will be held at the International Cup Qualifier in Calgary
  • Open to all entries – those that have already declared as well as any others
  • The Declaration Form, Contingent Fee Deposit and Late Declaration Fee can be submitted along with the Qualifier Entry Form

2011 Canadian Winner/Championships

Location

Winnipeg, Manitoba has been approved as the site of the 2011 Canadian Winner/Championship competition. Specific details of that event are being finalized - information will be posted on the 2011 Canadians pages as soon as it is available.

Tentative competition dates have been set as:

• Saturday July 2: Provincial Practice
• Sunday July 3 - Wednesday July 6: Canadian Winner/Championship and Open competition
• Thursday July 7: Pride of Canada Clinic

Please be aware that these dates are tentative and are subject to change.

BN Single-Age Divisions

Based on a proposal from the Technical Committee at the 2010 Fall Technical Meeting and approved at the 2010 Fall Board Meeting, this year's Canadian Winner/Championships will see a significant change to the age divisions for BN individual events. At the 2011 Nationals, BN individual events will compete in the following age divisions: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18+.

2011 Judge Selection Process

As approved by the CBTF Board of Directors at the 2010 Fall Board Meeting, the Judge Selection Process has been modified and streamlined. Among the significant changes:

• The CBTF Executive appoints a Selection Committee - the CBTF Technical Chair, CBTF Coaches Rep and CBTF Judges Rep are automatically voting members of this Committee. The CBTF President is also a member of this Committee, but in a non-voting role.
• This single Selection Committee will select judges for the following 2011 National and International competitions:
  • International Cup (Jacksonville, Florida)
  • Canadian International Cup Qualifier (Calgary, Alberta)
  • Canadian Winner/Championships and Open Competition (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
• Applicants will be assessed by the 2011 National Judges Selection Committee on three attributes:
  • Judging experience
  • A practical assignment
  • Other qualities (e.g, contributions to the sport in terms of leadership/volunteerism as well as personal growth and development in baton and related disciplines)

CBTF Judges with any of the following certifications are now invited to apply:

• Module 2
• Module 3 & 4 (old course) or Module 3 (new course-effective Jan/10)
• Module 5 and/or Masters Judges

The Application Package, which includes the Application Form and describes the Selection Process in greater detail, is available on the website, in the Document Library. Judges must use their CBTF.CA username to access this area of the website.

Completed applications must be received by December 31, 2010.

2011 Score Sheet CD

A number of changes were proposed by the Technical Committee at the 2010 Fall Technical Meeting. Based on the changes approved at the 2010 Fall Board Meeting, changes to many of the CBTF Score Sheets and Penalty Sheets were required. An updated CBTF Competition Score Sheet CD is now available on the website.

Score Sheets and Penalty Sheets can be downloaded individually. However, with the large number of changes all Competition Directors are encouraged to download the entire package to ensure they have the most recent versions of all competition paperwork.

The events affected are:

• All group events: the Primary age division can be offered at Open and Provincial-level competitions
• Pom Pom Team: this is now a fully-recognized Minor Event
• Theme Production: The caption scores have changed, along with the Penalty Sheet
• Medley: The score sheet has been updated to re-emphasize the the event focus
• All Pre-Events: A General Mechanics section has been added to the Critique Sheets.

The Group Declaration Form has also been updated and is available from the Document Library.