New Zealand Girl Reacts to The ATHLETICISM OF A DRUM CORPS MARCHING MEMBER! CRAZY!!

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[@brioncortez6507]

It's been 32 years since I last marched in DCI. My pulse will still start to race whenever I hear a drumline. It never, ever, leaves you.

[@austinlaramie4367]

Directors bribe you with water😂. They’ll say “one more time then water.” “Do it right then you can get water.”😂😂

[@michaelwilson1419]

Seriously 🤣☠️.

[@austinlaramie4367]

michael wilson yessir

[@oh9900]

and then they forget so you end up waiting like an hour to get water 😔

[@samd7476]

I kinda miss those days. I never went drum corps, but I wish I did.

[@dctrbrass]

Wow lol 😂 Are you a Crown vet?

[@courtneyhart8362]

There is actually a corps that’s based out of Arizona where it regularly hits 110° in June-August. I go to college out there. It’s HOT.

[@mbmaccin555555]

The academy :) marched 1 year with them

[@chadwickvon8019]

So no different than this Texas heat lol. You should do construction in Houston when it's 103 degrees and 100% humidity

[@luishelfer4204]

@@chadwickvon8019 lowkey Texas was bad, but at the same time AZ was worse. It could've been because Spring Training was in AZ and I was more in shape by Texas, but still. Arizona. SUCKS.

[@chadwickvon8019]

@@luishelfer4204 agreed, anywhere that routinely reaches triple digit heat definitely sucks lol. It's the humidity that gets me most of the time, walk out the front door and it feels like you get punched in the face lol. Today Especially sucked since it rained yesterday and the ground is still wet. You would think that I would get used to it since I grew up in Houston but that shit kicks my ass now that I'm in my mid 30's.

[@mbmaccin555555]

@@luishelfer4204 big advantage training/living in arizona, the heat throughout tour isnt as bad (south still sucks because humidity) but I still think that AZ heat just hits different mentally I marched with another corps after I marched with academy and when we got to AZ everyone asked me how the hell do I live there

[@PieCrust200]

Omg... I feel so blessed to have Courtney dropping marching band related videos back to back!!

[@CourtneyCoulston]

yasss 😊❤️ I appreciate you tuning in!

[@Themustangturtledude]

"lets put your drumset on" dude should of grabbed the full kit from the front ensemble and strapped it on

[@garyballard179]

Another reason they stopped letting the football players (and cheerleaders) march in the band during halftime at my school. The starting QB was also 1st chair coronet in the band, and would march in his football uniform while the rest of the team was in the fieldhouse preparing for the second half.

[@veot.2869]

Great, insightful video Courtney!!!

[@supersop]

I always found that metabolic study interesting. As a brass player, I still wonder how hypoxic I was at all times. We can't breathe whenever we want to like the drums and guard. I bet my O2 rate was below 90% at all times while performing. Then again, we train our lungs differently. Breathing Gym, high lung capacity..... probably more surface area on the tissue to absorb oxygen. Cool video Courtney. edit: Imagine running a marathon when you can only breathe 6 times a minute.....

[@captainkiwi77]

Yeah you guys really do be goin crazy with that air. But also we do consistently just... forget to breathe. The pit I was in also did breathing gym as a reminder that we need to breathe while performing. And before you say put ain’t shit... we were the only section that actually did PT every day

[@supersop]

@@captainkiwi77 Pit ain't wuhhh? The most exposed section in drum corps .. up front and amplified. Granted, y'all get the shade all day, can't pass a slurpee run .. etc etc (TOTALLY KIDDING). I think it's extremely smart that you guys did PT and breathing gym. I wish it was mandatory for every human to have to learn to breathe properly. The benefits are incalculable .. especially when you're up in years.

[@damianh4510]

“One more for water…” to this day I have never trusted the words “break”, “lunch”, “water”, “rest”, or “last time” ever again.

[@dougSS24]

Yes it is true. One of the corps actually got in trouble for over working them. I’m excited for Carolina Crown lol. 2013 is my favorite, but 2012 shows how fast some of them really move while still play amazing!

[@ryanmele8159]

2012 is my favorite show all time.

[@dougSS24]

Drum Corps Central The crowd reaction is epic! Have you seen them play in person? I sadly went to finals 2014, but did see them live in 2015 (10 hour car ride in one day to get there and get home). I then have been to both ford field premieres, but it’s not the same as end of season shows.

[@jeremiahdavis3860]

2013 Was the 100 Brass caption! just beautiful execution!

[@dougSS24]

@@jeremiahdavis3860 the judges tape for 2013 is awesome to listen to.

