Short Flags

Sharp International @ Arroyo HS

2012-02-12T14:12:00.000-08:00

Here is a tentative line up for the SHARP International competition on Saturday February 12, 2012 at Arroyo High School.

one flag

4:50 p.m.

Carson

Hoover

two flag

5:30 p.m.

Carson

Hoover

Temple City

awards

9:00 p.m.

Arroyo High School

4921 Cedar Avenue

El Monte, CA 91732

(Directions)

* General Information

* Medical Release Form

Winter Celebration @ West Covina HS

2012-01-28T08:43:00.000-08:00

Here is preliminary/registration info on the annual "Winter Celebration" competition, held at West Covina High School on Saturday January 28, 2012.

West Covina High School

1609 East Cameron Avenue

West Covina, California 91791

(Directions)

West Covina High School Dance/Drill Director:

Cathi Julien

cathi.julien@wcdhs.net / wcwintercelebration@gmail.com

(626) 859-2900

Sharp International @ Azusa HS

2012-01-22T16:30:00.000-08:00

Current Line Up

Pep Flags
4:30 p.m.
Hoover

Awards
6:30 p.m.

Here is the tentative line-up for Sharp International's competition, held on Sunday, January 22, 2012 and is hosted by Azusa High School.

Azusa High School
240 North Cerritos Avenue
Azusa, California 91702
(Directions)

USA Regionals @ Brea Olinda HS

2012-01-22T14:30:00.000-08:00

Here are the official results!

one flag

1st - Morse

2nd - Long Beach Poly

3rd - Glendora

two flag

1st - Long Beach Poly

2nd - Morse

3rd - Bell

Photos courtesy of RT Productions

Here is the final line-up!

one flag

3:30 p.m.

Glendora

Morse

Bell

Long Beach Poly

two flags

4:15 p.m.

Morse

Bell

Long Beach Poly

awards

5:15 p.m.

Here is the tentative line up!

Here is tentative/registration information for USA's Regional competition, held on Sunday, January 22, 2012 at a new location - Brea Olinda High School. We'll update as the competition draws near and the line-up becomes available. Lots of luck to all teams this new year!

Registration Form Here!

For more information, visit:

United Spirit Association

Brea Olinda High School

789 Wildcat Way

Brea, CA 92821

(Directions)

Sharp International @ La Mirada HS

2012-01-21T17:00:00.000-08:00

Current Line Up

Pep Flags
5:00 p.m.
Bell

Awards
7:15 p.m.

Here is the tentative line-up for Sharp International's competition, held on Saturday, January 21, 2012 and is hosted by La Mirada High School.

La Mirada High School
13520 Adelfa Drive
La Mirada, California 90638
(Directions)

USA Regionals @ Agoura Hills HS

2012-01-21T13:00:00.000-08:00

Here are the official results!

one flag

1st - Carson

2nd - Hoover

3rd - Channel Islands

4th - Bishop Montgomery

5th - Narbonne

6th - San Pedro

two flag

1st - Carson

2nd - Channel Islands

3rd - Bishop Montgomery

4th - Hoover

5th - Narbonne

6th - San Pedro

Photos courtesy of RT Productions

Here is the final line-up!

one flag

1:30 p.m.

Channel Islands

San Pedro

Carson

Narbonne

Bishop Montgomery

Hoover

one flag (evaluation)

2:15 p.m.

Oxnard

two flags

2:20 p.m.

Channel Islands

Camarillo

Bell

San Pedro

Carson

Narbonne

Bishop Montgomery

Hoover

awards

3:30 p.m.

Here is the tentative line up!

Here is tentative/registration information for USA's Regional competition, held on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at Agoura Hills High School. We'll update as the competition draws near and the line-up becomes available. Lots of luck to all teams this new year!

Registration Form Here!

For more information, visit:

United Spirit Association

Agoura Hills High School

28545 West Driver Avenue

Agoura Hills, CA 91301

(Directions)

Sharp International @ Ontario HS

2012-01-14T16:00:00.000-08:00

Current Line Up

Two Flag

3:55 p.m.

Bishop Montgomery

One Flag

5:25 p.m.

Bishop Montgomery

Awards

6:30 p.m.

Here is the current line up for the SHARP competition this weekend, Saturday January 14th, 2012, being held at Ontario High School.

Ontario High School

901 West Francis Street

Ontario, California 91762

(Directions)

NRG Southwest Classic @ Arroyo HS

2012-01-14T09:55:00.000-08:00

NRG Dance & Cheer is now offering a pep flag division! The Southwest Classic competition is being held on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at Arroyo High School in El Monte, CA, a week before USA Regionals! Who is planning to go?

For more information, please visit:

NRG Dance & Cheer

* Southwest Classic Registration Form

* Southwest Classic Waiver Form

Arroyo High School

4921 North Cedar Avenue

El Monte, CA 91732

(Directions)

USA SoCal Holiday Classic @ Anaheim Convention Center

2011-12-10T12:35:00.000-08:00

RESULTS:

one flag

1st - Hoover

two flag

1st - Channel Islands

Official Results posted here!

A tentative line up has been posted!

one flag

division starts at 4:30 p.m.

1. Channel Islands

2. Hoover

two flag

division starts at 5:45 p.m.

1. Oxnard

2. Channel Islands

3. Glendora

4. Long Beach Poly

awards at 7:30 p.m.

Good luck to all teams!

Here is tentative information for USA's Southern Cal Holiday Classic competition, held on Saturday December 10, 2011. We'll update as the line-up becomes available. Good luck, happy holidays and let's kick off the season right!

Registration Form Here

For more information, visit: United Spirit Association

Anaheim Convention Center

800 West Katella Avenue

Anaheim, California 92802

(Directions)

Old Narbonne picture

2011-08-05T11:11:00.000-07:00

My sister just had a small flags reunion with a few of her old teammates. She had been on the team in the early 90s and posted the following picture on her facebook.

I remember they had this uniform well into 2005 keeping true to their traditions.

Looking for contributors!

2011-07-18T16:37:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone!

I'm interested in redesigning the blog and I'd love to hear your input. I'm not as active in the community so I'd love to know what you guys want to see on the site, what you guys want to take down, etc. I'll take all of your comments under consideration.

I apologize for not being involved as much as I'd like to, but I'm currently busy with school and work, but that's why I'd want to give this site a full makeover that it deserves while I'm still in summer mode. :)

Any feedback will be appreciated!

usa nationals @ anaheim convention center

2011-03-25T11:21:00.000-07:00

Video Highlights Here!

FINALS RESULTS:

2 flag division

1st: Channel Islands

2nd: Bishop Montgomery

3rd: Hoover

4th: Long Beach Poly

5th: Saint Patrick Saint Vincent

1 flag division

1st: Channel Islands

2nd: Hoover

3rd: Long Beach Poly

4th: Bishop Montgomery

Here is the FINAL line-up for USA Nationals 2011, with Preliminaries held on Friday, March 25th and Finals held on Sunday, March 27th, held at the Anaheim Convention Center in the Arena. Good luck to all the teams as this year will be an exciting one!

Anaheim Convention Center
800 West Katella Avenue
Anaheim, California 92802
(Directions)

preliminaries:

one flag
11:21am
Oxnard
Hoover
Long Beach Poly
Channel Islands
San Pedro
Bishop Montgomery
Saint Patrick - Saint Vincent

two flag
1:24pm
Oxnard
Bell
Hoover
Long Beach Poly
Channel Islands
San Pedro
Glendora
Bishop Montgomery
Saint Patrick - Saint Vincent

announcement of finalists
2:30pm
1-flag (4 finalists)
2-flag (5 finalists)

finals:

one flag
8:48am
finalist #1
finalist #2
finalist #3
finalist #4

two flag
10:42am
finalist #1
finalist #2
finalist #3
finalist #4
finalist #5

final awards
11:20am announcement of awards for song/pom, pep flag and mascot

general information:

author's note

due the nature of many of the comments being left on this blog, it has come to my attention that there may be some readers that are new to the whole pep flag (and maybe even spirit?) world. i would like to include this section of general information in hopes that all questions may be answered accordingly. please feel free to ask any more questions as a comment and i will hope to answer them to the best of my ability. i will not entertain any questions about teams in particular, only any questions referring to nationals in general.

admission

general admission tickets may be purchased at the convention center arena box office. spectators may purchase a combined 3-day wristband for $47.00 adults/$15.00 children (5-11 yrs.) which will admit you to all competition events on friday, saturday and sunday. one-day tickets may be purchased for $20.00 adults/$6.00 children (5-11 years).

judging

for all preliminary divisions, the judges’ scores will be averaged and any penalties will be subtracted from that score. at the final competition on sunday, a panel 7 of judges will decide rankings, with the “high” and “low” score being dropped. the remaining judges’ scores will be averaged and any penalties will be subtracted from that score.

prelims scores will carry over to finals (for all divisions excluding group stunts), with 40% of the score from prelims and 60% of the score from finals being added together to obtain the final placement in a division. again, for prelims and finals divisions, the judges’ scores will be averaged and any deductions/penalties will be subtracted from that score.

parking @ anaheim convention center

please allow an additional 30 to 40 minutes for traffic and parking. cars: enter the convention center parking area from katella. the parking fee at the convention center is $12.00 and is good for one entry only. it is not valid for in/out parking. the parking receipt must be visible on the vehicle dashboard. the parking ticket is not transferable.

usa regionals @ Agoura hs & Orange Lutheran hs

2011-01-22T13:02:00.000-08:00

AGOURA HILLS - RESULTS
2 Flags
1st – Channel Islands
2nd – Bishop Montgomery
3rd – Long Beach Poly
4th – Hoover
5th – Bell
6th – Narbonne

1 Flag
1st - Channel Islands
2nd - Bishop Montgomery
3rd - Hoover
4th - Narbonne
5th - Oxnard

ORANGE LUTHERAN - RESULTS
2 Flags
1st - Morse
  2nd - Long Beach Poly
  3rd - Bishop Montgomery
  4th - San Pedro
  5th - Bell
  6th - Glendora

1 Flag
  1st - Bishop Montgomery
  2nd - Long Beach Poly
  3rd - San Pedro

Here is the Final line-up for this weekend USA REGIONAL competitions

Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ Agoura High:

PEP FLAG - 1 Flag

1:30 Oxnard

Narbonne

1:45 Channel Islands

Bishop Montgomery

2:00 Hoover

PEP FLAG - 2 Flags

Narbonne

2:15 Long Beach Poly

Channel Islands

2:30 Bell

Bishop Montgomery

2:45 Hoover

Temple City

Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ Orange Lutheran High:

PEP FLAG - 1 FLAG

3:15 Long Beach Poly

Bishop Montgomery

3:30 San Pedro

PEP FLAG - 2 FLAGS

Morse

3:45 Bell

Long Beach Poly

4:00 Bishop Montgomery

Glendora

4:15 San Pedro

a new year...

