I allowed all students to try out for Section leader and Drum Major. We would recruit and appoint Historian, Uniform, and Library.

For some sections I might have 6 or 8 folks for a few spots. Other sections it might only be 1 or 2 folks because everyone knew they were going to get it, (and were the most qualified for it). Drum major was usually 10 to 15 kids.

Introducing a point system in August doesn't necessarily mean it's up to them to decide how invested they are. Life happens. Region auditions aren't for everyone and have NO bearing on how vested or qualified a person is to lead. Region placement is often a guess at best, especially in large sections like Flute/Clarinet/Trumpet where you could have over 100 kids auditioning and the judges often just fill in spots on their sheet for the kids outside the top 30 and not really rank the kids in true order.

Number of leaders was always fluid. It depended on the quality of applicants, the size of the section, and even the demands of the show. Normally I ran with 3 drum majors but one year I went with 2 because I only had 2 that needed to be up front and I needed the other applicants on the field playing. One year I went with 4 because I had a very qualified group and I needed a backfield conductor. Be flexible in your needs.