Drill teams have different kinds. There are drill teams that are for military training, or dance training. There are also teams that do executions of routines that carry flags or pom-poms such as cheer dance drill teams. There are drill teams whose members execute on top of moving objects such as horse, motorcycle, etc.
Drill teams for military focuses on performing routines that are based on military drill. Military drill teams usually practice to perfect their proficiency in doing their drills and then compete against other military drill teams.
These are steps in order for you to successfully join a drill team:
Prepare
You must thoroughly prepare if you want to join a drill team. Familiarize yourself with the common rules and regulations that are involved in drill teams. Physically evaluate yourself if you can join a drill team so that you can gauge your limits.
Work out to prepare for joining
You need to work out often to get ready physically for the drill. You can do this alone or with a trainer to assist you anywhere you are comfortable. One of the most important things in preparation for a drill team is working out.
Get a coach
You can find a coach by looking at retired drill team members who are willing to work as coaches. You are going to need experts in the field to coach and give you advices before joining the drill team.
Practice drill moves
You can make your own choreography for creativity but do not make it too much. Just keep it simple and within the boundaries of the rules and regulations.
Study related drill moves
You can enhance your experiences by doing different dance moves which are related to drill moves. Judges can be impressed when you have a diverse experience in different dance moves.
Start with the local drill team
You can start with the drill team in your school or city and then work on your way into making it for regional drill teams. This way you can appreciate your success by working hard on making your way to the higher rank of drill teams.
Sign up for drill teams
Usually, there are drill teams for schools and colleges or universities. You can look for the adviser of the drill team of your school and talk to him about your wanting to join the team.
Try out to make it to the team
Some drill teams will have you try out for the team before you can join the team officially. Because you have prepared physically, mentally and emotionally for this, you can now confidently try-out for any team you want to join.
If the first team that you try out for does not admit you, you can always try out for other teams. Do not lose hope because there are too many drill teams in one area. Just keep on working out and preparing yourself physically, mentally and emotionally until the team that you want to join finally admits you.