An explanation for all those things you hear about guard
One More Time – code for a dozen more times
Air Flag – doing routine without equipment
Drop
Spins – fundamental flag work
Flagling
– new recruit to the color guard
Flagget – nickname
for color guard member
Silk – material on the pole;
the actual flag
Band Geek – one who lives in the band
hall; is obsessed with band
Brain Sucker – one who
has not memorized the routine and watches others to know what comes next
Car Wash
– when flag work is not together
Veterans – have
previous guard experience; hopefully know what they’re doing
Helicopter
– parallel toss
Spaceburger – when free hands
are holding an imaginary hamburger
Color Guard
– people who swing flags and toss rifles to distract the audience’s attention away from the band
Drill – physical placement of band members and color guard members
on the football field
Football - pregame/opener for the halftime
show
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