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Rain or Shine: the JASDF Honor Guard Drill Team

May 22, 2013 in Drill Teams, DrillCenter News

Rain or Shine: the JASDF (Japanese Air Self Defense Force) Honor Guard Drill Team has a great performance! It’s a drenching downpour and you can see the VIPs holding their own umbrellas!

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Silent Drill Platoon 2013 Performance

May 18, 2013 in Drill Teams, DrillMotivation, Video: Drill Team Performances

Silent Drill Platoon 2013 Performance

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The DrillMaster Education and Training System: Continuing Education for the WDA Visual Adjudicator

May 10, 2013 in Commentary, Drill Team Training, Drill Teams, DrillMaster Products

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The DrillMaster Education and Training System: Drill Team Judge Training- Continuing Education for the WDA Visual Adjudicator

DrillMaster’s third book for the military drill world. The World Drill Association aims to train the Driller and the judge offering intense training in this modern adjudication system that offers true and accurate ranking, rating and feedback for competitors, improving the competition experience for all involved. This book is an adaptation for the WDA of four papers written for Winter Guard International and Drum Corps International: So, You Want to be a Judge (Shirlee Whitcombe) and, The Process of Assigning Scores; The Principle and Process of Achievement; and lastly, Accountability (George Oliviero). It also contains home studies for each caption. Shirlee and George have been my judge mentors for many years now.

Click here to learn more about the WDA Adjudication (Judging) System.