[@Thepeaceout895]

I was marching Phantom Regiment the year the Denton show was delayed due to an INSANE heat index (2018). Texas drum corps rehearsals are generally VERY tough but that year was exceptionally hot. All the corps ended up having to perform the Denton show without uniforms, in matching section shorts and shirts!

[@bridgetsummerfield]

My local Corps is the LaCrosse Blue Stars. I was in the Decorah Kilties from Iowa

[@iandoepp6323]

I love whoever got her to put crown 2013 on the list. Bless you.

[@CourtneyCoulston]

yup yup it's coming. A bit a delay but it's coming!

[@iandoepp6323]

@@CourtneyCoulston I'm not trying to pressure you! It's just the first show that made me fall in love with drum corps and I cant wait to share the experience of watching it with you and everyone else that watches. However, the show has a bit of an acquired taste and it really helps to understand the skill required for what they do. Your channel is my favorite and I love your content. Please keep it up!

[@christypriest30]

When I was an active paramedic and my patient had a heart rate of over 200 and a respiratory rate like this guy did, I wouldn’t have been very happy

[@kira_the_meek]

I remember rehearsing in southern Alabama with a heat index of 125°F

[@damienrodriguez94]

Yooo I am Crossmen alum from the 2017 season. You can't see me in the 2nd video but I was there.

[@CourtneyCoulston]

ayyy that's epic

[@benjaminli188]

Video: Drum Corps Sound: Rock Music Yeah, I can see they really put some thought into this video. I'm talking about the video Courtney's reacting to, not this video.

[@Catalyst75]

I marched with Crossmen in a couple parades when they were located out of my area. I knew a few people that were in Crossmen for years.

[@tompeavy8254]

One thing not shown is sleeping. You stay at schools and sleep on gymnasium floors. You also learn how to make a summer home out of your seat on the bus. It is a wild activity when you see all the behind-the-scenes stuff

[@jasonknight3417]

Hey so there are some cool videos on what the guard member sees! Gives a new perspective and I feel like that guard is underrated.

[@smdftb8495]

Lol I went to that Denton show. The corps got to wear shorts and t shirts instead of uniforms. The Cavalier drumline signed a drum head and took pics with my kids. Got to see a friend of mine who was teaching them. Good times.

[@samsignorelli]

Heh....in 84 BD almost performed in jeans and t-shirts at the Riverside show....but that was because Big Blue -- our semi -- broke down (a rare happening...unlike poor Velvet Knights. I think we passed their burned out semi 4 or 5 times on tour.) Fortunately, the truck made it with all the unis and instruments....good for me, since that was as close toa home show as I'd get.

[@waynestephens6505]

I marched drum corps too. You march all you have on that field. Much harder than people think!

[@brendanlow586]

Marching Band is a sport, you can’t tell me otherwise.

[@waynestephens6505]

I think my hardest day ever in corps is in 1975 or 76 on USA independence day (4th of July) My Guardsmen corps marched THREE parades in 3 different towns then performed a competition show that night.

[@vibeauxssxuaebiv3489]

Bro, spring training in Lafayette Louisiana tho. We had 114 degree days, with humidity woooo

[@znmckague]

I miss DCI. I marched one season in 2010 and it was the best

[@casonthecat5028]

OH MY GOD COURTNEY IN THE CROSSMAN VIDEO THAT FEILD IS THE HIGHSCHOOL I GO TO. I PERFORM MARCHING BAND ON THAT FEILD.😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@CourtneyCoulston]

omg really!!! 😃😃😃 that's so awesome!!!! I bet you weren't expecting to see your own high school on my channel! haha

[@casonthecat5028]

Courtney Coulston yessss i wasntt😭😭😭 love you!!

[@CourtneyCoulston]

CasonTheCat I love you too!!!!😊😊😊

[@jasonwaltz9332]

during a texas rehearsal in '19, our athletic trainer or whatever had to tell the guard staff to give us a break bc it was so hot, so we got 30 mins to an hour off from rehearsal and just chilled inside the school's gym.

[@CourtneyCoulston]

woowwwww that's crazy. I'm glad y'all were able to recover inside and lower the body temperature. I can't imagine it!

[@heatherspence3848]

I’m so glad I came across your channel I can’t wait to dive into Wintergard I’m in a wormhole sending love to you and yours from Orlando Florida USA

[@CourtneyCoulston]

hey heather! thank you so much! welcomeinto the channel!

[@nicholaspowers7554]

So you know, my age out at The Cavaliers in 2014 - I lost 62 pounds over the summer. shit is real.

