A new equipment option for your weapons book!

This month, Band Shoppe released the exciting new “Air Blade.”  The Air Blade is an alternative equipment choice for your weapons book.  It functions and feels similar to a rifle when spinning but certainly has a much less traditional “look.”  Here is a quick review of this excellent new option!

An article about how to "spruce up" those certificates so that they become a treasured memento of the season for student scrapbooks.

Click Here for .pdf instructions on how to make your own practice flag or look in our "Do It Yourself" section for online instructions.

If your student leader selection process involves an audition, an interview can be a great way to get valuable insight into your captain candidates, how they would handle potential situations, their maturity and their thoughts on leadership. It is also a way to give high school students experience with the interview process, a valuable skill they will use throughout their lives.

Recruiting new performers can be one of the toughest challenges facing a color guard program.  Whether the program is well-established or brand new, instructors and student leaders must find ways to get the word out about auditions, educate prospective performers about the activity and build a strong foundation of members.  While some programs are lucky enough to have dozens of kids audition each season with enough talent to populate two nationally competitive units, most of us struggle for just a few more kids to join us each year.  Many instructors think of recruitment as something that occurs over a 2 – 3 week time frame before the start of each season.  The truth is, you can do things throughout the year to recruit new members and create awareness for your team.  This article lists 10 ideas for stepping up your recruitment efforts this year!