funkrocker049 Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Is it really necessary to give a score this low? A score like this could be devastating to the Blue Saints. How does their staff tonight explain to the kids why they got this score. I don't think I've ever seen a score this low before. Just a shame. Maybe DCI should consider a minimum score for groups. There's no reason to be giving low box 1 scores. The scoring system is designed to be as objective as possible. An objective scoring system has to be so across the board. Just giving a minimum score isn't helping any performing group gauge their performance level. If they only ACHIEVED a 20.3, then they should be scored a 20.3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveMLBC Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Is it really necessary to give a score this low? A score like this could be devastating to the Blue Saints. How does their staff tonight explain to the kids why they got this score. I don't think I've ever seen a score this low before. Just a shame. Maybe DCI should consider a minimum score for groups. There's no reason to be giving low box 1 scores. If there was a minimum score and the corps got exactly that score I think that would be much more embarassing. Maybe they should be doing exhibition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tone Quality Matters Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Is it really necessary to give a score this low? A score like this could be devastating to the Blue Saints. How does their staff tonight explain to the kids why they got this score. I don't think I've ever seen a score this low before. Just a shame. Maybe DCI should consider a minimum score for groups. There's no reason to be giving low box 1 scores. It may be that the performance was a box 1 performance??? I know it is sad, but I have seen many scores in the 20's and 30's over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecoats88 Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 We once competed at a show where we outscored the other 4 corps combined. I believe one corps got a 14 something and another got an 8 something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Back in the day of the tick system I was judging drum execution at a class 'B' Garden State Circuit show, around 1979 or 1980, and I ended up zeroing out a corps. Adding up the ticks they would have actually had a negative drum mark. I felt terrible...that was the only tme I ever did that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickzampetti Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Back in the day of the tick system I was judging drum execution at a class 'B' Garden State Circuit show, around 1979 or 1980, and I ended up zeroing out a corps. Adding up the ticks they would have actually had a negative drum mark. I felt terrible...that was the only tme I ever did that. Rodney confessed that he stopped judging us in 77 because we were going to be zero'd out. I miss Rodney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn craig Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Technicly their is a minimum score; that would be 0.0 :P I know it's sad for a corps to score that low. I've seen it myself a long time ago. I felt so sorry for the members. In most cases they were very young and wanted to be good. But the staff just had no clue. The kids were duped by some jerks. To teach you have to have a teaching certificate; a safe guard to some extent. But to start and operate a drum corps you don't have to have any qualifications; just want to do it. That use to happen a lot more than it does now. Somebody, who probably meant well, not always sure about that, but didn't have a clue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxwellNotes Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 I almost prefer a tie to someone losing by such a narrow margin. Curse the thought!!!!! :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumCorpsMom Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 (edited) The scoring system is designed to be as objective as possible. An objective scoring system has to be so across the board. Just giving a minimum score isn't helping any performing group gauge their performance level. If they only ACHIEVED a 20.3, then they should be scored a 20.3 I agree, I know their drum major. They are working for their points like anyone else and are not looking for a gift. Some of these kids are really young (under 10). Edited July 11, 2006 by DrumCorpsMom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxwellNotes Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 Back in the day of the tick system I was judging drum execution at a class 'B' Garden State Circuit show, around 1979 or 1980, and I ended up zeroing out a corps. Adding up the ticks they would have actually had a negative drum mark. I felt terrible...that was the only tme I ever did that. Mike, the first corps I ever marched with used to get zeroed out in drum scores on a regular basis. hahahaha not fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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