2010-12-14T12:37:00.000-08:00

Already the first competition has passed at the drama begins once again.

I post events here to carry on the sole purpose that Jenny intended for this website: to inform people of this great thing called Short Flags (or whatever your team may call it) and unite our small, but proud community. I know Jenny on a personal level and I know that she is busy with college life so I try to make an effort to take time out of my busy schedule to keep the site updated... at least with upcoming competitions.

Once upon a time, in 2007, before this site was created, there was a blogger who stole the YouTube persona "qtwirl," the YouTube user who first initially started posting videos of Short Flag routines at competition. Under the alias, xanga.com/qtwirl used his/her blog to bash on each and every competitive team. The pep flag community was in an uproar and united against this person. People even tried to figure out who this person was so they could approach the situation in person. For one time, instead of people (teams, supporters or alumni) talking shit about others in the pep flag community, they banded together and defended each other against the backlash that was xanga.com/qtwirl.

If you have a xanga account, you can read all the posts that he/she wrote, as well as remarks that others left to talk back to "xanga qtwirl," as everyone referred to he/she as. Even at 2007 USA Nationals, teams united after awards to take pictures and even made a video especially to talk back to the person. You can find one of the videos of that here: message to xanga.com/qtwirl.

Honestly, though I find many of the anonymous posts people leave on this blog amusing, it does not show our small community in the best of light. Someone may stumble upon this website after discovering Short Flags at a competition and this is what they are going to read? Hateful messages, shit talking, etc.? Granted this is a highly competitive sport, and people are free to say whatever they want, I just feel like we need to remember a time where one person took it upon him/herself to HATE on us. And how we felt so strongly about this community to talk back.

I admit that my girls do keep to themselves at competition, but not "walking around like they own the place." They are just staying focused and getting in the zone. I don't think it should be taken as anything else but that. Blatant attacks on teams or their alumni should have no place here on this blog. It's funny that some of the So Cal comments refer to one of our alumni, Tiffany, and she wasn't even at the competition. Which goes to show that people who weren't even there are trying to cause drama. Because if they were there, they would know she wasn't.

In this new decade of Short Flags, maybe we should all collectively agree to show better sportsmanship. I know in this competitiveness, pride is very high... people should be able to say what they want. But do this among yourselves and your team. There is no reason we should be posting it on here.

But hey, whatever I think or say, people are still going to do it right? So let's not take offense to anything people post here. I just laugh at all the silly remarks. I mean, most of its anonymous anyway... for all we know, xanga.com/qtwirl is still among us right now.

Here's a lil photo I found that someone made on Facebook. You have to click on the image to see the whole poster.

Imagine a whole series of Short Flag Bring It On movies?! =)

so cal holiday classic @ anaheim convention center

2010-12-11T05:23:00.000-08:00

RESULTS:

ONE FLAG

1st - Oxnard

TWO FLAG

1st - Channel Islands

2nd - Hoover
(3rd - Oxnard)

Competition season is right around the corner and to kick it off this month we have the United Spirit Association's Southern California Holiday Classic. This competition will be this Saturday, December 11th in beautiful Anaheim, California at the Anaheim Convention Center, in the same arena where USA Nationals is held every year.

Anaheim Convention Center

800 West Katella Avenue
Anaheim, California 92802

[Directions]

Final Schedule:

ONE FLAG

4:30pm

Oxnard

TWO FLAG

5:40pm

Channel Islands

Oxnard

Hoover

PARKING FEES: $12.00 PER CAR Parking may be paid by cash or credit card (VISA/MC). There are no in-out parking privileges. Parking locations will be at the discretion of the Anaheim Convention Center.

ADMISSION: Spectator wristbands may be purchased for $10.00 (13 and older) and $4.00 (6-12 years of age). Children 5 years of age and under enter free. Cash only – checks and credit cards are not accepted at this competition. You must have a hand-stamp for re-entry should you leave the venue after your first ticketed entry.

The next major competition isn't until January of "next year" so go out and support your favorite teams!

UCSD Triton Twirl Flags Tryouts

2010-09-20T22:04:00.000-07:00

For those of you who are UCSD students (undergrad and graduate) and are interested in joining Triton Twirl, here is some more information about tryouts!

Twirl Clinics
10/4 RIMAC Activity Rm. 1 @ 7-830p
10/7 MAIN GYM Conf. Rm. @ 8-930p
10/9 MAIN GYM @ 11-1230p
10/11 RIMAC Activity Rm. 1 @ 7-830p
10/13 MAIN GYM @7-830p

Actual Tryout Date
10/14 MAIN GYM Conf. Rm. @ 8-930p

It is very important to come to the first twirl clinic because we do need you to fill out some forms as well as give you a flag for tryouts. We do have a limited amount of flags and they will be given out on a first come basis. If you are unable to make the first twirl clinic please let us know.

Please wear comfortable attire to tryouts =)

If you have any questions please feel free to email us back at ucsdflags@gmail.com. Hope to see you on Monday Oct. 4th!

We will also be at the UCSD Student Org. Fair on Library Walk on Oct. 7th answering questions!

Hey everyone! If you are or will be a current student (undergraduate or graduate) and are interested in twirling in college, the Triton Twirl Flag squad will be holding tryouts for the 2010-2011 school year! No experience necessary! It's a great way to be involved with campus life and show school spirit!

Tryouts will be held in October, dates/times/location are to be determined soon. If you have any questions please feel free to email the team at ucsdflags@gmail.com or leave us a comment on Facebook at Twirl it Baby, Twirl it!

We will also be passing out flyers and answering questions at Triton Jam at RIMAC on Sept. 20th between 11a-12p, so come and check us out! =)

usa nationals @ anaheim convention center

2010-03-26T12:48:00.000-07:00

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS HERE!

FINALS RESULTS:

2 Flags
1st - Channel Islands
2nd - Morse
3rd - Carson
4th - Long Beach Poly
5th - Bishop Montgomery
6th - Narbonne

1 Flag
1st - Morse
2nd - Channel Islands
3rd - Bishop Montgomery
4th - Carson

Here is the FINAL line-up for USA Nationals 2010, with Preliminaries held on Friday, March 26th and Finals held on Sunday, March 29th, held at the Anaheim Convention Center in the Arena. Good luck to all the teams as this year will be an exciting one!

Anaheim Convention Center
800 West Katella Avenue
Anaheim, California 92802
(Directions)

preliminaries:

one flag

12:48pm Narbonne

Bishop Montgomery

Morse

Long Beach Poly

Hoover

Adolfo Camarillo

Carson

Channel Islands

two flag

2:08 Narbonne

Bell

Bishop Montgomery

Morse

Long Beach Poly

Hoover

Arcadia

Adolfo Camarillo

Carson

Temple City

Channel Islands

Glendora

announcement of finalists

3:45 1-Flag (4 Finalists)

2-Flag (6 Finalists)

finals:

one flag

8:45am Finalist #1

Finalist #2

Finalist #3

Finalist #4

two flag

10:20 Finalist #1

Finalist #2

Finalist #3

Finalist #4

Finalist #5

Finalist #6

final awards

11:05 Announcement of Awards for Song/Pom, Pep Flag and Mascot

miss dance drill team usa @ uc irvine bren events center

2010-03-20T13:56:00.000-07:00

One Flag
1st: Channel Islands
2nd: Bishop Montgomery
3rd: Long Beach Poly

Two Flag
1st: Channel Islands
2nd: Narbonne
3rd: Long Beach Poly

International
1st: Channel Islands
2nd: Kyoei Gakuen (Japan)
3rd: Bishop Montgomery

Overall High Point in Short Flags Divisions

Channel Islands (2-Flag Routine)
Exhibition Video

Here are the results from Miss Dance Drill USA competition held on Saturday, March 20th at the Bren Events Center at the University of California, Irvine.

West Coast Pep Flag Championship

2010-03-13T18:02:00.000-08:00

Sharp will be holding a West Coast Pep Flag Championship on March 13 at Carson High school. This is the first of it's kind so let's try and make it a huge success.

Click here to register.

PEP FLAG CHAMPIONSHIP @ CARSON HS

2010-03-13T14:33:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone here's the line up for Sharp International @ Carson High School on March 13th.

