I Played high school football from my freshmen-jr year, but I was also in marching band. In high school this was basically "social suicide" I would get flack from every angle. The marching band hated the football team, and the football team hated the marching band. I would go from having football practice from 4pm-7pm then leave practice early to get changed for marching rehearsal that would start at 7pm and go till 9pm and after that I would have to do my home work! Once my Jr came I was on varsity I was still in marching band and still went to all the rehearsals, but I couldn't perform with the band until Band-O-rama. that spring of my jr year I discovered that there was a group called Lakeshoremen and went to a rehearsal and had a blast! By the time my senior year came along I came to my senses and decided I enjoyed performing, and music more and fell in love with drum corps. After my sr. year I tried out for Troopers and toured with them, as an alternate. I wouldn't have trade that experience for anything, and dont regret take drum corps over football!