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| October 17-18, 2008 |
St. Louis, MO
Super Regional Championship
Edward Jones Dome
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| October 31 - November 1, 2008 |
Atlanta, GA
Super Regional Championship
Georgia Dome
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San Antonio, TX
Super Regional Championship
Alamodome
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Join us for a two-day Super Regional, Friday and Saturday, featuring all the excitement and educational input of a BOA Championship.
Performance times available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Read a review of the 2006 St. Louis Super Regional Finals by Michael Reed
Bands of America will offer three two-day Super Regional events in 2008 - unique opportunities for wide-scale participation. Super
Regionals are intended to offer a special "positively life-changing fall marching band experience" for band members, band directors,
families and enthusiasts. The event will be promoted to all high school marching bands and open to the first 60 bands that enroll.
We expect to attract bands from across the nation amd make all three venues - St. Louis, Atlanta and San Antonio - destinations for
these world class high school band events.
Your participation will:
1. Provide a "larger than life" event experience in areas that are more accessible (closer) for some BOA participants.
2. Provide more opportunities to accommodate the enormous (and unfulfilled) demand for BOA events in certain regions of
the country.
3. Allow BOA to focus more attention regionally and nationally on the high school band activity and music education programs,
e.g. to put a spotlight on excellence in order to provide and promote awareness, emphasis, and advocacy on the importance of band
and music education programs in America.
Some have called these events "mini-nationals," as they provide the perfect year-end performance opportunity for bands that
are not planning to attend Grand Nationals. The Super Regional is just that - a world class event in a world class venue.
Number of Bands:
As many as 60 bands will perform over the course of the event, with a maximum of 30 bands performing each day of the two-day
Super Regional.
Enrollment in Show
All applications received postmarked by Jan. 31, 2008 will be eligible for the first consideration of performance spots. See
below for details on the Day of Performance selection and additional performance time criteria. Admission is open
to all high school bands as defined by BOA rulebook. (Same criteria and procedures as other BOA events.) A Participation Cooperative
Fee is required (see below).
Participation Cooperative Fees
Bands pay an $800 Performance Cooperative Fee that is subject to BOA’s standard refund policies. In consideration for the fee,
BOA will provide:
- A choice of either forty (40) General Admission Super Regional Finals Tickets or twenty (20) Friday and Saturday Prelims tickets. Minimum face value for these tickets is $800.
- Twenty-five (25) Field Passes & six (6) Director Name Badges (Name Badges are good for admission any time; Field Passes are good for both days.) Minimum face value for these credentials is $1,000.
- A High Camera "Instant" Video of each of the Band's performance at the Super Regional.
Administrative Requirements
Bands have the same administrative obligations for participation as all other BOA Fall Events. Participation requires
the completion of a Super Regional event application, submission of copyright compliance documentation, principal's
verification of school enrollment, etc.
Enrollment in Show (in case event is oversubscribed)
BOA's Point System is used to determine admission in the event if more than 60 bands apply to participate (same as all other BOA Fall Events).
Enrollment in Show (In case event is undersubscribed)
BOA reserves the right to reduce the event to a one day (Saturday) 34-band regional show in the event less than forty-one (41) bands enroll by May 12, 2008 draw day.
Participation Cooperative Fee
The Participation Cooperative Fee of $800 per event (Regionals, Super Regionals and Grand Nationals) will remain in place for the
2008 season. While the fee is applied to the direct costs of presenting and operating world-class events, bands that apply should carefully
consider their commitment.
Only a limited number of performance times are available and when bands withdraw from BOA events after the current school year is complete,
it creates logistical and administrative challenges that can incur additional charges and/or hurt the success of the event and, as a result,
the well-being of the organization.
Prelims Performance Day Selection/Assignment
Applications received postmarked by Jan. 31, 2008 will have first consideration for the following criteria. Performance times are then
based first on postmark date of application, then by the criteria detailed here.
Day of Performance will be based on a participant’s choice of Day of Performance and Distance from the Event criteria. The established
criteria and procedure is as follows:
- The Super Regional Application Form will include an option to automatically designate Friday as a preferred day of performance.
