Remember Camp on Tuesday!

Dates: Tuesday and Wednesday (December 28th and 29th)
Time: 7:00am-3:00pm (please don't be late)
Where: AF High School North Gym (both days!)

Please bring:

• Snacks and a lunch (remember you are not allowed to leave the HS to get lunch.)
• Water!
• Please wear all black and bring a white t-shirt to wear over your black (this is for drill purposes and is very necessary for our show!)
• Stickers or different colors of electrical tape to mark drill spots.
• Your equipment (If you are a sabre and have a rifle, please bring both pieces of equipment.)

Please remember to bring your practice sheets from this last week, as well as any past due homework/contracts/etc.

Thursday's Rehearsal

Great rehearsal last night!
Recap of what to work on:

Movement
-Practice coupe and passe - focus on not sickling!
-Chaines turns - remember the breakdown (prep on count 4 and use your spot)

Flags
-Drop spins - practice with music so that you can get the continuous drop spins in time grabbing on every beat (thumbs down, thumbs up, thumbs down, thumbs up... etc.)
-Carves - Make sure you are hitting the correct check points and making BIG circles with both of your hands (think a witch stirring her pot with BOTH hands)
-Continue working on your singles

Weapons
- Left spins!
- Right handed tosses (blades and barrels)
-Check that your hands are in the correct spots for releasing and catching
-Mid-two for rifle and catch middle of the bolt
-Thumb on bottom tape for sabres, catch top third
-Practice stopping the equipment hard so that you can learn to use your muscles (no weak catches)
- Left handed tosses
- Stop position on count 5 (think ACROSS the body, not lofty)
- Really think about release point and PUSHING with the right hand! Your toss will never go around correctly unless you put the energy in your right hand.


Only three rehearsals left until we really start learning the show. So, make sure you are practicing with your practice partner!!!!

Please remember that you must email me if you are missing a rehearsal. I have to know who will and will not be at rehearsal so I can plan effectively for the time we have!

Bailey

Basics for Next THURSDAY

A Guard Members,

Following is the list of basics that you need to have prepared by next Thursday's rehearsal.

Movement
Practice toe leads while walking, tondues, and the coupe and posse positions.

Flags
Drop Spins (break down exercise, right and left sides)
Carves/Cones (break down exercise, right and left sides)
Double Time (break down exercise, right and left sides)
Singles (right side)

Weapons
Spins (right and LEFT (ahem!))
Doubles and Triples on Left (work on the flat position on count 5!)
Barrels and Blade Tosses (work on singles for now, catching vertical)

*Please make sure that you are marking time (moving your feet) under all exercises.

HAPPY PRACTICING!!!

Congratulations A Guard 2010-2011!

Janelle Abram (flag)
Nick Baker (flag)
Jessica Brower (flag)
Alyson Brown (flag)
Madison Brown (rifle)*
McKenzie Carte (rifle)
Aspen Christiansen (flag)
Alyssa Cowan (rifle)
Erin Cowan (rifle alt.)
Rachel Day (sabre)
Danielle Frint (flag)
Alli Gilbert (flag)
Jordyn Hartzell (flag)
Katie Heeder (sabre alt.)
Jessie Kimball (sabre)
Katelyn Larson (flag)
Regan Lewis (rifle)
Shelby Lewis (flag)
Kayla Livingston (flag)
Sammy Martinez (flag)
Heather Moody (rifle)*
Betsey Peterson (flag)
Hannah Smith (sabre)*
Brianne Sorensen (flag)
Madison Statham (flag)
Arianna Taylor (flag)
Taylie Turner (rifle)
Sydney Ward (sabre)*

*Captains

Auditions 2010-2011

Auditions for the A Guard will be held on November 20th from 9-3pm at AFHS. Meet in the Band Room at 8:00 for registration and further instructions. Hope to see you there!