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I think these are the most compelling factors for students moving from Madison to the Cavaliers: An increase in competitive success A greater challenge to take on A desire to be a "blender" in a group versus a leader A similar level of historical prestige (in the same way that the Cadets, Boston, etc have such alluring histories) Geographic proximity Friends in the Cavaliers who previously marched Madison (and, thus, can offer an insider's scoop on how the two groups compare) With Madison having a slightly younger, more inexperienced cast these past two seasons, I think vets feel obligated to serve as leaders if they returned. Some are eager to take on that role and do so with such passion. Others, however, would rather march at a group where they just get to "do their job" and blend in with the rest of the ensemble on the field, vs being burdened with any off-field leadership roles. In that sense, I feel like Madison has done a tremendous job at awakening students to the breadth of their potential (thanks to all the leadership training each member undergoes). It just so happens that, after becoming more self-aware, many students discover that their growth would happen more rapidly elsewhere; on the other hand, many students discover that Madison doesn't offer enough to satisfy their cravings for growth. If this is all true, it feels like the next step for Madison, then, is to find more ways to keep their students hungry. I'm hopeful that a more robust, competitive show this summer can do exactly that. All of this is to say: I think that the Madison students going to Cavaliers are simply seeking a more intense experience that better aligns with their personal desires. While the all-male brotherhood of the Cavaliers may resemble their social environment from Madison, I think this is an unimportant factor.

Can someone on here explain––in as OBJECTIVE terms as possible––what about Chris Komnick is sooooo bad? I figure that since at least half of this thread thus far is just a bunch of old folks reiterating their same complaints, the rest of us new folk can at least learn WHY we're being subjected to this lol

Troopers Percussion Staff: https://www.troopersdrumcorps.org/single-post/2019/11/11/2020-Percussion-Staff-Announced

Pacific Crest's entire Design and Educational Teams: http://www.pacific-crest.org/about/staff/?fbclid=IwAR3VxWXS-vnz8HiM8e44Af0sN7TDCN5Gtw5jrr3E89DGO-hOazht4LNz4dM Troopers' Color Guard Staff: https://www.troopersdrumcorps.org/single-post/2019/10/30/Full-Color-Guard-Staff-Announcement Academy Percussion Staff: https://www.arizonaacademy.org/staff/percussion-staff/

Not sure when this was posted or if it's even "new," but the entire Cadets' instructional staff is on their website: https://yea.org/cadets/staff

Madison's Brass Team: http://www.madisonscouts.org/2019/10/meet-the-2020-brass-team

Cavaliers' Percussion Team: https://cavaliers.org/news-blog/cavaliers-announce-2020-percussion-team Cavaliers' Brass Team: https://cavaliers.org/news-blog/cavaliers-2020-brass-team Troopers' Visual Team: https://www.troopersdrumcorps.org/single-post/2019/10/23/Announcing-the-2020-visual-staff

Madison Scouts' Visual Team: http://www.madisonscouts.org/2019/10/meet-the-2020-visual-team/

The Academy, 2008-2011: Glen Crosby (may have been caption head for longer than this time period) Madison Scouts, 2019: Derrick Shannon Oregon Crusaders, 2013-2016: Mike Stevens (may have also been caption head before 2013)

Updates since I last logged onto DCP three weeks ago: Cavaliers: 10/16: Design Team Colts: 10/15: Percussion Team Crossmen: 10/15: Percussion Staff Madison Scouts: 10/9: Percussion Team 10/18: Color Guard Team Mandarins: 9/20: Design and Caption Manager Team Spirit of Atlanta: 10/6: Design Team

Colts' Visual Instructional Team: http://www.colts.org/2019_295.html

Crossmen Visual Staff: https://www.crossmen.org/blogs/-br--br--nbsp--nbsp--nbsp-news/2019/09/24/2020-crossmen-visual-team-announced

Mandarins' Design and Caption Manager Team: https://www.mandarins.org/2019/09/19/mandarins-announce-2020-design-and-caption-manager-team/

Spirit's Visual and Guard Staffs: https://www.spiritofatlanta.org/meet-the-2020-visual-and-guard-teams/

If you’re like me, you’ve been checking DCP constantly these past few weeks to see all the changes happening with World Class corps staffs. Unfortunately, the "Staff merry-go-round" thread is no longer a viable source for any information as it has been derailed by irrelevant topics for 40+ pages. Therefore, I’ve started this thread to be your one-stop shop for staff updates. I will try to update this post as corps continue to share new updates. You can help by posting new updates in this thread as you see them! WORLD CLASS: Academy: 9/10: Design Team and Caption Coordinators 10/30: Percussion Staff Blue Devils: Staff Roster (no formal updates have been published, but their staff roster lists new staff for 2020) Blue Knights: 9/3: Brass Leadership 9/4: Visual Leadership 9/5: Color Guard Leadership 9/6: Percussion Leadership 9/7: Design and Education Leadership Blue Stars: 9/3: Design Team and Caption Heads Bluecoats: 9/5: Instructional, Design, and Production Teams Boston Crusaders: 9/3: Design and Educational Teams Cadets: 9/3: Administrative, Design, and Educational Teams 9/25: Guard Staff 10/28(?): Entire Instructional Staff Carolina Crown: Cavaliers: 10/16: Design Team 10/21: Percussion Team 10/23: Brass Team Colts: 9/3: Music Team 9/4: Music Advisor 9/6: Visual Design Team 9/19: Brass Team 10/1: Visual Instructional Team 10/15: Percussion Team Crossmen: 9/17: Design Staff 9/24: Visual Staff 10/15: Percussion Staff Genesis: 9/17: Design Staff 9/19: Administration, Design Staff, and Caption Heads Jersey Surf: Madison Scouts: 9/6: Design Team 9/10: Director of Recruitment/Music Education Consultant 9/18: Caption Leadership 10/9: Percussion Team 10/18: Color Guard Team 10/24: Visual Team 10/28: Brass Team Mandarins: 9/20: Design and Caption Manager Team Music City: 9/12: Design Team Pacific Crest: 10/24: entire Design and Educational Teams Phantom Regiment: 9/5: Design Team Santa Clara Vanguard: 9/3: Brass Staff 9/4: Corps Director 9/5: Design Team and Caption Leadership Seattle Cascades: 9/3: Corps Director 9/4: Educational Director 9/6: Design Team 9/9: Administrative Staff 9/27: All Instructional Staff Spirit of Atlanta: 9/15: Percussion Staff 9/17: Brass Staff 9/18: Visual and Guard Staffs 10/6: Design Team Troopers: 9/4: Design Team 9/5: Caption Heads 10/23: Visual Staff 10/30: Color Guard Staff 11/11: Percussion Staff You can also view all these updates in this corps staff tracker article posted on DCI’s website. Let’s try to keep this thread focused to staff changes—tangential discussions are free to be held in their own separate threads!