The Table of Contents

THE PRIMER: SO, YOU WANT TO BE A JUDGE. 7

Forward. 8

THE EVOLUTION OF THE SCORING SYSTEM.. 9

OVERALL EFFECT (OE) 10

COMPOSITION ANALYSIS (CA) 10

MOVEMENT/MARCHING (MV/MA) 11

EQUIPMENT (EQ) 11

THE JOB AND THE DUTIES OF THE JUDGE. 12

STEPS TO BECOME A JUDGE. 13

OVERALL EFFECT. 17

COMPOSITION ANALYSIS. 17

INDIVIDUAL ANALYSIS: EQUIPMENT AND MOVEMENT/MARCHING.. 19

ASSESSING YOUR BACKGROUND AND INTEREST RELATIVE TO JOB OPPORTUNITIES. 19

YOUR TRAINING PROGRAM TIME LINE INVOLVED. 20

HOME STUDY COURSES & COMPUTER-BASED TRAINING.. 20

THE JUDGE AND THE LOCAL ASSOCIATION.. 21

SUCCESS: COMMUNICATION SKILLS & UNDERSTANDING PEOPLE. 21

THE RECOGNITION PROCESS. 24

APPLYING YOUR SKILLS IN FULL COMMENTARY: 28

RECORD KEEPING.. 33

PROFESSIONALISM.. 34

FRIENDSHIPS, PERCEPTION AND OTHER OUTSIDE INFLUENCES. 35

ETHICS, AFFILIATION, PERCEPTION.. 36

HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE CONTEST EXPERIENCE. 38

THE CRITIQUE. 40

PROBLEM SOLVING AND GETTING HELP. 43

PAPER I: THE PROCESS OF ASSIGNING SCORES. 45

Numbers Management. 46

THE FIRST PRINCIPLE OF SCORING: 47

THE SECOND PRINCIPLE OF SCORING: 50

THE THIRD PRINCIPLE OF SCORING: 54

THE FOURTH PRINCIPLE OF SCORING: 55

THE FIFTH PRINCIPLE OF SCORING: 58

PAPER II: ACCOUNTABILITY. 69

JUDGE ACCOUNTABILITY. 70

THE SCORE SHEET. 70

THE SYSTEM.. 71

INTERNAL. 71

OTHER JUDGES. 72

PAPER III: THE PRINCIPLE AND PROCESS OF ACHIEVEMENT. 75

THE VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF ACHIEVEMENT. 79

CHARTING THE DELINEATED SCALES. 81

THE “WHAT”. 82

THE “HOW”. 83

ACHIEVEMENT. 84

VARIATIONS OF ACHIEVEMENT. 85

WHEN THE “WHAT” EQUALS THE “HOW”. 87

THE IMPORTANCE OF CONTENT TO ACHIEVEMENT. 88

READABILITY. 89

SUBSTANTIVE CONTENT AND READABILITY. 90

UNEQUAL “WHAT” AND “HOW”. 91

CONCLUSION.. 93

WORLD DRILL ASSOCIATION HOME STUDIES. 94

OVERALL EFFECT HOME STUDY. 94

COMPOSITION ANALYSIS HOME STUDY. 100

Individual Analysis- Equipment Home Study. 106

Individual Analysis- Movement Home Study 112

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The DrillMaster Education and Training System: The World Drill Association Adjudication Manual

May 10, 2013 in Drill Team Training, Drill Teams, DrillMaster Products

Drill Team Training: World Drill Association Manual and Rule Book

The only System for Judging all Types of Military Drill: World Drill Association Manual and Rule Book

The DrillMaster Education and Training System: The World Drill Association Adjudication Manual
The definitive manual on judging and running the modern drill competition (civilian, JROTC, ROTC and service Honor Guards) at all levels. Taking you through the modern judging process, the reader is exposed to the world of judging pageantry arts in the four visual captions. A must for all Drillers, instructors and judges.

Learn what a score actually means! The WDA Adjudication Manual groups scores into “boxes” and gives you a description for each box! If you have marching experience, build on it so that you know how to rank and rate performances.

Click here to learn more about the WDA Adjudication (Judging) System.

The Table of Contents
WDA HISTORY. 11

WDA JUNIOR CLASS. 12

WDA A-CLASS. 13

WDA OPEN CLASS. 13

WDA WORLD CLASS. 13

WDA CEREMONIAL CLASS. 13

PERFORMANCE RULES. 14

COMPETITION ELEMENTS. 23

LOCAL, STATE, REGIONAL (of the US & other COUNTRIES) & WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. 25

Spiel/Info Sheet. 27

SECTION I: ADJUDICATION MANUAL: GENERAL INFORMATION.. 28

INTRODUCTION.. 28

PHILOSOPHIES. 31

A GUIDE TO JUDGING THE WDA CLASSES. 35

A GUIDE TO JUDGING WDA JUNIOR CLASS. 35

A GUIDE TO JUDGING WDA A-CLASS. 35

A GUIDE TO JUDGING WDA OPEN CLASS. 36

A GUIDE TO JUDGING WDA WORLD CLASS. 36

A GUIDE TO JUDGING WDA CEREMONIAL CLASS. 37

INSTRUCTOR/COACH CODE OF CONDUCT. 37

JUDGE’S CODE OF ETHICS. 37

JUDGES’ GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS. 38

APPLICATION OF THE CRITERIA REFERENCE SYSTEM.. 49

DERIVED ACHIEVEMENT. 54

THE WDA JUDGING SYSTEM.. 54

SCORING OBSERVATIONS. 56

CRITIQUES. 56

INSTRUCTOR RECOURSE AT COMPETITIONS. 56

INSTRUCTOR’S EVALUATION FORM.. 58

A GUIDE TO TIMING AND PENALTIES JUDGING.. 59

Section II: ADJUDICATION MANUAL: EXHIBITION DRILL. 61

OVERALL EFFECT RUBRICS AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA. 62

JUDGING JUNIOR CLASS OVERALL EFFECT. 69

JUDGING A-CLASS OVERALL EFFECT. 72

JUDGING OPEN CLASS OVERALL EFFECT. 75

JUDGING WORLD CLASS OVERALL EFFECT. 78

COMPOSITION ANALYSIS RUBRICS AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA. 82

JUDGING JUNIOR CLASS COMPOSITION ANALYSIS. 87

JUDGING A-CLASS COMPOSITION ANALYSIS. 91

JUDGING OPEN CLASS COMPOSITION ANALYSIS. 95

JUDGING WORLD CLASS COMPOSITION ANALYSIS. 100

EQUIPMENT AND MOVEMENT RUBRICS AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA. 104

EQUIPMENT & MOVEMENT RUBRICS AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA. 115

