Greetings!
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I am excited to annouce that there will be Color Guard Tryouts for the 2010 CG team.
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The tryouts will be held at the Coral Springs Charter School from 1800-2100.
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There will be five areas in which the Cadets will be examined: Mile Run, Inspection,
Command Calling, Written Examination, and Interview.
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Prior to the tryouts
the cadets are required to have their parent/guardian sign and return the "Understanding
of Commitment" Form below. CG is a huge commitment and both the parents/guardians must understand that as the time
for the competition gets closer the intensity and frequency of the practices will increase.
100 points can be awarded for Mile Run, Command
Calling, Written Examination, and Interview totaling 400 points. The Inspection is worth 150 points. The grand
total of avaiable points is 550. The six cadets with the highest scores will be invited
to the team.
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Although six cadets will be invited to
the team, only five cadets will compete. Four members and an alternate. The procedures for releasing the sixth
member will be discussed in the interview.
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Practices:
Practices will be held every other week for one day a week for the months of February and March. Practices
in the months of April and May will be once a week, every week, including one Saturday a month. Practices in June and
July will be twice a week, every week, including one Saturday a month. Practices in August and up to the Competition
will be three times a week, every week, including one Saturday a month.
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Position on Team:
The cadet's position on the team will not be determined until the May-June practices. Just
becuase you were a certain position last year, does not mean that you will remain in that position. For instance, Cadet
John Doe was the CG Commander last year, but becuase of his motivation, dedication and work ethic, he is now the
alternate becuase Cadets 1, 2, 3, and 4 have proven that they want the job more than Cadet Doe. The harder working
cadets will be rewarded accordingly. Ultimately, the cadets will be placed in positions that best suit the team.
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Mile
Run:
5:00-5:30 : 100 points
5:31-6:00 : 90 points
6:01-6:30 : 80 points
6:31-7:00
: 70 points
7:01-7:30 : 60 points
7:31-8:00 : 50 points
8:01-8:30 : 40 points
8:31-9:00 : 30 points
9:01-?
: 0 points
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Inspection:
Please refer to pages 39 and 40 of CAPM 52-4
for Inpsection grading criteria.
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Command Calling:
Please refer to page 13
of CAPM 52-4 for the proper commands to be called. Each command is worth 4 points totaling 100 points. Commands
will be graded on Crispness and Precision.
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Written
Examination:
There are a total of 50 questions worth 2 points each. There will be 25 multiple choice questions based
on the material found in paragraph 2-7(a) of CAPM 52-4. There will be 25 fill in the blank questions covering all of
the Phase I and Phase II Aerospace Modules.
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Interview:
The interview will consist
of a battery of questions designed to challenge the motivation and dedication of the cadets. Cadets will be scored according
to their responses and proper board reporting procedures. Board reporting procedures can be found in Leadership Chapter
1.
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