See who's off their dot before your next rep.
Cover Down turns rehearsal video into drill feedback, showing who's off their dot and which forms are breaking, without adding staff.
Built for band directors and visual staff. One plan: software plus camera kit.
How it works
Mount and check
Put the camera in the press box, add the optional pole camera behind the back sideline, and run the guided 15-minute check with taped X marks.
Rehearse as usual
Record the reps you already run. Upload your program's rehearsal video from the field or the band room.
Get your clean-next list
By email and in your login: who's off their dot, which forms are breaking, and clips cued to each set and count.
What you get
- Set 14 → 15
Trumpet arc: right side arrives 2 counts late
Arrival · ▶ clip 0:42 · coverage: good - Set 22
Mellophone block: back rank depth collapses
Depth · ▶ clip 1:18 · coverage: good - Set 9
Clarinet line: intervals open on the left end
Intervals · ▶ clip 0:27 · coverage: good
Block shape holds; whole form shifted ~1 step toward the 40. Logged as a form shift, not 24 individual errors.
After the shift is accounted for, 3 performers in the back rank are off their dot. Each has a clip.
Coverage: press box + pole. Confidence shown per performer in the app.
Chart Mode
Compares your band to your drill chart (Pyware or PDF): dot accuracy and form integrity, set by set. It separates a whole-form shift from individual errors, so you fix the right thing.
Judge Mode
No chart needed. Flags the errors that stand out from the press box, plus early and late arrivals and step-offs.
Field map
Every chart dot next to where the performer actually stood, with intervals and depth in view.
Clean-next list
A short, ranked list after every rehearsal with clips, so the next block of reps goes where it matters.
Sets and counts
Everything is organized the way your dot book is: by set and count, not by timestamp.
Speaks caption language
Feedback maps to what visual judges look at, such as BOA Visual Performance (Accuracy & Definition), DCI Visual Proficiency and WGI Excellence. No fake scores.
Coverage and confidence are shown next to every result in the app. All screens above are example data.
Who it's for
High school marching bands first, especially programs where one or two staff members are trying to see the whole field. Cover Down also works for college bands, drum corps and indoor ensembles.
- Directors cleaning a show with a small staff
- Visual techs who want set-by-set errors they can hand to section leaders
- Programs that already have Pyware charts and dot books
- Bands that rehearse every week and want to know what to clean next
FAQ
Do I need a drill chart?
No. Judge Mode works from video alone and flags the errors that stand out, plus early and late arrivals. Add your chart (Pyware export or PDF) to unlock Chart Mode and dot-by-dot comparisons.
What video can I upload?
Rehearsal video your program records and owns. Cover Down is built for your own practice field, not for footage from competitions or events.
What cameras do I need?
The plan ships with a press-box camera and an optional pole camera for behind the back sideline. A guided 15-minute setup check uses taped X marks on your field.
How fast is feedback?
Video is processed in our cloud, and results usually land the same evening, by email and in your login.
What about guard, soloists, pit and props?
They are recognized and flagged, not scored, so they never pull down a section's results.
Does it give us a score?
No. Cover Down shows what to clean, not a predicted caption score.
What about student privacy?
Student privacy is a priority; details coming before any school pilot.
How do we pay?
Submit an order request. Our team confirms details with you and sends an invoice, so it works with purchase orders and booster budgets. No card is taken on this site.