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author/source: Jason Hodges When I was in high school, I found one of my director’s greatest flaws to be that he had no clue about the color guard.  It’s not that he didn’t care, he just didn’t know any of the technical details about guard work. Then in college I made a observation.  Music Education [...]

eHow Sports & Fitness Editor Rifle spins require split-second timing and precision. Executing spins requires an understanding of the fundamentals and years of practice. Once you get the hang of it, rifle spins can add a new level of excitement to any color guard routine. Read on to learn how to spin a rifle as [...]

colorguardcentral.com When sewing your flag, a good place to start is to take out the instructions (if there are any.  These are good instructions so if you got a sewing kit with no instructions, then you have come to the right place to get them!) There should be a way for you to figure out [...]

colorguardcentral.com When constructing your flag, a good place to start is to transfer your design onto a posterboard.  Before you do this, make sure that you know the final desired dimensions of your flag.  Most posterboard is 36 inches by 28 inches.  If your flag is larger than this, you might have to cutout and [...]

colorguardcentral.com When designing your own flag, a good place to start is looking at other already designed flags in Band Catalogs.  I recommend Band Shoppe or McCormick’s catalog.  They both have websites you can look at for flag designs. Flag Design Shapes:  There are many variations of flag shapes that you can use when designing [...]

Triple Rifle Toss:  For this toss, make sure you are holding the rifle the same way that you would toss a single or double rifle toss. Again, put more oomph! into it when you let it go.  You should count to three (this should constitute 3 rotations) and catch the same way for the smaller [...]

Color Guard Central. Advanced” flag tosses are tosses that require greater skill and control.  Some of these tosses may be basic to some more advanced color guards. Pizza Hand Toss: Start out by holding the flag with your left hand at the tape that joins the flag silk to the pole.  Your right hand should [...]

Color Guard Central. A basic flag toss is one that is relatively simple to do but always difficult to learn, and includes throwing and catching with both hands. Pop Toss:  Begin with the flag at hip shoulder angle with your right hand lower than your left.  The silk of the flag should be on the [...]

By Jesse Schmitt Even though it took place such a long while ago, there is something about the things you learn in adolescence that follows you through life, if you remain vigilant towards it. It is with a steady, skilled, and stoic hand that I still, from time to time, will find myself spinning my [...]