PEP FLAG SOLOS - Multi Purpose Room
12:55p
Steffany - San Pedro
Jenelle- Carson
Marlene- Carson
Lezzie- Carson

PEP FLAG 1 FLAG- large gym
7:45p
San Pedro (JV)
Carson
Hoover
Narbonne
San Pedro (Varsity)
Bishop Montgomery

PEP FLAG 2 FLAG- large gym
8:45p
San Pedro (JV)
Carson
Hoover
Narbonne
Carnegie MS
Glendora
Arcadia
San Pedro (Varsity)
Bishop Montgomery

Good Luck to all teams competing!

Carson High School
22328 South Main Street
Carson, CA 91801

Click here for full competition schedule.

street dance usa @ soka university

2010-02-20T16:20:00.000-08:00

Miss Dance Drill Team USA is NOW including a SHORT FLAG division at their annual Street Dance USA competition! It's not too late to add this to your list of great competitions to attend this competition season, as the venue is great and the MDDTUSA staff are amazing!

Street Dance USA will be held on Saturday, February 20, 2010, and is hosted by Miss Dance Drill Team USA, who has been bringing us the Annual Miss Dance Drill Team USA Pageant for 43 years. The competition is located at the beautiful Soka University in Aliso Viejo, CA. SIGN UP NOW!!! Good luck to all of the teams who sign up for this competition!

[Registration Form Here!]

-When filling out form, just cross out Open and/or Dance Team under the Dance/Drill Division on the Team Entry Application form, and write in Short Flags (1-Flag) and/or Short Flags (2-Flag).

Soka University

1 University Drive

Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
[Directions]

Sharp International @ El Monte High

2010-02-13T22:18:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone!

Here is the tentative schedule for the competition at El Monte High School on February 13, 2010!

1 Flag
4:50p
- Bishop Montgomery

2 Flag
7:05p
- San Pedro
- Bishop Montgomery

Awards
8:00p

Good luck to all teams performing!

Sharp International @ Knotts Berry Farm

2010-01-30T23:12:00.000-08:00

Here's the tentative schedule for the competition at Knott's on January 30, 2010!

Good luck to all teams performing!

winter celebration @ west covina hs

2010-01-30T04:20:00.000-08:00

RESULTS:

1-Flag
1st: Bishop Montgomery
2nd: Channel Islands

2-Flag
1st: Carson
2nd: Channel Islands

Pep Flag Solo
1st: Bishop Montgomery

Winter Celebration competition, held on Saturday, January 30, 2010, hosted by West Covina High School Dance/Drill. Good luck to all of the teams competing!

West Covina High School
1609 East Cameron Avenue
West Covina, CA 91791
(Directions)

usa regionals @ orange lutheran hs

2010-01-24T02:48:00.000-08:00

RESULTS:

1-Flag
1st: Bishop Montgomery
2nd: Long Beach Poly
3rd: Hoover

2-Flag
1st: Carson
2nd: Bishop Montgomery
3rd: Long Beach Poly
4th: Hoover

Day 2 of USA's Regional weekend for Pep Flags on Sunday, January 24, 2010.

Orange Lutheran High School
2222 North Santiago Boulevard
Orange, CA 92867
(Directions)

Registration Form Here!

usa regionals @ agoura hs

2010-01-23T02:45:00.000-08:00

RESULTS:

1-Flag
1st: Channel Islands
2nd: Bishop Montgomery
3rd: Narbonne
4th: Carson

2-Flag
1st: Channel Islands
2nd: Carson
3rd: Bishop Montgomery
4th: Narbonne

USA Regional competition on Saturday, January 23, 2010.

Agoura High School
28545 West Driver Avenue
Agoura Hills, CA 91301
(Directions)

Registration Form Here!

usa winter classic @ sdsu

2010-01-17T06:45:00.000-08:00

USA Regional competition on Sunday, January 17, 2010.

San Diego State University
Cox Arena
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, California 92182
(Map)

Registration form here!

Here is the tentative schedule:

One Flag
2:30p
- Morse

Two Flag
2:45p
- Morse

Sharp International @ Duarte hs

2010-01-09T20:24:00.000-08:00

Here is the tentative schedule for the competition at Duarte High School on January 9th, 2010!

Duarte High School
1565 Central Avenue
Duarte, California 91010
(Directions)

Good luck to all teams competing!

1:30p
- Temple City
- Bell

usa holiday classic @ anaheim convention center

2009-12-05T06:30:00.000-08:00

Results:

Two Flag
1st: Glendora
2nd: Hoover

Sharp International @ Baldwin Park HS

2009-10-24T11:20:00.000-07:00

It's almost that time of the year again!

Here's the tentative schedule for the competition at Baldwin Park High School!

3900 Puente Ave.
Baldwin Park, CA 91706
directions

UCSD Triton Twirl Flag Tryouts

2009-10-05T21:52:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! If you are currently a UCSD (undergraduate or graduate) student and are interested in twirling in college, come tryout for the UCSD Triton Twirl Flag squad! No experience necessary!

It's a great way to get involved and show school spirit!

Monday Oct. 12th
RIMAC Arena Activity Room 1
7pm

You will be learning a one flag routine consisting of a couple of 8 counts, flags will be provided.

Actual day of tryouts will be on

Thursday Oct. 15th
Main Gym Conference Rm. (Behind the Natorium, Muir College)
8pm

If you are unable to attend any of these dates or have any questions contact the team at ucsdflag@gmail.com or check them out on facebook under twirl it baby, twirl it!

SHARP CAMP COMPETITION RESULTS

2009-08-09T23:47:00.000-07:00

Here are the results from Sharp Camp Competition held on Sunday. Good job to all the teams who competed, it's going to be another great season!

solos
1st - Narbonne (Roxy)
2nd- Bishop Montgomery (Tina)

duet
1st- Narbonne

one flag
1st- Bishop Montgomery

JV two flag
1st- Hoover

Varsity two flag
1st- Bishop Montgomery
2nd- Carson
3rd - Narbonne
4th- Hoover

FREE One Day Spring Clinic @ Schurr HS

2009-06-06T09:00:00.000-07:00

THANK YOU TO ALL TEAMS THAT ATTENDED THIS ONE DAY CLINIC. The United Spirit Association thanks you and hopes that you consider the USA when planning events for your teams to attend. Look to USA when deciding on camps, regional competitions and national competitions. 2009... Unified with Pride!

The United Spirit Association is currently offering a FREE One-Day Spring Clinic to all pep flag teams based in Southern California. All pep flag teams from all levels are invited to attend this special event. It will be held on Saturday, June 6, 2009 at Schurr High School in Montebello, CA.

This is the perfect opportunity to help prepare your teams for the upcoming season with all new material, tricks and twirls!

If your Pep Flag team has not experienced a USA camp, this may the opportunity for you and your team to get a taste of what USA is all about. And... it's FREE!!!!

This clinic is also open to teams of other programs (cheer, song, mascot, dance), however, if they are interested in attending, they will need to pay the $20 fee per participant.

Please click on the links listed below for more information regarding this free One-Day Clinic. If you are interested in attending, please fill out the registration form and submit it to the USA office as soon as possible.

If you have any questions regarding one day clinics or getting your team(s) registered for camp, you are more than welcome to send an email to sonia@usacamps.com, or by phone at (800) 886-4872 ext. 2011.

Don't miss out on this special event! Enroll your Pep Flag team today!!

-Schurr Spring Clinic Flyer and Registration Form (click here)

-2009 Spring Clinic Information Form (click here)

miss dance drill team usa @ uc irvine bren events center

2009-04-04T10:30:00.000-07:00

Results:

One Flag
1st: Channel Islands
2nd: Carson
3rd: Narbonne

Two Flag
1st: Channel Islands
2nd: Narbonne
3rd: Carson

Here is the tentative line-up for Miss Dance Drill Team USA's Pageant, held on Saturday, April 4th, 2009 and held at UC Irvine's Bren Events Center.

University of California, Irvine
Bren Events Center
100 Bren Events Ctr
Irvine, CA 92612
(Directions)

One Flag
10:30am	Adolfo Camarillo
	Channel Islands
	Narbonne
	Bishop Montgomery
	Carson
Two Flag
12:00pm	Carson
	Narbonne
	Channel Islands
	Bishop Montgomery
	Adolfo Camarillo
Pageant Finals
4:00pm - 8:00pm

usa nationals @ anaheim convention center

2009-03-29T12:00:00.000-07:00

Results from Finals:

Video Highlights Here!

One Flag
1st: Channel Islands
2nd: Carson
3rd: Bishop Montgomery
(4th: San Pedro)

Two Flag
1st: Channel Islands
2nd: Bishop Montgomery
3rd: Carson
4th: Long Beach Poly
5th: Glendora

Here is the tentative line-up for USA Nationals 2009, held March 27th (Friday) and 29th (Sunday), and hosted by the Anaheim Convention Center.

Anaheim Convention Center
800 West Katella Avenue
Anaheim, California 92802
(Directions)

One Flag (Arena)
11:00am	Bell
	Carson
	San Pedro
	Hoover
	Bishop Montgomery
	Glendora
	Channel Islands
Two Flag (Arena)
1:30pm	Long Beach Poly
	Carson
	San Pedro
	Hoover
	Monte Vista
	Bishop Montgomery
	Bell
	Temple City
	Glendora
	Channel Islands
Announcement of final awards & finalists
2:50pm

sharp international @ moreno valley hs

2009-03-28T13:30:00.000-07:00

Here is the tentative line-up for Sharp International's competition, held on Saturday, March 28th, 2009 and hosted by Moreno Valley High School.

Moreno Valley High School
23300 Cottonwood Avenue
Moreno Valley, California 92553
(Directions)

Registration Form Here!

