Drill Team Uniforms: making the right impression

Drill teams moving with precision and great order are a sight to behold. One essential element of a drill team's presentation become the uniforms and accessories. Drill team uniforms serve to heighten the spectacle for those watching them as well as enabling the member of the team to move and perform with style and ease. There are a number of key components of the uniform drill team member wear. If one is to assess the sharpness and visual appeal of a uniform, one will have to pay close attention to all the different items, big and small, that will be worn.

Shirts and blouses are often the first articles of clothing that catch the attention of spectators. They tend to be bright and bold in color. Female members don blouses that have patterns and designs. The blouses of drill team uniforms often feature frills and a variety of striking collars. Ascots are sometimes tucked into a shirt to add a little flair to it. Drill team uniforms include pants that are sharp, sleek, while at the same time enabling the performers to move easily.  Many drill teams decide to go the customization route, as a way of ensuring that the uniforms the young men and women wear project just the kind of image the team desires. There are manufactures who put out an impressive line of ready made garments. For custom orders of drill team uniforms,  it is important to find a brick and mortar store or an online establishment that has experience altering uniforms to fit the vision of a drill team’s directors.

Since every part of the figure or physique of a drill team performer needs to convey the right image and tone, such items of team uniforms such as berets are important to purchase.  They come in a wide range of fabrics and colors. While they might be small, berets stand on the top of the head and can cause fashion dissonance if they are not carefully chosen. Other items of drill team uniforms include socks and shoes. Drill teams need to cultivate a coherent image for both its male and female members, and an overall group image. Shoes, therefore, like all other parts of the wardrobe, should be carefully chosen.   Equally important are gloves and shoulder cords.

One smart thing for the person responsible for ordering drill team garments to do is to look at other drill team’s uniforms and get a sense of what works and what does not. It is also vital that a good many actual uniform components as possible. Browsing catalogues is a good way to establish a sense of just what will look good on the members. Fortunately, exhaustive catalogs are available. For those teams who do not have the advantage of living in a town with a good sized uniform store, the internet brings stores from all the country to any computer. Almost all of the online manufacturers and stores offer full color catalogues of all the main articles and accessories of the drill team uniforms they carry.