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to the football fields in our backyards, color guard has an incredible and colorful history that continues to flourish and grow with changing times. Color guard has very cut and dried origins. However, the point when it began to morph into the color guard we have today does not have a definite date or any single individual credited with starting such a change. Modern day color guard have their roots in many traditional military ceremonies. Color guard, sometimes referred to as a color team,…

Only a little more than half of the people who try out for the Coast Guard are physically in shape for the challenges they need to face in training. Rescue swimmers should not feel safe in the water, however they should have confidence ("Rescue Swimmer"). In fact, the Coast Guard makes it very hard for females to be in the Coast Guard because the women have to be fully capable of everything the males are doing. The Coast Guard requires everyone to be physically fit, be able to participate in…

basics of the game. First, they must learn what all the positions are and what their roles. The point guard is the man/women bringing the ball and down the court, their main job is to set up plays and get the other players involved. The shooting guard is typically the best shooter on the team, the shooting guard stays on the outside for open shots, but can also be the first option for the point guard to pass to if he/she needs help. The small forward is smaller than a power forward, more agile…

today we are going to help this athlete named Stephan from the University of North Georgia Nighthawks. Now, Stephan is a college basketball player and plays point guard. Point Guards are responsible for making offensive plays by distributing the ball so that team mates are set up to take a good shot. Defensively the main role of the point guard is to disrupt passing lanes and act as the primary defender against fast break maneuvers. In order to fill these roles deftly, an athlete must be in…

Color guard is a part of the marching band and it is just as much a sport as football. Drum and bugle corps evolved over the years. In 1956 the VFW (Veteran of Foreign Wars) Post 342 corps became a competitive drum corps called the Phantom Regiment, with an all-girl color guard called the Phantomettes. By 1970 the group included a 24-person color guard and 10 rifles (made of wood). The Phantom Regiment continues to compete and place well in competitions, including the annual Drum Corps…

new people , and color guard! im least looking forward to the big school and the seanurs, and getting up at 5:00am everyday! I look mostly look forward to high school because, i love making friends. I'm not shy!i will talk to you as long as you're not mean. I also am looking forward to take classes that are helping to prepare me for my future career. I want to be a lawyer, therefore i'm going to take classes like public speaking. I also can't wait to see what color guard brings me! I found…

In a school as massive as Boston University, it is difficult for any one individual to become a prominent, widely recognized social figure. Yet somehow, people all over campus recognize junior Barron Roth. Donning a backwards black hat, a long black t-shirt with “Official” plastered in all caps across the front, white jeans, and white Vans with no socks, Barron sails past the windows of Boston University’s West Campus dining hall on a sky blue skateboard. A tiny gold cross swings from his neck…

I worked in a sales related field for over sixteen years. Some of the successful National Guard recruiters I worked with had big outgoing personalities while others were more reserved. Some of those that were really successful had the big personalites, but some of the more reserved recruiters also were very successful. That pattern worked both ways as there were also failures on both sides of the personality scale. Deeter-Schmelz, D., & Sojka, J. (2007), indicated that there are no conclusions…

Hungry for adventure and in need to do something great in life I decided to join the Army National Guard. I was 17 years old with a mixture of nervous excitement in my gut, scared of the unknown. That is what I felt the day that I left home to begin my journey in the military world. After a long day of traveling I finally arrived to Fort Sill, Oklahoma. The bus doors opened, and a Drill Sergeant came in yelling all kinds of instructions. At that point I finally realized Basic Combat Training was…

the love of your good smile. To minimize this injury, you need a protective mouth guard. Why risk losing a tooth when you can protect it? Dental injury can cause gum bleeding and lacerations, fracture or dislodge your teeth which may require a lot of money to correct it. A protective mouth guard should be a regular companion of your basketball sport equipment routine. Here are the reasons for needing a mouth guard in your sport practice and playing. It simply helps to prevent injuries. It is…