Winter Guard 2016 #alwayslearning
My favorite winter guard show in Scholastic World: West Broward doing "Amy" Winehouse. (WGI SW Fan Favorite.) They were so GE-inspiring live. Great IA equipment and movement, too.
I did not judge this year. So instead, I went to guard shows and 2 regionals and sat near the IA box and watched out of my GE caption. In all classes, in EVERY guard, I was able to see (analyze and learn) the amount of efforts the individual kids were putting into their equipment, movements, and projection in performance. I also watched diverse styles of warm up sequences and made mental notes of my first impression before seeing those techniques transferred to the floor. I remembered my 21 years as a winter guard coach at multiple schools (double that for field guards), before becoming a judge. It reminds me that the activity is about the kids and their growth throughout the season. In GE, we are sometimes caught up in the big picture and don't focus on the kids' individual efforts. This motivated me to assist in instruction of a Novice group to be reminded how fresh and motivated the young ones are. They are so willing to learn! I can comment as a spectator and instructor again since I didn't judge in 2016, and still can maintain the integrity of our judges' Code of Ethics. I hope to make fewer errors in my numbers in future judging assignments. Thanks, performers for your individual contributions, and in reminding me that guard is about educating our young people.
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