Pep Flags (Large Gym)
1:30pm	Providence
	Morse
Awards
2:15pm

sharp international: state championships @ knott's berry farm results

2009-03-21T09:34:00.000-07:00

Pep Flags (JR & JV)
5:15 p.m.
Cresenta Valley
Mary Immaculate

Pep Flags (Varsity)
5:35 p.m.
Cresenta Valley
Hoover (One Flag)
Camarillo (One Flag)
Hoover (Two Flag)
Camarillo (Two Flag)

Awards
7:15 p.m.

Here is preliminary information for Sharp International's State Championship Competition on Saturday March 21 & 22, 2009, hosted by Knott's Berry Farm.

Knott's Berry Farm
Charles M. Schulz Theater
8039 Beach Boulevard
Buena Park, California 90620
(Directions)

Registration Form Here!

sharp international @ whittier hs

2009-03-14T19:40:00.000-07:00

Here is the tentative line-up for Sharp International's competition, held on Saturday, March 14, 2009 and hosted by Whittier High School.

One Flag
7:30 p.m.
Hoover

Two Flag
Long Beach Poly
Hoover

Awards
8:30 p.m.

Whittier High School
12417 Philadelphia Street
Whittier, California 90601
(Directions)

Registration Form Here!

sharp international @ arcadia hs

2009-03-07T17:30:00.000-08:00

Here is the tentative line-up for the Sharp International competition held on Saturday, March 7, 2009 and hosted by Arcadia High School.

Pep Flags
6:15 p.m.
Cresenta Valley (JV)
Temple City
Glendora
Cresenta Valley (Varsity)

Awards
9:45 p.m.

Arcadia High School
Large Gym
180 Campus Drive
Arcadia, California 91007
(Directions)

Registration Form Here!

spirit day championships @ west torrance hs results

2009-03-07T08:56:00.000-08:00

Results:

One Flag
1st: Carson
2nd: Channel Islands
3rd: Bishop Montgomery
4th: Narbonne

Two Flag
1st: Channel Islands
2nd: Carson
3rd: Bishop Montgomery
4th: Long Beach Poly
5th: San Pedro JV

Overall Champions
Channel Islands

Here is the tentative line-up for the Spirit Day Championship competition on Saturday March 7, 2009, hosted by West Torrance High School.

West Torrance High School
20401 Victor Street
Torrance, California 90503
(Directions)
Admission: $7 (Adults)

Registration Form Here!
Deadline to Register is February 20, 2009!

One Flag
10:10am	Channel Islands
	San Pedro (Varsity)
	Narbonne
	Carson
	Bishop Montgomery
Two Flag
10:50am	San Pedro (JV)
	~~San Pedro (Varsity)~~
	Long Beach Poly
	Narbonne
	Carson
	Channel Islands
	Bishop Montgomery
Awards
tbd

sharp international: seaworld showcase of champions @ seaworld san diego

2009-02-28T12:03:00.000-08:00

Here is the tentative line-up for Sharp International's Sea World Showcase of Champions, held on Saturday, February 28, 2009 and hosted by Sea World San Diego. Good luck!

Pep Flags (JV)

12:00 p.m.

Cresenta Valley

Pep Flags (Varsity)
12:15 p.m.
Cresenta Valley

Awards
2:00 p.m.

Sea World
Nautilis Pavillion
500 Sea World Drive
San Diego, California 92109
(Directions)

Registration Form Here!

sharp international: regional championships @ riverside college results

2009-02-21T17:30:00.000-08:00

Results:

One Flag
1st: Bishop Montgomery
2nd: San Pedro
3rd: Glendora

Two Flag
1st: Bishop Montgomery
2nd: San Pedro (Varsity)
3rd: San Pedro (JV)
4th: Glendora

Here is the tentative line-up for Sharp International's Regional Championship competition, held on Saturday, February 21, 2009, hosted by Riverside Community College. Good luck to all!

Riverside Community College
4900 Magnolia Avenue
Riverside, California 92506
(Directions)

Registration Form Here!

One Flag
5:30pm	San Pedro
	Glendora
	Bishop Montgomery
One Flag
6:00pm	San Pedro (JV)
	Glendora
	San Pedro (Varsity)
	Bishop Montgomery
Awards
7:45pm

centurion invitational @ saugus hs

2009-02-21T09:10:00.000-08:00

Here is preliminary information for the Centurion Invitational competition on Saturday, February 21, 2009, hosted by Saugus High School.

Saugus High School
27900 Centurion Way
Santa Clarita, California 91350
(Directions)

Registration Form Here!

sharp international @ la mirada hs

2009-02-14T21:10:00.000-08:00

Here is the tentative line-up for Sharp International's competition, held on Saturday, February 14, 2009 and hosted by La Mirada High School. Good luck and Happy Valentine's day!

One Flag
7:00 p.m. (Large Gym)
Carson
Bishop Montgomery

Two Flag
7:00 p.m.
Carson
Camarillo
Bishop Montgomery

Awards
8:30 p.m.

La Mirada High School
13520 Adelfa Drive
La Mirada, California 90638
(Directions)

Registration Form Here!

sharp international @ hemet hs

2009-02-07T19:00:00.000-08:00

Here is the line-up for Sharp International's competition, held on Saturday, February 7, 2009 and hosted by Hemet High School. Good luck!

Pep Flags
8:20 p.m. (Large Gym)
Carson
Acacia

Awards
9:45 p.m.

Hemet High School
41701 Stetson Avenue
Hemet, California 92544
(Directions)

Registration Form Here!

winter celebration @ west covina hs results

2009-01-31T13:00:00.000-08:00

One Flag
1st: Channel Islands
2nd: Carson
3rd: Bishop Montgomery
4th: Narbonne

Two Flag
1st: Carson
2nd: Bishop Montgomery
3rd: Channel Islands
4th: Narbonne
5th: San Pedro (JV)

Here is the tentative line-up for the Winter Celebration competition, held on Saturday, January 31, 2009, hosted by West Covina High School Dance/Drill. Good luck to all of the teams competing!

West Covina High School
1609 East Cameron Avenue
West Covina, CA 91791
(Directions)

One Flag
7:50am	San Pedro (Varsity)
	Carson
	Channel Islands
	Narbonne
	Bishop Montgomery
Two Flag
8:40am	San Pedro (Varsity)
	San Pedro (JV)
	Carson
	Channel Islands
	Narbonne
	Bishop Montgomery
Awards
12:20pm

sharp international @ knotts berry farm

2009-01-31T12:10:00.000-08:00

Here is the line-up for Sharp International's competition, held on Saturday, January 31, 2009 and hosted by Knott's Berry Farm. Good luck to all the teams competing this weekend!

Knott's Berry Farm
Charles M. Schulz Theater
8039 Beach Boulevard
Buena Park, California 90620
(Directions)

Registration Form Here!

Pep Flags
12:10pm	Temple City
	Glendora
Awards
2:10pm

usa regionals @ orange lutheran hs results

2009-01-25T10:34:00.000-08:00

Photos, courtesy of Rafael III:

One Flag
1st: Bishop Montgomery
2nd: Carson
3rd: San Pedro
4th: Bell

Two Flag
1st: Carson
2nd: Bishop Montgomery
3rd: Glendora
4th: Long Beach Poly
5th: San Pedro
6th: Temple City

Here is the tentative line-up for USA's REGIONAL competition, held on Sunday, January 25, 2009.

Orange Lutheran High School
2222 North Santiago Boulevard
Orange, CA 92867
(Directions)

Registration Form Here!

One Flag
1:00pm	Carson
	Bell
	Bishop Montgomery
	San Pedro
Two Flag
1:30pm	Glendora
	Carson
	Bell
	Bishop Montgomery
	San Pedro
	Long Beach Poly
Awards
2:45pm

usa regionals @ agoura hs results

2009-01-24T10:16:00.000-08:00

One Flag
1st: Morse
2nd: Carson
3rd: Channel Islands
4th: Bishop Montgomery
5th: Narbonne

Two Flag
1st: Carson
2nd: Bishop Montgomery
3rd: Morse
4th: Channel Islands
5th: Hoover
6th: Narbonne

Here is the tentative line-up for USA's REGIONAL competition, held on Saturday, January 24, 2009.

Agoura High School
28545 West Driver Avenue
Agoura Hills, CA 91301
(Directions)

Registration Form Here!

One Flag
12:30pm	Channel Islands
	Carson
	Morse
	Narbonne
	Bishop Montgomery
Two Flag
1:00pm	Hoover
	Channel Islands
	Camarillo
	Bell
	Carson
	Morse
	Narbonne
	Bishop Montgomery
	Temple City
Awards
2:00pm

sharp @ schurr hs results

2009-01-10T06:12:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to all the teams who competed. Here are the results for today's Sharp competition:

There was also an interesting thing to look at this competition: New flags.. Try and guess which school belongs to who ;)

One Flag
1st: Bishop Montgomery
2nd: Bell

JV Two Flag
1st: San Pedro

Varsity Two Flag
1st: San Pedro
2nd: Bishop Montgomery
3rd: Temple City

Here is the tentative line-up for Sharp International's competition, held on Saturday, January 10, 2009 and hosted by Schurr High School. Good luck to all the teams competing this weekend!

Schurr High School
820 North Wilcox Avenue
Montebello, California 90640
(Directions)

Pep Flags
6:35pm	Bell
	San Pedro #1
	Temple City
	San Pedro #2
	Bishop Montgomery
Awards
8:00pm

usa regionals @ anaheim convention center results

2008-12-13T16:07:00.000-08:00

One Flag
1st: Channel Islands
2nd: Glendora

Two Flag
1st: Channel Islands

Here is the tentative line-up for USA's Southern California Holiday Classic REGIONALS competition, held on Saturday, December 13, 2008. Good luck to all the teams competing!

