The Importance of Making Space to Grieve Your Last Season
We all know that feeling of performing your last show. Everything seems so magical and precious–the sparkling crowd, the arena (or gym lights), the way that the floor seems to glisten and every passing moment seems stronger than the last. And throughout the...
Podcast Feature – Promoting Arts Education in the World of Pageants
Hello everyone! This one is a few months old, but I was a guest on The Marching Arts Education Podcast and wanted to share! Listen to my thoughts on the importance of arts education and quality instruction in schools here.
What You Should be Doing to Grow During the Covid-19 Pandemic
As you know, a lot of things within the colorguard world have been put hold during the Covid-19 pandemic. Almost half of WGI 2020 was cancelled, all of DCI 2020 was cancelled, and fall programming is looking more and more uncertain as time goes on. So what can you do...
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...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.