

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 student, created using Pyware 3D Java Interactive software, the industry standard for show design today.
