Since they have done so well thus far I decided to give the kids and extra 10 minutes to relax before practice while we talked about staying humble and not letting this early success get to their heads.
They all seemed to understand what I was getting at. The main ones I am concerned about are the percussion. Those kids are performing on a much higher level than the rest of the corp is at this point. But they do still have a lot of things they could be doing better. I want to see them continue to improve as the season progresses. And I think that the way they are going now will definitely help them do this. But I fear that if they continue to have such success as they have had these first two shows then they will let it get to their heads.
The Guard is starting to come together. They won last night after placing 2nd in the season opener. They worked really hard and have continued to do so thus far today. The guard staff has challenged the guard to compete with the percussion. They are down 1-2(in terms of win this season) but they aren't going to give up. I can tell these kids are going to make this an interesting competition.
The Brass guys, on the other hand, are just trying to break out of their weird funk that they've started in this season. They were supposed to be the best section of the corp, given their age, but the percussion and guard are pushing the show this season. Hopefully Jeremy and Andrew can help the kids to focus so they will start competing with the guard and percussion in the 'trophy race'.
Perhaps they will be able to make a statement tonight at the Green Hornets Open(Hosted by the Green Hornets D&BC)
T.J. Woolfolk
Corps Director
The Wolves Drum and Bugle Corps
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