JUDGING JUNIOR CLASS EQUIPMENT & MOVEMENT. 125

JUDGING A-CLASS EQUIPMENT & MOVEMENT. 128

JUDGING OPEN CLASS EQUIPMENT & MOVEMENT. 131

JUDGING WORLD CLASS EQUIPMENT & MOVEMENT. 135

Section III: ADJUDICATION MANUAL: REGULATION DRILL. 139

A GUIDE TO JUDGING REGULATION DRILL. 139

INSPECTION.. 141

TEAM REGULATION SEQUENCES. 142

COLOR GUARD REGULATION SEQUENCES. 147

EMERGENCY SERVICE HONOR GUARDS. 153

ALL REGULATION DRILL RUBRICS AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA. 156

JUDGING REGULATION DRILL: OVERALL EFFECT RUBRICS. 156

JUDGING REGULATION DRILL: COMPOSITION ANALYSIS RUBRICS. 162

JUDGING REGULATION DRILL: EQUIPMENT RUBRICS. 169

JUDGING REGULATION DRILL: MOVEMENT RUBRICS. 178

CEREMONIAL CLASS RUBRIC. 188

CEREMONIAL CLASS INFORMATION.. 190

ADJUDICATION SHEETS. 191

ADJUDICATION: EXHIBITION DRILL. 192

ADJUDICATION: REGULATION DRILL. 202

ADJUDICATION: REGULATION DRILL: COLOR GUARD. 214

ADJUDICATION: CEREMONIAL CLASS MOCK FUNERAL. 218

ADJUDICATION: INSPECTION.. 220

TABULATION SHEETS: COMPETITION SUMMARIES. 222

ADJUDICATION: TOTE SHEETS. 228

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Exhibition Drill: Who do you want to be?

May 8, 2013 in Commentary, Drill Team Training, DrillMotivation

Exhibition Drill: Who do you want to be?

Exhibition Drill Team Training and Motivation

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The DrillMaster Education and Training System: Exhibition Drill for the Military Drill Team

May 7, 2013 in Drill Team Training, Drill Teams, DrillMaster Products

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The First Book for Drill Team Training: XD Cover 2AExhibition Drill for the Military Drill Team

The DrillMaster Education and Training System: Drill Team Training- Exhibition Drill for the Military Drill Team
The first book for the military drill world specifically for drill team training. Whether you are starting from scratch or already have an established team, there is something for everyone to learn in this book.

For the beginner, you learn the basics and begin creating a routine right away. For the more advanced drill team, revisiting the basics is always a good thing, but you can also learn drill writing techniques and more.

A review by former World-Class Driller, Matthew Wendling: “An absolutely essential read for anyone with a passion for military drill! Anyone with an interest in improving their drill team’s performance needs to take a close look at the principles and techniques outlined in Mr. Marshall’s revolutionary text. His vast amount of experience in pageantry, and military drill in specific, will be a valuable asset to anyone seeking to take their routines to the next level. Without a doubt, Exhibition Drill for the Military Drill Team will form the core of a new canon in drill performance theory. But more than that, this book will teach readers how to apply this knowledge to create stunning routines that will wow the judges!”

