Color Guard Basics 

I have been involved in guard design, drum majoring, drill design, dance team choreography and a band directing for 30 years. I have been blessed to have worked with so many talented people. It's nice to see well trained campers being applauded for the hard work put into to this exhibition. Little negative comments about receiving applause for drop spins need not be made. Anyone involved knows what it takes just to master the basics would give the same form of encouragement.

it kinda sucked with the fact that a lot of people were off count and i didnt know what was going on half the time but my favorite part was when the guy threw the double and the i noticed i have to throw a double as a solo next year im kinds scared

I love love love the peggy/thumbflip exercise! Those campers did a GREAT job! :)

Aw, I spent a lot of my fall Saturdays spinning a flag in sunny Kelly Shorts Stadium. Good memories.

The people are clapping because according to the description, this was a clinic performance.

there was duck arms like flapping arms for the drop spins

I was the only guy in my high school's color guard and winter guard at the time of this video. I always wished I saw more guys in guard, though all girl color guards tended to be the case with many of the schools I saw as well.

If there isn't a stop after each spin, then they might be what used to be called continuous drop spins. It all depends on what was actually being taught.

Cool! The dance routine was good!

the thumb flips!?? never seen that?! please tell me how to do that!!!

And guys are almost always more capable in colorguard. More muscle mass. Bigger tosses. Solid catches.

Dude you are awesome!!!!

@ccsingle07 Luck thats all i hear now in marching is, 2nd position! 2nd 2nd 2nd and then 3rd every time we halt

That girl was rolling up.

@yosef can you do tutorials on advanced tosses

no fair!yall get to have guys on ur guard!our director wont let us!but other than that good job!!!

@ccsingle07 What camp? will there be on this year? in flordia?

You are very welcome.

@Lollipzizzy look up barstow jhs hawk marching band riverside 2012 and you'll see it

ususally once hghschool is done and one moves on to drum corps and independent winterguard, it evens out between guys and girls. Unless you are madison scouts or cavaliers- then you have only guys ob those teams.

the reason no one was together was that no one was counting thats the issue

is your guys attention at your belly button? cause if so ours is different

@ccllvvcookie thats not fair he cant stop people from doing that

we did 600 twice a day at my band camp for a week

If I have to watch ONE MORE drop spin. -__-

brwneydgirl70 I know there was a boy who wanted to join but out coach wouldnt allow him to. I think it would be cool to have a boy instead of all girls.

i was wonderign the same thing

@rollerchick1654 haha i watched a vid on those i found out i do them without me knowing lol

Unfortunately our like color guard teacher or w.e doesnt alllow us to have boys on the team just all girls

I kept focusing on the one girl behind the guy in front kept looking to her left. Head up and smile but everything else is good

wheres yours? ours is at our belly buttons

Wow...

Was this tryouts

thats pretty awesome:) but its too far aaway

Drop spins are very sloppy. They should snap to a stop after every drop..

heehee "peggys" we call them drop spins and needs some work

@LaFred88 hating much. :| Pretty Rude too. Not every color guard knows everything.

Don't mean to hate: but this is sub par basics and guard book...

No drop stop? Just plain old stopping? Awww

Uhhmmm... there is nothing really happening here people. Was this just a rehearsal or what? This is what it looks like in South Africa: /watch?v=ZgBj0dUZ_iA

So their costumes are khakis and a white shirt 😒❓

What did I just watch?! :/

yikes.

They are terrible...

Um my high school guard is Better