Anaheim Convention Center
800 West Katella Avenue
Anaheim, CA 92802 (Directions)

Registration Form Here!

One Flag
5:15pm	Channel Islands
	Hoover
	Glendora
Two Flag
6:45pm	Channel Islands
	Glendora
Awards
7:00pm

sharp @ gladstone hs results

2008-11-08T08:00:00.000-08:00

Results:
1st: San Pedro HS

November 8, 2008

Gladstone High School
1340 North Enid Avenue
Covina, California 91722 (Directions)

Here's preliminary information for the Sharp International competition this Saturday, November 8, 2008, hosted by Gladstone High School. Line-up will be updated as much as possible:

Pep Flags
3:15	~~COA #1~~
	San Pedro HS (JV)
	~~COA #2~~
	San Pedro HS (Varsity)
Awards
5:00

Sharp Camp 2008 Results

2008-08-10T20:34:00.000-07:00

There were some problems concerning the line-up--they didn't have it official until the day OF the competition, and even then Narbonne wasn't on the line-up they handed out at the door.

Solos
1st: Kevin - Morse
2nd: Angela - Carson
3rd: Jordi - Bishop Montgomery

4th: Andrea - Bishop Montgomery
5th: Janelle - Carson
Runner Up: Eileen - Carson

Two Flag
1st: Morse
2nd: Carson
3rd: Bishop Montgomery
4th: Narbonne

One Flag
1st: Bishop Montgomery

It was actually a nice set up this year at camp, complete with bleacher seating which is a new addition to the competition. Only 4 schools came out to compete.

Summer Camp

2008-07-15T23:52:00.000-07:00

It's almost August and that means that we'll soon be catching our first glimpses of the 2008-2009 teams! Camp is a great way to socialize with other teams as well as an opportunity to bond with the newbies/rookies/etc and give them a taste of competition season.

All my memories of camp have truly been memorial ones (if you haven't seen my yt videos) featuring only a few of my cherished camp experiences...

Sharp's Camp is coming up in Pomona, and I'm curious to see who is attending / performing.

If you didn't know already, I taught a few classes last year and I might and I believe we have some new instructors for this up and coming camp (I don't know if I'll be teaching also at this point..we'll see!)

But if you're interested in coming to sharp camp make sure to register on the official sharp website (beware the BEP intro on the welcome page).

There's also the USA camps available that same weekend at UCLA! (If anyone has more details let me know and I'll be sure to update)

Hope to see you all very soon!

Chatterbox & updates.

2008-07-11T22:51:00.001-07:00

The Chatterbox is NOW caput.

I thought they would've pulled the plug back on July 2nd, but I guess it took them a while to actually take effect on our humble little chatterbox.

I have decided to not renew the chatterbox due to the immense opinionated outbursts that have caused--for lack of a better term--drama to teams of the 2007-2008 season.

We'll see how the summer progresses. I still want to do big things with the site...involving new layouts more content and videos made by yours truly.

"Pep Flags is a sport"

2008-06-06T22:00:00.000-07:00

I found this post on this wordpress blog

This post is for a certain “kirbycurse” (see Blog Review: videotapegames). PEP FLAGS, DRILL TEAM, DANCE, ETC ETC ARE SPORTS.

Okay. You’re argument was that you don’t earn your scores, someone gives them to you. The only thing is: you earn those scores! Judges for dance competitions etc. wouldn’t score you super high if you sucked, and vice versa. Honestly, although not directly earning a ’score’, for example, shooting a soccer ball into the goal, you are indirectly earning your points through the judges professional discretion. If that argument stands, skiing is no longer a sport, nor is diving, gymnastics, figure skating… The list goes on and on.

Kirbycurse, provide a counterargument, or I assume victory! Others, agree with me or kirbycurse?

P.S. - A certain bandgeek, sorry to steal your idea. I’m not trying to do so, but your thinking galvanized this argument to mind, and it was never quite settled. Sorry… you can still say why you think marching band is a sport, etc. This is merely for argumentative purposes, not speculative. Sorry again.

I guess it just calls for a debate on..

..whether Pep flags can be seriously designated as a sport with the whole scoring by judges. What do you think?

Forum Poll

2008-06-03T16:14:00.000-07:00

I was just wondering if the pep flag community would be interested in having a forum based website rather than this public style of a blog.

I admit there are some things that should remain exclusive to some of the people who check up this website. So a forum seems the most fitting a place to host our little community :)

I am planning on paying for its own domain name (___.com) and web hosting online. It would be more YOU oriented and there would be private posts for the special users. With a lot more organization and information.

What I would like to request from the community, is to answer the poll I have whether to start it up or not, I don't mind paying for it as long as the community is open to contributing to a website that has potential to educate and inform the rest of the community. :D

If enough people say yes, that would mean that there would be lots of moving to a new address with new content, etc. Let me know I really want to make more changes!

Youtube Posts

2008-06-01T16:01:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!

I apologize for the extreme lack of updates towards the end of the 2007-2008 Season, but I can assure you that I'll be catching up soon enough.

I would like to extend a request to the short flags community to help me with the next step. I wanted to sort out all the youtube videos by competition. If you could kindly comment the competition posts with the proper links to each school at that competition it would help a GREAT deal.

I was also planning to upgrade this website into a forum so it would have more organization and freedom. More info at a later date. Have a great summer and congratulations to all the new teams of the 2008-2009 season!

sharp @ knott's berry farm results

2008-05-03T10:11:00.000-07:00

Two Flag (Varsity)
1st: San Pedro
2nd: Bell

Two Flag (JV)
1st: San Pedro

One Flag (Varsity)
1st: San Pedro

Solo
1st: Shirley (San Pedro)

Duet
1st: Ruben & Vanessa (San Pedro)

Here is the line-up for the Sharp International State Championship Competition on Saturday May 3, 2008, hosted by Knott's Berry Farm.

Knott's Berry Farm
8039 Beach Boulevard
Buena Park, CA 90620 (Directions)

Solo
1:35pm	Shirley (San Pedro)

Trio
2:35pm	San Pedro
6:15pm	Awards

Pep Flags
7:45pm	San Pedro Varsity (1 flag)
	San Pedro JV (2 flag)
	Bell
	San Pedro Varsity (2 flag)
11:00pm	Awards

Miss Dance Drill Team @ UCI Bren Events Center results

2008-03-29T17:44:00.000-07:00

Two Flag
1st: Narbonne
2nd: Channel Islands
3rd: Bishop Montgomery

One Flag
1st: Channel Islands
2nd: Narbonne
3rd: Bishop Montgomery
4th: San Pedro

International
1st: Kyoei Gakuen (Japan)
2nd: Narbonne

Here is the pending line-up for Miss Dance Drill Team USA this weekend, Saturday March 29th. GOOD LUCK to all the teams! :)

100 Bren Events Ctr
Irvine, CA 92697 (Directions)

Admission: $8.50 for competition + $16.50 for awards/pageant
Parking: $8

One Flag
12:00pm	Oxnard
	Channel Islands
	San Pedro
	Narbonne
	Carson
	Bishop Montgomery
Two Flag
1:00pm	Bell
	Oxnard
	Kyoei Gakuen (Japan)
	Channel Islands
	San Pedro
	Narbonne
	Carson
	Bishop Montgomery
Pageant & Awards
6:30pm

Info contributed by Rafael III

USA Nationals @ Anaheim Convention Center results

2008-03-07T10:03:00.003-08:00

RESULTS for Sunday FINALS

Two Flag
1st: Long Beach Poly
2nd: Bishop Montgomery
3rd: Carson
4th: Channel Islands
5th: Morse
(6th: Hoover)

One Flag
1st: Long Beach Poly
2nd: Channel Islands
3rd: Bishop Montgomery
4th: Narbonne
(5th: Carson)

More video snippets here

Here is the final line-up for USA Nationals 2008 held March 7th (Friday) and 9th (Sunday). GOOD LUCK to all the teams! :)

Anaheim Convention Center
800 West Katella Avenue
Anaheim, CA 92802 (Directions)
$18 one-day admission for adults, $5 for children ages 5-11.

Two Flag (preliminaries in Arena)
1:15pm	Oxnard
	Morse
	Bell
	Carson
	Narbonne
	San Pedro
	Hoover
	Long Beach Poly
	Glendora
	Channel Islands
	Bishop Montgomery
	Temple City
2:50pm	Awards and announcement of finalists


One Flag (in Hall A)
6:16pm	Oxnard
	Carson
	Narbonne
	San Pedro
	Hoover
	Long Beach Poly
	San Gabriel
	Channel Islands
	Bishop Montgomery
8:50pm	Awards and announcement of finalists

Spirit Day Championships @ West Torrance Results

2008-03-01T10:14:00.000-08:00

One Flag
Champion: 94.2 Bishop Montgomery
1st: 93.3 Channel Islands
2nd: 89.3 Carson
3rd: 89.2 Narbonne
4th: 88.3 Long Beach Poly
5th: 85.3 Oxnard

Two Flag
Champion: 94.0 Channel Islands
1st: 90.5 Bishop Montgomery
2nd: 88.8 Narbonne
3rd: 87.5 Carson
4th: 85.9 Oxnard

Here is the line-up for the Spirit Day Championship competition on Saturday March 1, 2008, hosted by West Torrance High School. A big GOOD LUCK to all teams participating! :)

West Torrance High School
20401 Victor Street
Torrance, CA 90503 (Directions)

One Flag
12:30pm	Channel Islands
	Carson
	Oxnard
	Narbonne
	San Pedro (Varsity)
	Long Beach Poly
	Bishop Montgomery
	San Pedro (JV)
Two Flag
1:50pm	Channel Islands
	Bishop Montgomery
	Narbonne
	Carson
	Long Beach Poly
	Oxnard
	San Pedro (Varsity)

sharp @ arcadia results

2008-03-01T09:16:00.000-08:00

JV One Flag
1st: Hoover

Varsity One Flag
1st: Hoover
2nd: San Gabriel

Two Flag
1st: Glendora
2nd: Hoover
3rd: Temple City

Here is the line-up for the Sharp International Competition on Saturday March 1, 2008, hosted by Arcadia High School.