The Table of Contents
Chapter 1 PARADE DRILL. 12

Beta. 13

MAO.. 15

MAO Recovery Suggestion. 17

Freeze-Frame. 18

Bart’s Move. 19

Alpha. 20

Eagle Salute. 21

Blackout 22

Delta. 23

Echo. 24

Shogun. 25

Chapter 2 EXHIBITION DRILL. 26

Big Bang. 27

Omega. 28

Omega Recovery. 30

King’s Move. 31

King’s Move Recovery (Suggestion) 33

Windmill 34

Boxes. 37

Wagon Wheel 38

Razzle-Dazzle. 39

Bravo. 40

Winds. 41

Crazy Eights. 42

Chapter 3 IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS. 44

Ideas and Suggestions. 45

To Get Into a Straight Line. 46

Presidential Honor Guard Facing Movements. 47

Chapter 4 MARCHING, FORCE AND BALANCE PRINCIPLES. 50

How to March Properly. 51

Proper Step Technique. 52

First Step. 53

Laban Movement Analysis. 54

Movement 56

Chapter 5 JUDGING AND CRITIQUING.. 58

The What and The How.. 59

Sample Scoring Criteria. 60

Chapter 6 DRILL AND CEREMONIES. 62

The Open Ranks Inspection (USAF) 63

The Command Voice. 69

The Face-In-Marching. 71

How To Flank. 71

Chapter 7 HOW TO CREATE A ROUTINE. 74

Considerations. 75

Routine mapping. 76

Sample Routine Mapping Tool 77

Chapter 8 SAMPLE DRILL MEET SCORE SHEETS. 82

Chapter 9 THE DRILLMASTER’S CREED 89

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How to Switch from Regualtion Drill to Exhibition Drill

January 22, 2013 in Drill Teams, Instructional, Judging

A short time ago a student friend of mine sent me a video of his armed solo performance asking for feedback (I give real-time audio feedback on performances of Drillers and teams in the WDA Adjudication System: Overall Effect, Composition Analysis, Marching & Equipment- usually a combined critique of a little from each caption). To preface the video, he told me that the first part, which was about 2 minutes or so, was Regulation Drill (RD)- the manual of arms. After that, he was able to begin his exhibition solo. Having to execute the manual of arms and then moving into your XD routine is fairly common across the US. I noticed somehting very specific that was not a good thing: no change in style from his mandatory RD sequence to his XD sequence. But, why would this be a bad thing?

My friend executed the manual of arms in a professional manner, but each movement looked like how the whole team executes each of those movements with the “flare” and “cool” that you’d expect from a good XD performance.

Why no Change between RD and XD is Bad
When it comes to XD, one can pretty much do whatever one wants. However, the manual of arms is explained very plainly in each service’s drill and ceremonies manual (the USAF defaults to the Army’s manual). RD movement is not up for debate (there are slight questions that arise from time-to-time, but nothing major) and “flare” or “cool” is not allowed at all. You must execute RD movement as per the manual. No “ands,” “ifs” or “buts.” And this goes for colors*. We should all understand this.

“Well, that the way we do it here”
Fine! For XD, that is. However, it is not fine for RD. No excuses.

Develop a Strategy
Think of going from RD to XD and back as a change in your performance sequence. When you are performing your XD sequence there may be a certain time or times that you have to change your style for marching, body movement or equipment work to create varied effects- continue that. Look at RD as moving into another part of the performance. Some teams have what they call “Standard Port” and “Exhibition Port” referring to how the team is to hold the rifle at Port Arms at different times. This is part of what I’m talking about. It’s a mindset: “It’s XD time” or “It’s RD time” and I need to do XYZ.

Speaking of Colors
It’s very frustrating to see a color team perform their sequence incorporating XD-like movements. There is no reason to have any color team execute any movement that is not explained in its service’s manual. Period. You know how to execute Right Shoulder or Sling Arms because it’s right there in black and white. Oh, you don’t know or you’ve been relying on other cadets to tell you how to perform movements? Why haven’t you cracked open the manual to read about it for yourself? Why aren’t YOU educated?

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The Opening Statement

December 28, 2012 in Commentary, Drill Teams, Instructional

When I judge, I create a commentary/critique of each performance during the performance and I then post it on my website here for the Drillers/teams to download and listen to. On many of my recordings, you can hear me talk about the Driller’s or team’s “opening statement.” But what is this opening statement?

Defining the Term
In military exhibition drill visual performance terms, an opening statement is the part of the performance that begins when timing and judging begin up to the report-in. This is usually around the first 30 seconds or so of the routine. It is the first impression for the Driller’s/team’s first impression.

If timing/judging begins at the first movement, then spending as much time outside the boundary with your opening statement is up to you. If not, then the more time spent outside the boundary line, the more movement is “wasted.” You want the most effective use of all of your allotted time. Obviously, a Driller/team should begin creating that first impression immediately, but how long is too long to remain in place outside the boundary with that opening statement? This is a matter of opinion and cannot be answered in a cut-and-dry statement, but we can get an idea of what a good rule of thumb can be.Thirty seconds? This is relatively long in the context of which we are speaking. Fifteen seconds or less is a good guide. Marching should begin almost right away- remember you still have to traverse half of the drill area to report-in.

