Register now for the 2009-2010 Baton Twirling Season. Check our PROGRAMS page for a club near you.
Want to know more about the sport? Go to the About page for the history of Baton.
The season is about to get underway.
Watch this space for upcoming dates:
Provincial Team Tryouts - September 27 - Location TBA
MBTSA AGM - Sunday, October 18 - 1:00 pm Winakwa CC
Athlete’s Clinic - October 25 & 25 - Location TBA
Awards Banquet - November 8 - Location TBA
If you read the Community Papers in Winnipeg you may catch a glimpse of the latest MB Baton advertisement.
Baton Twirling is Catching!
Congratulations to all Manitoba athletes who competed at the recent Canadian Team Trials and National Championships in Moncton, New Brunswick, and the World Baton Championships in Limerick, Ireland. For all the results, go to cbtf.ca
Congratulations to all athletes who took part in the Unicity Competition in March. Thanks to all of the volunteers who worked so hard all weekend to bring yet another successful competition to our Province.
Entry forms for the upcoming Pre Competitive Challenge and the Provincial competition are now available to download.
Set your goals and practice hard.
Congratulations to all Manitoba Athletes who participated in the first two competitions this year. It was exciting to see so many dedicated athletes competing at the recent New Year’s Classic Open held in January, hosted by Magic N Motion, and the Valentine’s Open held in February, hosted by Greendell Baton & Dance. Thank you to the many coaches and volunteers who made these competitions possible.
Be sure to register for the Unicity Competition scheduled for March 15 and 16. Entry forms are available to download on the Coaches page under forms.
2007 Awards Banquet a Success
The 2007 Awards banquet was held in January and was well attended. We were honored with the attendance of a special guest this year. Brenda Wiwcharyk was on hand from Sport Manitoba to award the Order of Sport Excellence Awards. Congratulations also to our Grand Aggregate winners.
There are now several MBTSA and CBTF forms available online. Go to the Coaches page to view the list of forms available. Membership forms, Sanction forms, and Music order forms to name a few. Competition entry forms for 2008 will be added when they are available.
Practice time after the Provincial competition will be as follows, according to current policy:
2 hours per week for Pairs/ Freestyle Level A
1 hour per week for Qualifying Level A and B athletes (individual events) Qualifying Level A and B groups, Qualifying International Cup athletes (individual events) and Qualifying Level B Freestyle and Pairs athletes
All practice times on this schedule will be held at St. Boniface College.
Sunday May 6th – East Gym
3-4 pm qualifying individual/group athletes as outlined above
4-6 pm “A” pairs/ freestyle
Sunday May 13th – West Gym
3-5 pm “A” pairs/ freestyle
5-6 pm all other qualifying individual/group athletes
Sunday May 20th – 3-5 pm “A” pairs/ freestyle
5-6 pm all other qualifying individual/group athletes
Sunday May 27th – 3-5 pm “A” pairs/ freestyle
5-6 pm all other qualifying individual/group athletes
Sunday June 3rd – 3-5 pm “A” pairs/ freestyle
5-6 pm all other qualifying individual/group athletes
Sunday June 10th – 3-5 pm “A” pairs/ freestyle
5-6 pm all other qualifying individual/group athletes
Sunday June 17th – 3-5 pm “A” pairs/ freestyle
5-6 pm all other qualifying individual/group athletes
Sunday June 24th – 3-5 pm “A” pairs/ freestyle
5-6 pm all other qualifying individual/group athletes