| Move Performance time
of Percussion Competitions |
Passed by the Voting Membership |
| Proposal: Separate
the performance time blocks for Color Guard and Percussion at contests.
Alternate early/late performance times at contests. Awards and Retreat
will take place at the end of the Color Guard performances, and again
at the end of the Percussion performances. |
| Rationale: We
have reached a point where mixing the percussion and the color guard classes
is beginning to take a huge financial impact on the units. Many units
with two color guards are being forced to bring one unit very early in
the day while the other unit arrives after the percussion class. In some
cases these units only have one instructor which is forced to spend the
day at the competition instead of teaching. By separating Color Guard
and Performance, the percussion units will be given maximum amount of
time to practice that day and would allow the color guards to all compete
together. In addition, the color guard judges would not have a large break
in the middle of the competition. |
| Financial Impacts:
Units would not have to pay for buses to be at competitions all day. Some
units would not have to make more than one trip back and forth from the
show to their school as well. |
| Post Performance Schedules
Earier |
Passed by the Voting Membership |
| Proposal: After the main
drawing for shows at the December meeting, members will have 7 days to
submit any changes to their contest selections, or to submit Membership
paperwork to be eligible to perform at Premier. Any contest changes submitted
after this date, for contests following Premier, will be assessed a fee.
No changes will be accepted within 14 days prior to the contest date.
Members will declare on the Membership Paperwork if they are entering
Scholastic B class, as this class will no longer be created at Premier.
The Classification Committee will still be charged with ensuring competitive
classes are accurate and may make changes as needed. The SFWGA will insert
20-30 minute breaks, as appropriate, between classes at contests to allow
for late entry without disrupting the performance times of other units. |
| Rationale: Having the
schedule earlier allows for buses and parents to be better informed of
times. Often this past year schedules were not posted until a day or two
before the show. |
| Financial Impacts: None
|
| Change Contest Assignments
back to 2008 Criteria |
Passed by the Voting Membership |
| Proposal: Allow potential
contest hosts to bid on any contest date that their school/facilities
are available. Change the criteria for awarding contest host assignments
to: 1) geographic location, 2) logistics of the contest venue, i.e., gym
size, warm up facilities, entrance/exit doors, etc, and 3) previous demonstrated
ability of the parent/booster organization to run a successful event. |
| Rationale: In 2008, the
Membership enacted a policy that established the same contest weekend
each year for contest hosts. During 2009, the first year of this new process,
no contest host was able to accept a contest date on their pre-assigned
weekend. This created additional processing steps and delays in publishing
a final season schedule. Due to the yearly fluctuations in school gym
availability, WGI Regionals, and WGI Nationals, this proposal changes
the contest host assignment criteria back to the pre-2009 process. |
| Financial Impacts: None
|
| Determine Championship participation
Requirements Annually |
Passed by the Voting Membership |
| Proposal: Delete Article
9, Sections A and B from Policies and Procedures (contest participation
requirements for Championships). Replace with: "Member units must participate
in a minimum number of contests during the season to be eligible to compete
in Championships. The required number will be determined annually by the
Membership during the Summer Caucus." see
important note at the bottom of the page |
| Rationale: Article 9,
Sections A and B set as policy, the number of contests that a member unit
must participate in to be eligible for Championships. By deleting this
policy, the Membership will be free to vary the requirements each year
at the Summer Caucus, based on the total number of contests offered each
year, and the timing and location of WGI events. |
| Financial Impacts: By
setting contest participation requirements annually rather than through
Policy, the SFWGA will be able to tailor the number and dates of contests
each year to the specific needs of the Membership and the timing/locations
of WGI events. This will enable the circuit to cut under-enrolled and
poorly attended contest dates, eliminating their associated expenses.
Potential savings to the SFWGA are $6,000 to $17,000 annually, depending
on the contest schedule. Eliminating under-enrolled contests, leveling
the number of contest participants at each contest, and reducing the number
of contest dates offered, will reduce overall contest expenses, and potentially
reduce Contest Host fees by approximately $1,000 to $2,000 each. |
| Duties of the Circuit and
Contest Staff |
Passed by the Voting Membership |
| Proposal: Delete Article
2: Duties of the Circuit and Contest Staff in Policy and Procedure and
replace it with the following: 1. Audio Technician a. Responsible for
storing, transporting, maintaining and operating the SFWGA sound system
at all SFWGA sanctioned shows, under the direction of the Contest Director
2. Announcer a. Responsible for all general public address and competition
announcements in accordance with Winter Guard International, under the
direction of the Contest Director 3. Digital Tabulator a. Responsible
for downloading and uploading judges digital critiques to contest members,
under the direction of the Chief Judge 4. Tabulator(s) a. Responsible
for recording judges scores and penalties in accordance with Winter Guard
International standard, under the direction of the Chief Judge b. Provides
recaps for judges and participating units at the conclusion of a sanctioned
SFWGA contest c. Responsible for storing, transporting and maintaining
all SFWGA owned computer, printers and tabulation equipment d. Maintains
timing and penalty records e. Maintains records to determine performance
order at Championships 5. Contest Director(s) a. Oversees SFWGA sanctioned
contests in accordance with Winter Guard International rules and regulations
b. Evaluates and applies all penalties c. Authority over contest and performance
times 6. Judges Liaison a. Concierge to judges at the contest 7. The Board
may create any additional contest staff positions as needed |
| Rationale: Update committees
as growth warrants. |
| Financial Impacts: None |