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Marching Band Props

UIL has the following policies concerning marching band props.

  1. The use of props is not part of the UIL marching band adjudication process.  Therefore, props are not addressed on any of the adjudication sheets. 

  2. Props may be assembled, held, and/or moved by eligible student participants and/or non-students during the 5-minute show set-up, the 8-minute show, and the 2-minute field exit. 

  3. All props must comply with local stadium ground rules and therefore must fit into the stadium where the performance is being held. 

  4. UIL contest chairs are to make an effort to minimize the amount of time that props are stored in the end zone before and after a band’s performance. 

  5. UIL contest chairs are to make an effort to restrict the assembly of props in the audience’s line of site during another band’s performance.