Program

The U.S. PreTrials program is one of the most exciting and fastest-growing programs offered by USTA. It is designed to prepare athletes, coaches and judges for the prestigious U.S. Trials program.

The U.S. PreTrials program is available to individuals, pairs and teams. It has four levels of competition: A, AA, AAA, and Elite. The first three levels have content restrictions to ensure that athletes are utilizing the proper skills by performing movements that are of their ability level.

All Juvenile, Junior and Senior A, AA, and AAA individual athletes compete in Compulsories and Freestyle. Juvenile, Junior, Senior, and Adult Elite athletes compete in Short Program and Freestyle.

The A and AA Levels are offered only at USTA regional competitions. AAA and Elite Level athletes must receive a qualifying score at a regional competition in order to continue to the U.S. PreTrials, held each July during the U.S. National Baton Twirling Championships.

Individual PreTrials athletes must have passed all required levels of Compulsories and Movement Technique as follows:

• A level athletes must have passed all required levels of Compulsories and Movement Technique from C through A.
• AA level athletes must have passed all required levels of Compulsories and Movement Technique from C through AA.
• AAA level athletes must have passed all required levels of Compulsories and Movement Technique from C through AAA.
• Elite level athletes must have passed all required levels of Compulsories from C through Elite and all required levels of Movement Technique from C through Elite.

All PreTrials Pairs and Team athletes must have passed all required levels of Compulsories and Movement Technique from C through A.

For more information about the U.S. PreTrials program, please see the U.S. PreTrials Manual, available on the USTA Member Portal. Click Menu in the upper left-hand corner, select the Documents tile, then search “U.S. PreTrials.”