THE TOTAL
DRILL TEAM DIMENSION
by MARIE PARKINSON and NAONI ZERVAS
1st edition, 541 pages, $29.95
ISBN 0-89641-153-1 
During our combined twenty-five years of drill team involvement,
we have taught many courses for drill team leaders, adults and
students, at summer camps, workshops, University of Idaho at Moscow
and Ricks College at Rexburg, Idaho. Throughout these courses,
leaders have always been eager to receive any materials and information
we have given them because the available resources have been so
limited.
Many leaders
have been given their drill team position as an extracurricular
activity assignment for which they have no expertise. Other adult
leaders have assumed their role because no one else wanted it.
Others have developed their method of leading simply through trial
and error. And student leaders, new to their responsibilities,
have stumbled along, much wiser at the end of their year of office.
We, the authors,
have recognized the great needs of all such leaders to have a
detailed, knowledgeable source to help lead them. The Total Drill
Team Dimension is this source. We sincerely hope that this textbook
will offer purpose, direction, organization and inspiration to
all drill team leaders, adults and students.
We would
like you, the readers, to be closely involved in the process of
this book. We have included the "Reader Evaluation Form:
Questions and Suggestions" at the end of the book. Please
review it before starting this book, and then please use it while
studying the entire book. When you have finished, please mail
it to us. It will lead directly to a revised edition so you will
get what you still need!
CONTENTS
Chapter 1: PHILOSOPHY OF LEADING
Chapter 2: PSYCHOLOGY OF LEADING
Chapter 3: STARTING A NEW TEAM
Chapter 4: TAKING OVER AN ESTABLISHED TEAM
Chapter 5: SPECIAL HELPS FOR SPECIAL TEAMS
Chapter 6: CONSTITUTION
Chapter 7: SELECTION OF MEMBERS
Chapter 8: STUDENT LEADERS
Chapter 9: FINANCES AND FUNDING RAISING
Chapter 10: UNIFORMS
Chapter 11: ORGANIZATION
Chapter 12: TRAVEL
Chapter 13: PUBLIC RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATION
Chapter 14: LEGAL MATTERS
Chapter 15: CHOREOGRAPHY
Chapter 16: TEACHING METHODS
Chapter 17: REHEARSALS AND PERFORMANCE
Chapter 18: INJURIES - PREVENTION AND CARE
Chapter 19: MILITARY BASICS AND DRILL DOWN
Chapter 20: PRECISION DRILL
Chapter 21: ELEMENTS OF DANCE
Chapter 22: SPECIALTY DRILLS
Chapter 23: PARADES
Chapter 24: DRILL TEAM CAMPS, CLINICS AND WORKSHOPS
Chapter 25: PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Chapter 26: DRILL TEAM COMPETITIONS: CHOOSING, PREPARING TO ATTEND,
AND PROBLEMS
Chapter 27: HOSTING A COMPETITION
Chapter 28: JUDGING
Chapter 29: FUTURE TRENDS
APPENDICES