Arcadia High School
180 Campus Drive
Arcadia, CA 91007 (Directions)

JV Pep Flags
7:55pm	Hoover (1 flag)
Varsity Pep Flags
8:05pm	Hoover (1 flag)
	San Gabriel (1 flag)
	Glendora
	Hoover
	Temple City

Auditions for Sharp International

2008-02-28T18:42:00.000-08:00

Forwarded by Monique Sharp
Open Staff Auditions

Saturday, March 1, 2008 at Arcadia HS
180 Campus Dr. Arcadia Ca. 91007
(Small Gym; 2:00 pm SHARP)

Please email us back if you or anyone you know
Might be interested in auditioning for our Staff

Page 1

SHARP

Open Staff Auditions

P.O. Box 581

Temple City, Ca. 91780

Ph:(626) 279-9267 Fax: (626) 548-5743

www.sharpinternational.biz

Staff Application

If you are interested in joining our incredible staff experience, please fill out the form below with current information on yourself and fax or email us your application. We are looking for bright, energetic people with training in their field of expertise.

By filling out this form you will be asked to bring your current resume,photo & bio to the audition with you.

You must be 18 years or older to audition for Sharp Staff. Proper dance or cheer attire required. We ask that you wear all black and prepare a 1-2 minute routine of your choice. We are especially looking for performers that can tumble, get the crowd involved and must have at least 3+ years experience. We will ask that you teach a routine that consists of 3 counts of 8 to our staff and others auditioning at the time of your audition. All applicants will receive an email of acceptance at least 2 weeks following the audition.

Saturday, March 1, 2008 at Arcadia HS

180 Campus Dr. Arcadia Ca. 91007

(Small Gym; 2:00 pm SHARP)

Please print clearly

Personal Information *Required fields

*Full Name:

*Age:

*Address:

*City:

*State/Zip Code:

*Birthdate:

Home Phone/Cell Phone:

*Email Address:

Expertise

Please indicate all of the fields that you specialize in and the number of years experience

Cheer:

Dance:

Hip Hop:

Military/Drill:

Pep Flag:

Baton:

Tall Flag/Colorguard:

Breakdancer/Step:

Pom:

If you are unable to make this audition, we will have another audition on Saturday March 8, 2008 at Santa Ana HS Small Gym… times TBA. Please email us for more information.

Please direct all questions to Monique at Sharp@sharpinternational.biz

Centurion Invitational @ Saugus hs recap

2008-02-23T17:51:00.000-08:00

One Flag
1st: Bishop Montgomery
2nd: Channel Islands
3rd: Hoover
4th: Oxnard

Two Flag
1st: Channel Islands
2nd: Bishop Montgomery
3rd: Hoover
4th: Oxnard

Just a friendly reminder for all the photographers out there, PLEASE email your images to this address:
glass58words@photos.flickr.com

email your images to this address:
glass58words@photos.flickr.com

Here is the updated line-up for the Centurion Invitational competition on Saturday (February 23rd), hosted by Saugus High School.

27900 Centurion Way
Santa Clarita, CA 91350 (Directions)
$5 Admission (subject to change)

One Flag
12:22pm	Bishop Montgomery
12:30pm	Channel Islands
12:38pm	Hoover
12:46pm	Oxnard
Two Flag
1:30pm	Hoover
1:38pm	Bishop Montgomery
1:46pm	Channel Islands
1:54pm	Oxnard

Awards scheduled at 2:55pm

2008 Pep Flag Yearbook ! ! !

2008-02-12T00:45:00.000-08:00

Interested in helping make a yearbook of all the teams of the 2008 Pep Flag Season?

Please take a group pictures of your squad in a formal, cute/funny, and solos of your team
and send them the short_flags flickr account.

Send all photos to:
glass58words@photos.flickr.com

There is no deadline but it would be great if you sent them in before Nationals.

Let make the first Pep Flags Yearbook!!!

La Mirada Recap

2008-02-09T20:19:00.000-08:00

One Flag
1st: Bishop Montgomery
2nd: Carson
3rd: Narbonne

Two Flag
1st: Bishop Montgomery
2nd: Narbonne
3rd: San Pedro Varsity

AND for all the photographers out there, PLEASE email your images to this address

glass58words@photos.flickr.com

And I can organize them for you within the recap and we can all have just one post about the single competition!

(any additional posts about a certain competition will be deleted!!)

EDIT: posted is a preview of Carson's new One Flag and San Pedro's Junior Varsity

I have posted the FINAL competition line-up for this Saturday (February 9th) at La Mirada High School hosted by Sharp International. This competition will be a late one: One flag is scheduled for 8:20pm and two flag 8:50. SO if you can make it, you can still plan your day, and still come out to support these teams!

13520 Adelfa Dr La Mirada, CA 90638 (Directions)
$10 Admission (subject to change)

Solos (awards at 6:15 in Gym)
12:15pm	Eileen from Carson
	Angela from Carson
One Flag
8:20pm	Narbonne
	Bishop Montgomery
	Carson
Two Flag
9:00pm	San Pedro JV
	Narbonne
	Bishop Montgomery
	San Pedro Varsity
	Carson

Awards scheduled at 9:45pm

UCSD Triton Twirl Flags TRYOUTS!

2008-02-08T16:51:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone!

Just wanted to let you know that the UCSD Triton Twirl Flag squad is hosting tryouts for the current and coming year! If you would like to be apart of the squad here is your opportunity to shine... don't be shy!

NO TWIRL FLAG EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!

The Triton Twirl Flag squad is an awesome way to give back to the school! Plus we all love it and do it for the love of the sport! Who knows maybe you will make history and be apart of the first UCSD collegiate competition flag team!

TRYOUT SCHEDULE

Mon Feb 25th... 7pm-9pm RIMAC Activity Rm. A
*Basic info about the squad- info about performances, cost, tryout process, etc.
* Q&A
* Twirl Clinic - learning basic twirls and the tryout routine

Tues Feb 26th time TBA In front of RIMAC
* Twirl clinic - Q&A about the routine and more practice!

Thurs Feb 28th 8pm-? MAIN GYM Conference room (behind natatorium, MUIR COLLEGE)
* Last minute Q&A and practice
* Performance and Judging

As far as i know the routine will be a one flag routine consisting of a few 8 counts!

As for the moment we are not sure about non-ucsd students being able to tryout, but we are certainly working to find the answer!

If you have any questions feel free to message me on my youtube account... just look for me DNORMUS! Hope to see you there!

Wanted: Collegiate pep flag coordinator

2008-02-08T00:52:00.000-08:00

Let's face it, a majority of us have already graduated from high school and the pep flag competition it contains.

Let's change that.

We're looking for ANY individuals with pep flag experience to participate in an All Star / Collegiate Pep flag team based at California State University Long Beach...

UPDATE
We finally have someone volunteering to coordinate our team: Loren Pendilla. You may remember him as being the coach for Bishop Montgomery Short Flags until 2005. If all goes well, we should have everything ready by this Summer for preparation of the next season.

A few have already made their mark in bringing pep flags to the collegiate level such as at University of California San Diego or at Duke University on the East coast.

California State Long Beach houses a number of pep flag alumni who have graduated from the top high schools including Bishop Montgomery, Carson, Channel Islands, Long Beach Poly, Narbonne among others. It gives the opportunity for the team to already have some knowledge in both twirling and performing.

All we need, is someone to coordinate these talented group of individuals into forming a single team. This includes discussing it with the CSULB spirit / club administration, recruitment, practice time, leadership capabilities, choreographer, etc.

If you're interested in coordinating this effort, or even just joining the team itself (it will be open to anyone 18+ not just CSULB students), please comment!

We want to expand our community!

La Canada Practice

2008-02-05T19:54:00.000-08:00

Here's another video from La Canada High School. A practice video, but a better angle.

West Co 2 Flags

2008-01-28T23:58:00.000-08:00

Photos taken by Saulo
West Co Photos... 2 Flags Competition:

Channel Island

Bishop Montgomery

Carson

San Pedro

Oxnard

Narbonne

West Co Solo's

2008-01-28T22:59:00.000-08:00

Photos taken by Saulo

Here's a snap shot of the solo routine's at West Co Comp...

Joseph

Shirley

Rachel

Vanessa

Photos From Agoura & Orange

2008-01-27T14:41:00.001-08:00

Hello Everyone!

I noticed that i'm falling behind of my promise of posting photos from Agoura Hills and Orange Lutheran High. Well for now here are a few from then in no specific order.

I'll Let you know when more are up and how you can get to them

Sorry it's taking so long!

-Ralph
Ps. Please Let Me Know What You Think! Thanks

West Covina Photos

2008-01-27T00:50:00.000-08:00

Photos taken by Saulo
Everyone teams routine was great, congratulations on the winners. Below are some the pictures I took for the one flag competition. The pictures are in order from the line up.

