Drill Games and Activities

As we start to get into summer parade territory and Wing Drill Competitions, drill’s being bumped higher up the training programme priority list.

Being a keen drill person myself I’ve no problem spending significant amounts of time perfecting movements, but I am looking to the ACC hive-mind for any top-tips for maintaining and spreading engagement among cadets (especially those that haven’t come to develop a taste in drill yet).

Things I’ve come across before:

  • Sgt/FS/WO Says
  • Carrying out the previous command (always makes me thing of this sketch)
  • Basic continuity drill (although I’ve never tried to run this myself - tips/tricks appreciated)

What do you do locally, or do you keep bashing through turns until they’re perfect every time?

Music! Quite a few good songs are 114-118bpm

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