mbui Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 U.S. Scholastic Band Association 2009 Texas Fall Schedule September 26 Central Texas Preview - Hendrickson High School, Pflugerville, Texas North Texas Preview - Red Oak High School, Red Oak, Texas (Tentative) October 3 South Texas Regional - La Joya High School, La Joya, Texas Southwest Texas Regional - United ISD Stadium, Laredo, Texas San Antonio Regional - SCUCISD Stadium, Schertz, Texas (Tentative) North Texas Regional - Burleson High School, Burleson, Texas October 10 Central Texas Regional - Shelton Stadium, Kyle, Texas October 17 Houston Texas Regional - Dekaney HS, Houston, Texas October 31 Texas State Championship - Woodforest Stadium, Conroe, Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhstrumpet Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Do you think that more bands than usual are going to go to the Texas State Championship because BOA SA was moved up a week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpd Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Do you think that more bands than usual are going to go to the Texas State Championship because BOA SA was moved up a week? Probably. Many directors that aren't going to Grand Nationals I think would like to extend the competitive marching season by a week. Its kind of a bummer that next years marching season won't go into November for most bands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danpod Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Do you think that more bands than usual are going to go to the Texas State Championship because BOA SA was moved up a week? It's possible. The number of programs that regularly attend the USSBA State Championships are relatively small in Texas to begin with. However, I wouldn't expect to see a major boom in attendance. For that to happen, you'd be asking many programs to buy into the USSBA judging system and I'm not sure directors would want to have to do that for their student's final performance of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandbot4.0 Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 For that to happen, you'd be asking many programs to buy into the USSBA judging system and I'm not sure directors would want to have to do that for their student's final performance of the season. Well said. I doubt that USSBA's popularity in Texas will grow anytime soon for that sole reason. USSBA's adjudication philosophy simply does not fit the Texas model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad.Hatter Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 ..., you'd be asking many programs to buy into the USSBA judging system and I'm not sure directors would want to have to do that for their student's final performance of the season. I'm familiar with the arguments re:UIL judging vs. BOA judging, how does the USSBA judging differ? (Only been to a couple of USSBA events.) ------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandbot4.0 Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 I'm familiar with the arguments re:UIL judging vs. BOA judging, how does the USSBA judging differ? (Only been to a couple of USSBA events.) My main concern with USSBA adjudication is their concept of "floating criteria." This means that the criteria for each box changes from week to week. So a mediocre group could score a 65.0 in Week 1, do absolutely nothing to improve their program, and come out again in Week 6 and score an 80.0. (Just an example, not real data.) Secondly, weekly e-mails from the administration "coach" the adjudicators, somewhat predetermining the numbers. Lastly, the adjudicators involved with USSBA do not go through any real formal training. There is an online "training" seminar that all judges are "required" to participate in, however this seems to have been "overlooked" for some. As a result, USSBA offers very inconsistent judging within the same caption. The same could be said for other circuits. I do believe, however, that it is not nearly to the extent that plagues USSBA. I apologize in advance if some of this seems inaccurate. My references might be outdated, as it has been a while since I have been involved. Anyone else have similar experiences? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandbot4.0 Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 I didn't realize that I was such a show stopper!! ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin2009 Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 does anyone know the ussba Houston results that were tonight in spring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbui Posted October 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 USSBA Houston, TX Regional October 10, 2009 2A: 1. 77.325 - Magnolia HS 2. 73.725 - Navasota HS 3A: 1. 76.575 - Brazosport HS 3 Open: 1. 81.200 - Waller HS 4A: 1. 84.850 - Oak Ridge HS 4 Open: 1. 78.65 - Kempner HS 5 Open: 1. 80.850 - Dekaney HS 2. 80.025 - A&M Consolidated 3. 79.025 - Klein Collins HS 4. 76.525 - Conroe HS 6 Open: 1. 87.075 - Brazoswood HS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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