San Pedro One Flag

Oxnard One Flag

Channel Island One Flag

Bishop Montgomery One Flag

Carson One Flag

Narbonne One Flag

West Covina High School Recap

2008-01-26T23:50:00.000-08:00

One Flag
1st: Channel Islands
2nd: Bishop Montgomery
3rd: Carson

12th Grade Male Solo
1st: Joseph from Oxnard

12th Grade Female Solo
1st: Shirley from San Pedro
2nd: Rachel from Oxnard

Two Flag
1st: Channel Islands
2nd: Narbonne
3rd: Bishop Montgomery

Who else thought that awards were incredibly obnoxious? I apologize for posting the wrong location for the awards. It was actually held in the Gym instead of the Cafe. The line-up I received stated that it was in the cafe, but I didn't find out until after the divisions that the awards were going to be held in the Gym.

If you purchased one of the programs with the awards with blanks you could fill in with the winners, you must've seen that at first, they sorta went in order (Officers A, Officers B, Pep flags (One flag), 12th grade solos) then they completely switched it up by going down the right hand column, down way below the two flag division, to the next page, then back to the right hand column. It took an awfully long time for them to finally get to two flag division.

And for the record, Bishop had 1 drop in One flag, and 3 drops in Two flag. If any other teams would like to share their information, please leave a comment.

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Thanks to Hamtaro for sending me the line-up! I have posted the competition line-up for this Saturday (January 26th). This competition will start early, approximately at 8am! Make sure you set your alarm clocks for this great line-up featuring your favorite teams.

1609 E Cameron Ave West Covina, CA 91791
$7 Admission (subject to change)

One Flag
8:00am	San Pedro
	Oxnard
8:30	Channel Islands
	Bishop Montgomery
	Carson
9:00	Narbonne
Pep Flag Solos
	Oxnard #1
	Oxnard #2
	San Pedro #1
	San Pedro #2
Two Flag
9:30	Channel Islands
	Bishop Montgomery
10:00	Carson
	San Pedro
	Oxnard
	Narbonne

1:00 Awards in the Bulldog cafe

Small Flag Imitators

2008-01-24T13:55:00.000-08:00

Here's a video posted on youtube of a few girls having fun in their local gym (Narbonne's?) Tribute or Insult? You decide.

and here's another one. Not necessarily from Narbonne, but an imitator nonetheless.

from lbp, pt. II

2008-01-23T20:15:00.001-08:00

hi, everyone.

first of all, we want to apologize for coming off as.. well, however you think we came off as. the first blog was written on impulse, and we realize that it was completely unnecessary. we have enough to worry about at the moment, and drama is the very last thing we need, or need to cause. second, we want to make it clear, without getting into details, that we–like every other team–have certain issues we have to deal with, and although most of you already know what's going on, the bottom line is we're not perfect. we also never meant to accuse any other team of doing anything but their best, and we commend them for handling their business, regardless of how they choose to do so.

our intentions were/are never bad, but what's done is done, and hopefully we can all move on now. we don't usually take anything anyone says about us (good or bad) too seriously. this is a really useful and informative site and we would hate for it to become the center of gossip. so basically, we're sorry for our momentary lapse of judgement.

for the rest of the season, we wish everyone good luck!

<3 the peppers.

Regionals at Orange Lutheran Recap

2008-01-20T23:26:00.000-08:00

Here are the placings for the Regionals at Orange Lutheran High school!

One Flag
1st: Bishop Montgomery
2nd: Carson
3rd: Long Beach Poly
4th: San Pedro
5th: San Gabriel

Two Flag
1st: Long Beach Poly
2nd: Bishop Montgomery
3rd: San Pedro
4th: Temple City
5th: Glendora
6th: Arcadia

Here's the newest snippet of the teams!

And here's my picture if you were looking for me. I'm on the right.

Just copy & paste the following code!

USA has finally posted the line-up for the competition next Sunday (January 20th). I guess no one has signed up for the one scheduled in SDSU. So far, has a number of schools performing for both one and two flag!

Orange Lutheran High School
2222 N. Santiago Blvd Orance, CA 92867 (Directions)

One Flag
1:30	Carson
	Bishop Montgomery
1:45	Long Beach Poly
Two Flag
	Arcadia
2:00	Glendora
	Bell
2:15	Bishop Montgomery
	Long Beach Poly
2:30	Temple City

Awards at 3:25pm

I will be updating soon with graphics for each team as well as fliers to advertise the competition, and any updates to the tentative schedule!

Wow, seems I've got my work cut out for myself since there are SO many schools!

Regionals at Agoura HS Recap

2008-01-19T23:17:00.000-08:00

Here are the placings for the Regionals at Agoura High school!
One Flag
1st: Channel Islands
2nd: Bishop Montgomery
3rd: Narbonne
4th: Hoover
5th: Oxnard
6th: Bell

Two Flag
1st: Channel Islands
2nd: Morse
3rd: Bishop Montgomery
4th: Narbonne
5th: Temple City
6th: Carson

Also, I have posted an edited video of most of the teams (sorry Hoover, I came late) performing their routines at the competition! They are edited in the order of placings starting with 6th place and ending with first place for the two divisions. Excuse our random cheering, the random paper flags, and the children who were sitting in front of us. We didn't have the heart to stop cheering, or to tell the children to just stay put. So please excuse the rough video. Enjoy!

Just copy & paste the following code!

USA has finally posted the line-up for the competition next Saturday (January 19th). So far, has a number of schools performing for both one and two flag!

Agoura High School
28545 W. Driver Ave. Agoura Hills, CA 91301 (Directions)

$6 Admission

One Flag
1:30	Hoover
	Oxnard
1:45	Channel Islands
	Bell
2:00	Narbonne
	Bishop Montgomery
Two Flag
2:15	Carson
	Oxnard
2:30	Channel Islands
	Bell
	Narbonne
2:45	Bishop Montgomery
	Temple City

Awards following Promptly

I will be updating soon with graphics for each team as well as fliers to advertise the competition, and any updates to the tentative schedule!

AS REGIONALS APPROACHES

2008-01-17T15:49:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone, in just two days the beginning of the competition season will finally arrive! It's an exciting time for twirlers, alumni, and spectators to come together and watch a year of hard work unfold. We will be there for every smile, every facial, every toss and every drop. As we watch the teams perform we all share a common ground, WE ALL LOVE PEP FLAGS. For many of us, it's a chance to relive those moments we had, watch for the traditions that are kept alive, and for the most part, satisfy our curiosity of what Nationals, as well as the rest of the competition season, is going to be like.

We all have to remember and keep in mind that all the teams competing this year have worked their butts off for a particular goal, whether it be that 1st place trophy or making it past prelims. The name of a team shouldn't hinder us from giving the recognition that each twirler DESERVES!

Pep Flags is a sport that requires, dedication, perseverance, coordination and endurance. Each team works just as hard as the other, so isn't that enough to give everyone the support and credit they rightfully deserve? I think so!

Kaylacone is right, it should all be about PEP FLAGS, and not who is the best or who copies from who. We're a community that is unlike anything else, we are dance, cheer, and colorguard all rolled into one, and who can beat that!?

So when we're out there lets cheer mainly for the sport! We all have our differences and opinions but let's leave them at the door and have some fun! See you all at Regionals!

HAIR TIPS FOR COMPS!

2008-01-15T15:53:00.000-08:00

As requested by Tiff... I would like to share with all of you my take on hair preparations for competitions. This is mainly for the ladies, but no worries guys take a minute and read this, you could be a big help when the time comes.

Alrighty! First and foremost if you wanna have bomb hair, you need to have the right tools!

1.) Hair rollers
- I believe the best hair rollers to use are the foam hair rollers. DO NOT use the stiff pointy looking ones! They are most likely to tangle your hair and leave it looking gnarly.

2.) Hair products
- This totally depends on the amount of time you have. If plan to curl up your hair the night before comps, use mousse. If you don't feel like doing it the night before, hairspray is the only option you have!
- If you choose to use mousse, pick the one that is designed for extreme hold. The better the hold the longer it stays, ladies... but i'm pretty sure you know that already.
- If you use hairspray.... one word AQUANET... it's cheap, it's reliable, it's OLD SCHOOL! Warning, that stuff can smell so beware!

3.) Combs
- Go for the small teethed combs, the smaller the better. They are great for evening out strands of hair and they are super cheap to buy!
- Avoid using brushes, they detangle your hair just fine, but you won't get an even texture like you would a comb.

4.) Hair ties
- If you have thick hair, use thick hair ties, same goes with thin hair. The thicker the tie the more support you will have... when I mean thick hair ties I don't mean hair scrunchies... YUCK! No offense to those who love scrunchies. I recommend Goody hair ties!
- Go with the black hair ties, unless your team has you use a specific color.

THE CURL PROCESS FOR TRADITIONAL CURLS!

*BEFORE STARTING WASH YOUR HAIR!! The products may not stick to your hair very well if you don't clean it... that's my opinion anyway... PLUS YOU DON'T want your hair to smell!

*Wait until your hair completely dries before you attempt to tie your hair, other wise your ponytail will sag as you curl making it more difficult. I suggest waiting at least an hour after you dry your hair with a blow dryer. Drying your hair with a hair dryer, dries up your hair quick but it doesn't completely dry your hair, plus if you wait, it gives time for your hair to defrizz a bit.

*When you tie your ponytail, brush your dry hair as best as you can, tangles make it harder! Find the center of the top of your head, that's where the ponytail should be... the higher the ponytail, the more bouncy you're going to look when you perform! As best as you can smooth out your hair all the way around. You can apply mousse as you do it, if you do, work fast because if it sets before you're done, it's going to be difficult.

** When your ponytail is complete, it's time to use the rollers. From your ponytail take a strand of hair from the front of the ponytail but don't take too much, it will take longer for it to dry.

** When you have the strand of hair between your fingers, comb it through with the small teethed comb, make sure it's as detangled as you can get it.