Starting on the Field
I encourage all competitions to allow this. I really appreciate this option as it gives the Driller/team a variation for the creation process.

Judges
The portion of the routine outside the boundary, should not be judged. It sets up the rest of the routine as giving the first impression, but not until the first team member steps across the boundary does judging begin- you must check the competition’s SOP to get specific details, however.

Wrap-up
So, starting outside the boundary is standard for now. Hopefully, that will change and you will have a choice. In the mean time, your opening statement, your first impression needs to begin off-field and move the Driller/team into the drill area, over the boundary, quickly so that timing and especially judging can begin.

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Ask the DrillMaster: Instructors for Military Exhibition Drill?

November 29, 2012 in Commentary, Drill Teams, Instructional

There is a small handful of mostly self-taught exhibition drill (XD) coaches in the military drill world. Almost all of them work exclusively with a school drill team and that’s it. Some however, have ventured out to try to bring what they learned to a wider audience and you can find channels on YouTube. Exhibition drill training to a wider audience is a very new thing with most of the training being under 5 years old as of 2012.

This past year I developed a system to develop trained and certified instructors, Certified DrillMaster, and judges, Certified World Drill Association Adjudicator.The training is based on the books I have written as well as military manuals and videos. For more on what the programs entail click here. The Certified DrillMaster training and certification program gives the coach/instructor an educational foundation of all aspects of regulation drill and how to write and teach exhibition drill.

There is a huge difference between doing and teaching. Many Drillers are superb at executing a routine, but when it comes to teaching another how to do it, they are either lost, or they do not know how to communicate the intricacies of body and equipment movement. Starting with my exhibition drill books and working through them is the best way to educate yourself whether you want to teach or not. As I always say, “Education is key!”

Do you want to teach XD? More power to you! Why no educate yourself and take that education further with your own skill and ingenuity? Become a Certified DrillMaster.

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Copy or Version?

November 9, 2012 in Commentary, Drill Teams, Instructional

Direct Copy

Let’s say I watch a movie, Men in Black, and I really like Will Smith’s song at the end and I’d like to listen to it from time-to-time. I look it up on a music service for my smart phone and find it. I buy and download it only to find out it’s a generic version of the song. It’s a man who sounds little like Will, but it’s not the song that I wanted even though the man singing is doing his very best to copy every nuance of the original song.

Rendition/Version

I like Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony (especially, I. Allegro Con Brio) and, again, I go on the web and find many variations so I begin to listen to samples. Of these samples I find limp, lifeless beginnings or tempos that are super-fast and then, I find what I like: a powerful beginning and a great tempo that is not rushed. For classical music it is all down to the conductor as to what the symphony orchestra sounds like for any given piece of music. The conductor decides what to do when and where. Some conductors are simply marvelous at allowing the listener to be a part of the music through the emotion generated, the conductor makes that piece of music his own, so to speak. Some do not have that gift and can produce stale music that is difficult to appreciate.

Tying it in to Drill

Exhibition Drill is the same way: You can flat out copy what Adam Obregon* or Matt Wendling* did in either of their latest outstanding performances, or you can watch their performances and take a particular move and try to make it your own and see if it works for you. If the whole move doesn’t work for you, that’s not a big deal, maybe you can use part of the move and create something else that is specifically yours. But to attempt to copy and entire original move that someone else developed, while flattering, is not something that anyone needs to concentrate on. It looks bad- unless you ca perform it 10 times better than the originator and that doesn’t happen all too often at all.

*If you do not know of either of these amazing civilian soloist Drillers, you’re missing out!

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Rain or Shine: the JASDF Honor Guard Drill Team

Silent Drill Platoon 2013 Performance

The DrillMaster Education and Training System: Continuing Education for the WDA Visual Adjudicator

The DrillMaster Education and Training System: The World Drill Association Adjudication Manual

Exhibition Drill: Who do you want to be?

The DrillMaster Education and Training System: Exhibition Drill for the Military Drill Team

How to Switch from Regualtion Drill to Exhibition Drill

The Opening Statement

Ask the DrillMaster: Instructors for Military Exhibition Drill?

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