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Department of Health and Human Performance Auburn University


Football season is quickly approaching, and the ath- letes have been preparing for their upcoming partici- pation through daily conditioning programs.


These


preparations will lead the football athletes into the preseason training sessions and, ultimately, the sea- son. In contrast, how are the band members prepar- ing for the upcoming marching season?


While band


members understand their role as musicians, most fail to recognize the need for physical conditioning and training as preparation for the upcoming physical demands that will be placed on their bodies while marching. They perceive themselves as band mem- bers or players of an instrumental section, but not as "band athletes."


This oversight of the physical requirements of marching band can have serious


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Preparing for the Band Marching Season David D. Pascoe, Ph.D.


Rick Good, Ph.D. Department of Music Auburn University


implications to their performance, safety, and health. As band athletes, they must play their instrument while maintaining a marching cadence and carry their instrument in a restrained posture. The wind instru- mentalists must perform these tasks while modulating their breathing pattern, and unlike their football coun- terparts, the band members are part of a performance team that does not have time outs or substitutions.


Preseason conditioning can provide three very impor- tant physiological changes: cardiovascular fitness, muscle strength and endurance, and improved heat tolerance.


Training the cardiovascular system is dependent upon the exercise Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Specificity, often remembered as "FITS."


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