| 2012 Colorguard Rule Updates | |||||||
| There are now minimum scores required for both World and Open Class color guards to advance to finals. Minimum scores have been lowered ten points from last year (Page 9) | |||||||
| Classification Review policy has been changed to promote top three SA & IA color guards from world championships plus any color guards in A Classes who have made finals for three consecutive years (Page 7) | |||||||
| World Class color guards are now allowed to use music during their setup process (Page 86; Rule 6.4) | |||||||
| Definitions of other equipment have been updated to make permanent trial of electrical equipment for World Classes from 2011 (Page 84; Rule 4.8) | |||||||
| Performance order for Finals in all classes will be reverse order of scores from semi-finals regardless of rounds or round winners (Page 91) | |||||||
| Winner of Elite Events in each class no longer has option to perform last in prelims at world championships. | |||||||
| Director of Color Guard has discretion to have independent classes perform before scholastic classes at regionals due to entries, judge rotation, etc. | |||||||
| Color guards utilizing students from multiple schools within their district must now provide a letter from district superintendent allowing combining of schools for competition (Page 81; Rule 1.2.3) | |||||||
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