[@deeleebee13]

im sure i speak for most of us, but if you love to perform its all worth it, and the pain isnt felt like you would if you hated what you were doing. short story of mine and im sure others have done this as well. i was performing on field during the show i felt like i would pass out. kept blowing kept marching willed myself to finish. as soon as show was over and i marched off field i collapsed in a heap on sideline. woke up in a nurse tent in end-zone. Most of us would kill ourselves to finish a performance and not let anyone down.

[@boilerdawg]

In 2007 we did a show the first weekend of August at Arizona State University. The forecasted high temperature for the day was 108. We woke up earlier than normal to rehearse before it got too hot then we had to stay in the school all afternoon till it was time to leave for the show. The next day we were in San Diego where the high was 84 and it felt like paradise!

[@neal0071234able]

Classic breathing block for horn lines.. Parade formation jogging around with metronome.. Breathing in and out certain number of beats.. doing so til everybody is visibly on the ropes and really needs a break .. That was 03 season..

[@samsignorelli]

BD back in my day. Jogging in a block. Breathe in for 8, out for 8, with an exclamation at the end to get all the last air out. Last 8 sounded like this: SssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssHIT! There's a tape out there of a Madison rehearsal in Stillwater, MN where BD would deliberately jog by and do this bit to disrupt Mad's rehearsal. They're working on the "Cats" closer and someone says "here they come." Mad laughed it off....it had become a tradition by then. They were amused by it.

[@benjaminli188]

I march in a high school marching band, and our show, being around 10 minutes long, is already very tiring. It's so impressive how DCI members can do this, 10 hours a day, 7 days a week for a few months.

[@erexsean2210]

Our show was cancelled for this year :/

[@benjaminli188]

@@erexsean2210 so was ours... RIP DCI, BOA, and WGI 😭😭😭

[@brandonalvarado6829]

South Texas Heat can’t be compared to any other area in the US. It’s a whole different level of heat.

[@D0nutLord]

I remember that show they were talking about in the last clip. It was 2018 and that show specifically was so hot that there was not only a delay, but all the corps were required to wear t-shirts and shorts. No uniforms. And because of that, it wasn't a show that was scored. It felt nice to travel to a show site and not have to worry about putting on a hot uniform. Just in a nice t-shirt (a corps sponsored one too!) and shorts. We still treated it like a normal performance, but it was definitely different due to that heat.

[@sarrahb355]

I really want one of those machines from the first video to be hooked up to me during a show from the colorguard perspective because we usually have much harder drill and choreography so I’d like to see how different the results are

[@robpena9152]

In the third video the lady called it drumline 💀. Oh and i live in SOUTH Texas...way hotter dude. We one time practiced in 112 degree weather for my high school band...it sucked

[@jeremynarvaiz6081]

legit dude, I grew up in san antonio, marching in the battle of flowers parade and then band camp before school starts is the hottest temps ive ever marched in.

[@alexhedden1724]

Marching on turf during the summer is the worst

[@CourtneyCoulston]

44 Degrees Celsius!!! Insaaaaane

[@heatherspence3848]

I did it for four years Wintergard international and I did field season with the band in the summertime and you would not believe some of the injuries I would witnes and you had to just keep going

[@Corpus3414]

Courtney we would eat 10000 calories a day and drink 2 gallons of water and everyone lost between 30-80 lbs in 90 days and hardly ever had a bathroom break because you sweat it all out. I love your videos!! They are so cool!

[@heatherspence3848]

Texas heat, the humidity is bonkers!

[@ramosjaime11]

The summer of 2017 to me was the worst lol. I did a rehearsal in Whitney, TX the day before DCI San Antonio and it was the absolute worse. Around 110°F and the turf, 130°. What an experience. #HorizonDBC #CIOTH

[@milescumminski8077]

I am able to fall asleep under all sorts of circumstances because of drum corps. Once you learn to sleep on a bus with lights and noise you find is easy to sleep almost anywhere. My husband needs the lights off and the TV off, but I can fall asleep no matter what is going on!

[@TheCbrollins]

I remember we would get in trouble if we didn't drink enough water, water was so important!

[@CourtneyCoulston]

yessss it's legit dangerous out there for sure.

[@tombuell1142]

I was a cook truck volunteer with The Cavaliers during that Texas tour in '18 (thankfully all the schools in Texas have amazing air conditioning). The day of the competition in Denton it was 108° at 5:30 p.m. They made it into an exhibition and all the corps performed in shorts and t-shirts.

[@TheVortex808]

“One more runthrough than a water break” *one hour later* “okay, water break.”

[@Filipeeno]

I remember the hottest day on tour still - 18 years ago. It was 100+ degrees Fahrenheit in the middle of July. You just stay hydrated for physical health and block the heat out mentally. So much to concentrate on that the heat becomes a secondary thing. Since you block it out mentally, you really have to remember to hydrate physically.

