MNZ Policy & Operations Manual

• HOW TO USE Policy & Ops Manual - DATED 1st July 2024
  What sections do you need to coach your chosen grade?
  What sections do you need to judge?

• CONTENTS PAGE 

• SECTION ONE - General - DATED 1st July 2025
  Championship/Competition Detail
  Contest Area
  Setting out of Contest Area
  Judges Seating
  Discs
  Quickstep
  Music
  Championship/Competition Formats
  Compliance Requirements
  False Starts
  Re-Marches
  Replacements
  Dispensations
  Placement of Marchers
  Discipline/Errors
  Judge/Coach Interviews
  Pace Measurement Chart

• SECTION TWO - Drills - DATED 1st July 2025
  Drill Definitions
  Standard Drills

• SECTION THREE - Preparatory Drills - DATED 1st July 2025
  Procedure on how your team will get on and off the contest area for each phase
  Review & Inspection
  Quickstep/Compliments/Movements
  Display

• SECTION FOUR - Under 13 Grade
  Competitive Requirements - DATED 18th Sept 2024
  Drills for Review & Inspection - DATED 1st July 2023
  Review & Inspection - DATED 1st July 2025
  Drills for Quickstep / Compliments / Movements - DATED 1st July 2024
  Quickstep /Compliments / Movements - DATED 1st July 2025 

• SECTION FIVE - Under 18 Grade
  Competitive Requirements - DATED 1st July 2025
  Drills for Review & Inspection - DATED 1st July 2023
  Review & Inspection - DATED 1st July 2025 
  Drills for Quickstep / Compliments / Movements - DATED 1st July 2023
  Quickstep / Compliments / Movements - DATED 20th July 2025

• SECTION SIX - Senior Grade
  Competitive Requirements - DATED 18th Sept 2024
  Drills for Review & Inspection - DATED 20th July 2025
  Review & Inspection - DATED 1st July 2025
  Drills for Quickstep / Compliments / Movements - DATED 1st July 2016
  Quickstep / Compliments / Movements - DATED 20th July 2025

• SECTION SEVEN - Masters Grade
  Competitive Requirements - DATED 1st July 2025
  Drills for Quickstep / Compliments / Movements - DATED 1st July 2016
  Quickstep / Compliments / Movements - DATED 20th July 2025

• SECTION EIGHT - Introductory Grade
  Non Competitive Requirements - DATED 25th Nov 2024
  Drills for Review & Inspection - DATED 1st July 2014
  Review & Inspection - DATED COMING SOON
  Drills for Technical Drill - DATED 6th Oct 2014
  Technical Drill - DATED - COMING SOON
  Display - DATED 25th Nov 2024
  Uniform - DATED 1st July 2015
  Judging - DATED 25th Nov 2024
  

  Section One, Section Two and Section Three of Under 13 Grade would also be very helpful.

• SECTION NINE - Display - DATED 20th July 2025
  Time Requirements
  Compliance Requirements
  Music
  Display Accessories
  Changes to Uniform Parts
  Performance Criteria
  V.I.P.E.C
  Permissible / Not Permissible / Desirable / Undesirable

• SECTION TEN - GALA MARCH - ARCHIVED

• SECTION ELEVEN - Uniform - DATED 1st July 2025
  Compliance and Presentation Requirements

• SECTION TWELVE - Judging
  Section Twelve General Requirements - DATED 1st July 2025
  Association Chief Judge
  Requirements of a Judge
  Judges Training
  Commencing/Ceasing Judging
  Marking Score Sheets (Technical Judges)
  Marking Score Sheets (Display Judges)
  Judges Uniform Requirements
  Selection Policy for New Zealand/Island Championship Panels
  Island Championship Timeline
  New Zealand Championship Timeline
  Judging Accreditation
  - Trainee Judges
  - Qualifying Accreditation
  - National Accreditation
  - Refresher Exams
  Compliance Judge - Discs - DATED 1st July 2025
  Technical A Judge - Review & Inspection - DATED 1st July 2025
  Technical B Judge - Posture - DATED 8th Jan 2025
  Technical C Judge - Footwork - DATED 8th Jan 2025
  Technical D Judge - Structure - DATED 8th Jan 2025
  Technical E Judge - Between Movements - DATED 8th Jan 2025
  Display Judge - DATED 27th Jan 2025
  Judging Platform Guidelines

• SECTION THIRTEEN - Ground Officials
  Chief Marshal - DATED 1st July 2010
  Contest Marker - DATED 1st July 2010
  Announcer - DATED 1st Jul 2010
  Sound Music Co-ordinator - DATED 1st Jul 2024

• SECTION FOURTEEN - Open Free Choice Grade
  Non Competitive Requirements
  Under 13 Grade Paces - DATED 1st July 2023 
  Under 18 Grade Paces - DATED 1st July 2023 
  Senior Grade Paces - DATED 1st July 2014

• MARCH PAST FOR NZ CHAMPIONSHIPS - UPDATED 24th December 2024
• COMPETITION FIELD LAYOUT - Check Sheets (in Paces) - UPDATED