Teaching Students How to Spin is Not Your Job
The thing about becoming a colorguard instructor is that it usually doesn’t come with a job description. Most hiring is done informally–either through connections, cold emails, or accidentally falling into the position. As a result, most colorguard...
Detaching Self-Worth from Progress and Skill Achievement
Self- Worth: confidence in one’s own worth or abilities; self-respect. Colorguard requires a lot of hard work. It takes physical and mental strength, endurance, patience, responsibility, and determination to get thorough any season. It is a fantastic environment...
6 Ways to Help Your BIPOC Students
This post may contain affiliate links. There is a lot of overdue and much-needed conversation about diversity and inclusion in the marching arts community. Although this year has brought a lot of heartbreak for color guard (cancellation of WGI, cancellation of the...About
Hi! My name is Courtney Coffey and welcome to Simply Colorguard! I have been involved in The Sport of the Arts for 9 years as a performer, instructor, designer, choreographer, and tech.