[@thejman3489]

Humidity is a thing. 100° in Denver is not the same as 100° in Miami. Denver is very dry and won't be as bad. Miami is next to an ocean and the high humidity will get to you. High humidity is likely what you experienced in Japan. Humidity can also work the other way and make the cold feel even colder.

[@ckooooooooo975]

That season I marched with the Crossmen, in the video you watched. We had days in rehearsal in Texas where the turf field would be 110+ degrees. We had to rehearse without props multiple times because they would heat up to over 180° sometimes.

[@DeejSZN]

Imagine playing contra and euphonium with controlled breathing 😜

[@vkramis4999]

Awe, love watching new people react! My daughter marched that same year with Crossmen! It is a huge growing experience! You should consider volunteering for a summer with a group. There are also people who just kinda volunteer float around from drum corps to drum corps where ever help is needed.

[@dondottaa1682]

You should react to D-day battle of Omaha/Normandy beaches :) love from California

[@r-taviusgonzales5850]

Hardest high school football hits

[@douglasseebergh536]

Courtney please check out drum Corp international video: dci bucket list Allentown

[@901.design6]

That's Jordan! He was our tenor tech when I marched in 07

[@ryanje8147]

Courtney.....were you on your high school marching band? What instrument did you play?

[@bearsxden]

i don’t think she was in band lol. in one of her first reaction vids she called a baritone a trumpet 😂

[@bridgetsummerfield]

The year I was in Corps the Madison Scouts did Jesus Christ Superstar and it was AMAZING!!!

[@bridgetsummerfield]

Just saw you did that one!!!

[@griffincollins3553]

"5 minute water break" roughly translates to "ok I'm giving you one minute to drink and re-apply sunscreen and then you need to be ready to go"

[@CourtneyCoulston]

lmao damn

[@oldschooldrumcorps]

Drum Corps prepared me for my contract job in Dubai....It was still hot, but I learned how to deal with it

[@CourtneyCoulston]

omg truuuue

[@demondariuss]

For football

[@JovenAzteca]

Ath-le-ti-ci-(zum)

[@Eg0centric2x]

Please react to WGI. Its basocally just indoor drum corps

[@CourtneyCoulston]

Thanks so much for your recommendation Kwame! I will keep it in mind :)

[@Eg0centric2x]

@@CourtneyCoulston i recommend FIU Indoor 2019 because i marched that show lol

[@christopherfreude6775]

Texas heat don't fuck around!

[@bridgetsummerfield]

I was in a Junior Drum Corps and ended up with great exhaustion during hell week. Brutal but sooo worth it!!!

[@CourtneyCoulston]

y'all are incredible!

[@BattleMaster1013]

In drum corps we have a saying: hydrate or die.

[@captainkiwi77]

I think you ment hydrate or diedrate

[@Thatonedemon66]

I march for my highschool (just finished my first season, i play trumpet!) and seeing these make me hyper for bandcamp again, just to be able to perform infront of all the judges again I don't think we'll have another season like we had this year (We won 3/5 grand champions, a runner-up grand champion and first place in all places except our double-comp day, our show is called Uncaged!) but I'm still excited :) If you could, could you try reacting to highschool marching bands? Theirs are more story based compared to university shows!

[@XBoy-dx3ng]

Hey I help them when they come to north Texas

[@CourtneyCoulston]

that's awesome!

[@GeometricMason]

I wish I had pursued it when I was that age. I was basically led to believe that you had to be the world's best brass player and the world's best marcher to even think about trying out and that's simply not true. I guy who was a year younger than me ended-up doing a couple years with the Blue Devils and now participates in alumni events.

[@samsignorelli]

I kinda thought the same when I tried out for BD in late 83. All they really wanted at the time was someone who was reasonably competent who could take direction and learn....they had months to get you into BD-trim. Today it seems to be more about body movement...damn near everyone can play, but it's the visual component that carries a lot of weight.

[@jerrysantos6484]

Never say I could never because if you are moving to Florida, YOU WILL! Trust me. 😎💣👍

[@CourtneyCoulston]

hahaha!

[@josephavila7178]

I've heard it thrown around that marching a season of dci ages your body 5-7 years due to the amount of stress you're put under both physically and mentally. I doubt that's ever been confirmed, but that gives you an idea of how hard it is

[@CourtneyCoulston]

Maaaan that's insane to think about.