** Apply the mousse or hairspray to the strand. Do not go overboard with the hair products ladies and gents! It's messy plus it takes longer to dry! I would apply just enough product to get the strand damp and not completely wet!

**After you apply the product, comb the strand once again with the small teethed comb. I usually followed the combing by pinching the stand between my thumb and forefinger to ensure smoothness.

** Take a roller, and starting from the tip of your strand, wrap it around the roller until you are at the base of the strand. You can roll your hair inward or outward, it doesn't matter, it all depends on how you like it. Clip the hair roller shut. You can tightly wind the strand around the roller to your liking, i prefer to do it tight so the rollers won't move around.

REPEAT ** steps in order until you run out of hair to roll. Start from the front of your ponytail to the back of it!

* After you're done curling all your hair, I suggest wrapping the bun of rollers with a handkerchief (is that spelled right?) or any material you have to keep it in check!

DAY OF COMP!!

* When you're ready to glam up for the big performance, start removing the rollers from the back of the ponytail to the front! Take it one strand at a time if you're not in a time constraint. Starting from the back of the ponytail, unclip the roller then unwind the roller in the opposite direction which it was curled. If you curled it inward unwind it outward and vice versa.

*When all rollers are out, PLEASE DOUBLE CHECK (that's the last thing a judge should see!) spray the curls with hairspray.

* Then tidy up your hair... hairspray all the loose baby hairs and comb towards the ponytail with a small teeth comb.

AFTER ALL THAT'S DONE YOU'RE GOOD TO GO!

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EXTENSIONS

Extensions can be very difficult to prep, that's why I highly recommend that you practice until you can get the results you desire... this is simply a rough guide, it all up to how you want to style it.

Another method to do your hair is by using curly hair extensions... If you plan on using hair extensions it is best to practice a couple of days before the actual comp to get a feeling of how you want it to look like. The last thing you want is to stress about it the day of the comp.

EXTENSIONS are best for those who have short hair or thin hair, that is long enough to make a ponytail at the top of your head.

* First and foremost it's always important to choose what type of extensions you want. There are many different kinds of curled extensions to choose from so it is best if you get one that's similar to the curls your team is planning to have.

IMPORTANT pick one that is closest to your hair color, if you have a second hand, seek their opinion, the last thing you want is to have is your curls a different color than your real hair.

when you're ready to do the do, repeat the first 3 steps from the curl process.

*When your finished with your ponytail, wrap it in a bun then wrap the bun with a hair net and secure it with bobby pins. You know it's secure when you shake your head around and the bun stays in place.

* You should predetermine the length of how you want the extension to be. Add 6 inches to that to incorporate the length needed to wrap around the bun.

* Take the all extensions in your hand and find the middle. Take the middle of the extension and place it on the front of the bun. From there, take both ends of the extension and wrap it around the bun getting as much of the extension under the bun as you can.

* When both ends meet each other on the top, place the extensions to make it look like a ponytail. Hide the bun as best you can!

*With a hair tie, tie the extension around the bun. Make it look as natural as possible.

*Secure the extension with bobby pins... you may need a lot depending on the thickness of the extension.

SHAKE YOUR HEAD TO TEST IT, if the extension starts to fall, pin it. THEY SHOULD BE SECURE BEFORE YOU PERFORM!

Hairspray all loose baby hairs and with a small teethed comb... comb toward your ponytail.

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There are many ways to style your hair for comps. You can use corn rolls with a curled ponytail, faux hawks with curled ponytails... BE CREATIVE... don't be afraid to show off some style!

If there is anyone who would like to add to this posting... feel free!!!

La Canada High School

2008-01-14T20:49:00.000-08:00

Here's a video of La Canada High School "flaggies" performing at a pep rally in their school. Unlike most teams, they do not sport the traditional 'cheer' uniform with white payless / keds..but instead a blue tank with suspenders on white shorts with purple flags wearing oxfords. A very playful and dynamic take on pep flags.

Twirl Techniques and Traditions

2008-01-13T16:01:00.000-08:00

Please feel free to add your comments...

*NOTE* I am commenting based on the current videos of the teams on youtube... I have not been to any recent competitions, so correct me if I am wrong :) Plus these are little snippets.. I can write a whole essay but it's not gonna happen :)

PLEASE LEAVE CONSTRUCTIVE COMMENTS... NO HATERS OR BASHING ALLOWED!

Arcadia... they tend to hit a lot of angles... they appear to have more of a pep side to them.... and they tend to have different twirl sections happening in the same time... i feel like they are incorporate more tricks into their routine the past year, and they are also incorporating more showy aspects i.e. their split line!
signature moves
* russian off a mount
* rippling split line
* "where they lay a flag across their feet and then kick it straight up" from Tiff

Bell... they twirl really smoothly, and if you look how they transition they appear to prance. They didn't incorporate alot of exchanges in last years routine. They appear to do a lot of levels & a lot of continuous twirling into and out of tricks.

Bishop.... they have a lot of technical tricks, they appear to do a lot of footwork when they are in their formations... last year they incorporated a lot of levels with angles and twirls and they constantly moves from one formation to the other.
signature moves
* The "Jenny"... twirling as they are sitting on the floor with their backs turned to the audience
* chaser ripple ending with a back bend on their knees
* one girl hides the other girl with their flags and opens up to various angles
* two flags held in the same direction to twirl out and become double flag / 2 flag drag
* "friendship circle" when members of a team face the center of a circle to grab the ball of the flag shaft of the team-member to the left.

Added by Anonymous
* "hey oh yeah"
* toss and catch from their back

Carson... they do a lot of fast twirling and incorporate breaks into that by hitting various angles. They have a lot of little things going on in the routine. They appear to do a lot of technical tricks which are really closely to their bodies and their transitions are really quick... they do an insane amount of footwork! They are usually great in showmanship with flexibility and very bouncy especially when it comes to marching.
signature moves
*twirling during the kickline
*the showoff- angle line
* switch kick to a split
*chauser ripple- where they side hop, turn, then hit an angle
* they line up, half the girls do an arabesque and the other half tosses a flag under the other's leg * Twirling with Three flags at the same time

Channel Islands... ci for short... they do a lot of showy things... they are well known for hitting their angles really sharp.. meaning fast and accurate. They are a performance squad so watch closely, they transition very well between formations, and they use the floor space very well!! They usually perform their moves very sharp.
signature moves
* chaser sequence with the back bend
* booty shakin' line sequence
* 1 flag- line sequence before the floor crawls
* 1 flag- floor crawls in a line turning into half the squad tucking and rolling while the rest of the team
* switching flag patterns during a routine

Glendora... is definitely a pep team... they have a lot of artistic dances movements incorporated with their tricks, they twirl sharply, which is in my opinion is twirling but as the flag rotates downward they give it a little force which makes a swoosh sound.
signature move
* self-exchange while doing an illusion

Hoover... they have excellent showmanship, they tend to do a lot of angles, and they tend to make angles as a transition between twirls. They have a bit of pep in their style and with their tricks, they incorporate a lot of flag rolls. I personally would like to see them do more tricks!
signature moves
* scorpion into a back leg extension

Long Beach Poly... or LBP as I've come to know them, is a squad that does a large amount of technical tricks with the incorporation of fast twirling. They do a lot of levels and different twirl sections but I believe that their twirling in 06' is much more smoother than '07.
signature moves
* they pick up the flag with their foot
* the trick where they toss the flag and quickly switch the free flag from one hand to another

Added by Anonymous
* poly's ending where they toss a flag, double toe touch to a split
* drop from their back to the opposite hand

Morse... they are also known for their showmanship, they have become more showy this past year, as well as more clean. They twirl smoothly and their formations changes are subtle but noticible. I personally would like them to do more technical tricks! They have added lots of tricks involving their legs and flexibility.
signature moves
* Transitioning from V to ^
* From a crouch, pop up with legs apart, down to a split
* Flag tricks to a ripple squence."where they do 2 flag tricks and then end with hitting their T angle and then there L Angle.

Narbonne... they are know for their transitions in and out of formations. Their twirling flows from one segment to the next and they too appear to have an artisitic dance influence in their routine. They are also known for their kickline segment! They twirl at a slower pace than others, but have the cleanest planes.
signature moves
* their kickline
* the chaser sequence
* twirling while body rolling
* their trick line
* 1 flag - they are in a line doing a cha cha like footwork half the team turns around twirls while simultaneously the remainder of the team whips their head back
* leg extension to a scorpion

Oxnard... is a squad that has incorporated intricate technical tricks with fast twirling. They constantly move in and out of formations and do a lot of levels as well. They are improving fast!!
signature moves
*self exchange - they form a circle, toss the flag in the air, rotate positions and catch it
* their kickline
* tricks that involved tossing it between their team mates
* the trick that goes under their leg
*1 Flag: "the Tri-Angle series, where we hit 3 angles in a row, one right after the other (the T to the front, the pacman/"K" to the side, and a diagonal facing the front again)" from Lance

San Pedro... they have improved a lot this year in my opinon. Their twirling is a lot more smooth and they have a lot more technical tricks. Their twirling speed appears to be laid back which is nice because you can actually see what they're doing. It would be nice if they were to incorporate more footwork. :)
signature move
* slow twirling with body roll

Temple City... has a lot of visuals in their routines. They also incorporate a lot of lyrical dance movements with their twirls and have a bit of a pep style in their routines. They work a lot with ripples and they have a lot of multi-parts in their routines.
signature moves
* adding lyrical dance movements into their routines i.e. illusions
* part of the team makes a barrier and the rest of the team tosses the flag over it and runs under and catches it on the opposite end.
* temple city's "flower looking thing" where they face the flags towards the center while in a circle, fouttes -Added by Anonymous

If you have anything to add... please do so, don't be shy!