NBTA International Inc.

NBTA International Inc.

NATIONAL BATON TWIRLING ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL Inc. EST. 1947

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America’s Youth on Parade

AYOP 2025

July 14-18 South Bend, IN

Official AYOP Schedule —
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AYOP Individual and Team Entry Forms —
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AYOP Judging Forms —
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All rules as currently posted here on www.NBTAInternational.com will be the rules under which AYOP will operate. No rule changes will be made until after AYOP 2025.

IMPORTANT RULES REMINDER:

As of January 23, 2025 the current list of NBTA International judges who are paid and in good standing is available on the Judging page. In the interest of keeping our NBTA International community cohesive while striving for the highest quality judging at our events, only judges who are in good standing are eligible to judge for NBTA International contests and competitions. Contest Directors please take note.

The printed directory of active judges, complete with contact information, is in production and will be available soon.

Please reach out to Judges Commissioner Nancy DeCosmo Locke at nbtainternationaljudges@gmail.com if you believe your name has been omitted in error or if you have any questions about this list.

ACTIVE JUDGES LIST AVAILABLE NOW

AYOP 2025
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Sanction process and form — updated as of September 15, 2024.

Judging forms and information — updated as of September 15, 2024. Judges Corner webinar sign up. List of active Judges — updated as of January 23, 2025.

List of NBTA International Inc. sanctioned competitions — POSTED AS APPROVED.

Information and rules on Solo, Team, and Corps twirling events.

Information on storied pageant structure and rules, now in its 78th year.

AYOP 

Entry and updates on the 2025 America’s Youth on Parade (AYOP) USA Twirling Championships.