[@josephavila7178]

@@owenwu6047 pretty much any aspect of drum corps is really off-putting lol. Yes, its grueling hours, tons of work and stress, but the feeling you get to be a part of something larger than yourself and being able to dedicate everything you have to one thing makes it all worth it. To a lot of, if not most, people it's not worth the risk however. But its something that you kind of have to do to be able to understand it

[@beartox1c310]

You should do a video on nfl best jukes or nfl best catches

[@CourtneyCoulston]

I got best jukes up on my football playlist 😊

[@beartox1c310]

@@CourtneyCoulston oh ok i luv ur channel btw

[@CourtneyCoulston]

@@beartox1c310 thank you soo much! I really appreciate it 😃

[@beartox1c310]

@@CourtneyCoulston have you ever reacted to any ice hockey, if not and if u want to u should react to nhl biggest hits

[@Flipperwi715]

You would soooooo do it. :)

[@CourtneyCoulston]

shiiiiet I wouldn't be able to thoooo

[@Miyamotospoop13]

eyy crossmen 2017. i marched 18-19 so i know all those guys lol. i performed at that show In Denton that was 108F(42C) degrees when the show started and it was so hot they wouldn't let us wear our uniforms during the show so we performed in shorts and compression shirts. it was a fun time lol. btw we didn't get nearly that many breaks when we rehearsed, even in that heat, and I imagine most other corps didn't either.

[@heatherspence3848]

Hi five to whoever recommended this!

[@randyactafool._6830]

Can you do a video on Odell Beckham jr.

[@CourtneyCoulston]

I did already 😊

[@michaelheadley5218]

There are some very good 'point of view' videos, typically with 'cam' (tuba cam, head can, etc) in the title. These videos typically show what it's like to perform a full show as a member of a corps. They can show just how much running around a member is doing over the course of a show. I think you would find these interesting.... I recommend something more recent, just for quality....

[@tommymacander32]

Interesting

[@samsignorelli]

The same researcher did the same study with a different tenor player in a different corps in 1993....basically the same results.

[@bubbles3124]

Ath lettuce Sism That how you pronounce Athleticism

[@chi_leek9422]

You should React to Derrick Henry you’ll love it.

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Please react to legion of zoom. Please I'm subscribed

[@bentleidiaz9463]

Can you PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE react to Troy polomolo that's spelt Rong

[@bentleidiaz9463]

Look at that she hearted it

[@ShawnATX]

Ath / letti / ssism

[@demondariuss]

React to John Ross and jakeem grant

[@jamesg6098]

ath let a sisum

[@imuawarriors]

'ath-le-ti-si-zm'

[@captainkiwi77]

Ath-lettuce-ism

[@elijahcrosby786]

i havent been this early in so long!!! Love you courtney!! [edit: try pronouncing it Ath-let-e-cism)

[@tuttiflooti]

Or (Ath-lettuce-ism)

[@captainkiwi77]

Elijah Fowler that was an amazing example.

[@tuttiflooti]

@@captainkiwi77 thank you fam

[@CourtneyCoulston]

@@tuttiflooti Elijah, that's the first time I think I've actually been able to say. I'm going to remember this! haha

[@CourtneyCoulston]

Yayyy thanks Elijah for the early one!!! I love you too!!!!

[@foundingfathersfilms5090]

You should react to ww2 by oversimplified I think you would enjoy it

[@jerrysantos6484]

Ath-le-tee-thism.

[@jalenleyba4019]

Can you react to David Goggins please? He is a Navy Seal who went through hell week 3 times in a year!!

[@Dylan_Cortright_]

TITLE IS MISSPELLED FYI

[@CourtneyCoulston]

omg thank you Dylan! I just changed it lmao I can't say it OR spell it LOL

[@arturogaxiolajr4218]

React to Aaron Donald NFL

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REACT TO JJ WATT

[@richbrass12]

ATH-LE-TIS-SIS-SEM

[@TotallyNotNinja]

Do us Air Force pararescue

[@CourtneyCoulston]

I gotchu!

[@mr.mcbean8041]

Hello

[@CourtneyCoulston]

hi! ❤️

[@SPORTZZ5]

React to Lamar Jackson

[@lucabrasi4199]

Speak on Vanessa Guillén R.I.P 🙏🏽

[@CourtneyCoulston]

yeah I put out a post on my community tab whilst she was missing. Terrible outcome.

[@lucabrasi4199]

@@CourtneyCoulston missing....they raped her, abducted her kidnapped cut her up and hid her tried to burn her body to break down more to cover their tracts.

[@CourtneyCoulston]

LucaBrasi I know what happened but she was missing for a month or two before they found out what happened. I was following the story from the start.

[@cbenson196]

Ath-let-is-siz-im

[@bubba112919]

Can you do zion Williamson

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React to magic Johnson