09/08/18 Football Game & Halftime

Here is the plan for Friday's game.  Remember to wear BLUE.

The Band meets at the UNK Fine Arts building at 5:30 pm.  I will have the blue Band Trailer on the South side of the Library by 5:20 pm. (this is just East of the Fine Arts building)  I need a few guys to help unload battery percussion and sousaphones.  Then we move the trailer up to Foster Field.

Right before the game starts, we could use most of the crew that is available to unload the Pit percussion.  We should be finished unloading by the start of the game so we can go watch the game up until about 5 minutes left in the second quarter.  At about 5 minutes left in the second quarter we need to have all Pit Dads at the Band Trailer at the North end of the stadium.  We will prepare to move the Pit equipment out on to the field to preset at 2 minutes before Haftime, and then on to the field for Haftime.  Then after the show we will move it back to the trailer and load the trailer back up.  I will then move the trailer back to the South side of the Library, East of Fine Arts.

After the game, if you could help make sure all the percussion and sousaphone stands and the rope+pole comes back to the trailer, that would be great.  The pit students and colorguard are asked to help carry these, but please check to make sure there is nothing remaining in the stadium when we leave.  Then, I need a few guys to help load the battery percussion and sousaphones back on to the trailer.  Once we're loaded up, we will take the trailer back to the High School and unload it in to the Band room.

IF you are available at about 3:15 pm, any help with loading the trailer at the High School would be greatly appreciated.  I have the Band kids to help and it would go even quicker if we had a couple of Dads to help.  I'm not asking you to leave work, I'm just offering the opportunity if you are available and would be willing to help.

If you have not filled out the availability in SignUp Genius, please do so.  That helps me know if we have enough help for all competitions and games.  Sign up on the Band Website at SignupGenius for your spot for each performance  (it's under the Pit Crew tab).  We need to be in the mode of preparing for efficiency at competitions, so doing the same job at each game/competition is the goal.  If you know of any other Band Dads who would be willing to help, have them contact me.  You can also send them to this blog ( bearcatpitcrew.blogspot.com ) for information.  Note that we have 8 free pass lanyards to the game, so the plan is to offer them to the first 8 people to sign up on SignUp Genius.  I wish we had more, but eight is all we have been given.

Also note that I have updated the post below on loading the Band Trailer, Equipment Carts and Field Lineup 2018.  This is updated after experiencing our first week.  We are working to become more efficient in preparation for the competitions coming up.

Remember to wear BLUE.  

Thank you for being on the team -  your help is valuable and it is appreciated.  See you on Friday.  

Call/text Ed Uden if you have any questions (308-440-0694).