The structure/procedure (in order of consideration) for Day of Performance is as follows:1, 2
- Any 2007 BOA Regional Champion, the 2007 Grand Nationals Champion, or a 2007 Grand National Class Champion enrolled in the event may choose its day of performance (Friday or Saturday).
- Bands that request a Friday performance draw slot on their enrollment application will be assigned to perform on Friday.
- The 30 bands that are the farthest distance from the performance venue will be given priority for a Saturday Prelim performance time. Additionally, after Saturday slots have been filled, the remaining participating bands (those geographically closest to the performance venue), will have a Prelim performance time on Friday. Friday performances will begin at noon and be completed by 8 p.m., and consideration will be given to create a workable schedule to allow bands to perform at the Dome and still participate in their school commitments on Friday night.
- In the event that performance spots remain in the show, bands that apply after the postmarked date of Jan. 31 will be placed in the earliest prelim times on Friday.
- From time to time, bands (for whatever reason) withdraw from events, creating opportunities for “waitlist” or other new entrants.
The structure/procedure (in order of consideration) for Time of Performance is as follows:
- Once day of performance is assigned: performance times will be based on random draw. To accommodate Friday or Saturday football game demands, any band may request an earlier performance time than drawn on a first come, first served basis (with consideration for those that do not wish to be pushed later in the day). Bands of America will do all possible to accommodate such special needs. 3
Prelims Operations
One combined 60 band prelims, held over two days: Friday and Saturday.
- Noon start time on Friday for a full 60 band show*
- 7:30 a.m. start time on Saturday (intending to announce results and clear stadium prior to 5 p.m.)*
- Finals will be by pre-draw when the director checks in. The Finalist Director's meeting will occur at 4:30 p.m.
to distribute Finals Schedules and discuss Finale Retreat. *Start time tentative.
Finalist Selection
If there are 45 or more bands participating in a Super Regional, the top scoring fourteen (14) bands regardless of
classification will advance to Finals. If there are less than 45 bands, the top twelve (12) scoring bands regardless of
classification will advance to Finals. Pre-draw for Finals performance times; no top/bottom draw.
Judges
If there are fifty (50) or more bands enrolled in a Super Regional (on May 12), there will be one judging panel for
both days of Prelims, a different panel of judges for Finals. If there are less than 50 bands in the Super Regional,
there will be one Judging Panel for both Prelims and Finals.
Classification of bands
Bands are classified by school enrollment, grades 10-12 only. Currently, Class A is 600 students and less, Class AA
is 601-1149, Class AAA is 1150 and above. For purposes of determining enrollment, your principal must certify the enrollment
by considering all those students in grades 10-12 that are eligible to participate in band.
Bus/Truck Parking
As with all events in professional facilities, Bands of America is required to rent entire lots for bus/truck parking
to avoid the normal charges applied for vehicles to enter. Unfortunately, we must pass on some of the cost to the participating bands.
The cost per bus/truck for the Super Regional will be at least $25. Costs vary by facility and will be confirmed and communicated
to you by the August participating band mailing. This will cover each respective vehicle for both days of the event with in and
out privileges. Due to limited space considerations, parking for staff cars/vehicles can no longer be accomodated in the bus/truck lots.
Payment for your bus passes will be requested in August.
Super Regional Housing Bureau
All competing bands and their booster groups utilizing hotel accommodations for their stay during the event are REQUIRED
to make their housing reservations through the BOA Super Regional Housing Bureau. The Housing Bureau has been set up to secure
enough hotel rooms at the lowest block prices to accommodate all the bands' needs for the event. A Housing Bureau form and
information will be sent on or before March 1.
1 To have assignment and selection rights, a band must have applied for the event by the Jan. 31
postmark date. Thereafter, rights exist (on a first come, first served postmark) only for remaining spots
after assigning other bands.
2 All issues of distance to be determined by using mileage information obtained from MapQuestTM.
3 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the requirements of Article III, Section 1.01 will remain in place and supercede anything else to the contrary.
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