2025 DCI Rules Changes
It’s time for the biennial DCI Rules Congress, held as a part of this weekend’s DCI Winter Meetings in Indianapolis!
The Rules Congress is an opportunity for instructors and corps directors to propose modifications to the existing rulebook and judging sheets to address issues that have come up throughout the two seasons since the prior Congress. Previously proposed rules that have passed are massive sheets overhauls, scoring Open Class corps on the same sheets as World, and allowance of all brass instruments instead of the traditional marching versions we are accustomed to. Notable failed proposals include the infamous all-instruments rule, widely opposed by fans primarily because it would legalize woodwinds, breaking down one of the main barriers between drum corps as it exists today and competitive, high-level marching bands.
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