Step off the distance from the nearest yard line FIRST, making sure that you are in agreement with others who are the same distance from the same line. "Dressing" is fine-tuning the form by a matter of millimeters - NOT steps.
Step off the distance forward or back from the hash mark or sideline.
Step off the distance inside or outside the yard line.
Go to the indicated Side of the field, where the specified yard line meets the specified hash mark or sideline.
REMEMBER to manually adjust any coordinate based on either the back hash mark or the back sideline by 1/3 step (7.5 inches).
This will allow you to make additional notes about direction changes, changes in step size, and other factors.
Personalized drill books generate a single page for each coordinate.
Members are to transcribe coordinates into their drill notebooks (dot books) prior to rehearsal. Coordinate sheets will be issued as drill is received from the designers.
Pyware generates accurate coordinates for all players charted.
Side 2 refers to the half of the field Stage Left of the 50-yard line.
Side 1 refers to the half of the field Stage Right of the 50-yard line.
refers to end zone to end zone orientation and is away from the 50-yard line. refers to end zone to end zone orientation and is toward the 50-yard line. refers to sideline to sideline orientation and is toward the Away Sideline. refers to sideline to sideline orientation and is toward the Home Sideline. Advertisements on walls and railings, the CHIPPEWA name in the end zones, kick-off marks, and the Flying C logo at mid-field can provided added reference for field orientation.
Stadium Markings - Some markings on the stadium field are also helpful to notice when we rehearse there.
Therefore, all coordinates relative to the back hash mark and back sideline must be manually adjusted forward by one-third step (7.5 inches) in order to achieve complete accuracy. Because drill charts can only be adjusted by whole steps, there is a discrepancy between the field markings on the charts and those on the field. The distance between the hash marks is 40 feet (21 and one-third steps).
Hash Marks - Painted 60 feet (exactly 32 steps) from the sidelines.
Numbers - Painted every 10 yards on both sides of the field, the tops of the numbers are exactly 9 yards (14.4 steps) from their respective sidelines.
Likewise, a coordinate that is two steps from the same yard line will be slightly OUTSIDE the nearest single yard mark. A coordinate that is one step (22.5") from the 45-yard line will be slightly INSIDE the closest single yard mark. NOTE: The individual yard marks are among the most useful yet most ignored tools we have. 26, 27, 28, and 29-yard marks between the 25 and 30-yard lines) are marked at the Hash Marks and along the Sidelines.
Yard Lines - run from sideline to sideline every five yards.
Step Size - for purposes of measurement, the standard step size is 22.5 inches, or eight steps for every five yards.
In Kelly/Shorts Stadium the Home side is where the Press Box is (West). On Saunders Field the Home side is where the tower is (East). Referred to as Front (Home) and Back (Away).
Sidelines - along the sides of the field.
Student charts will be oriented to the field as they look at it, forward to the Home or Front Sideline at the top of the page. Charts will be issued to each squad leader, created using Pyware 3D Java Interactive software, the industry standard for show design today.