USBands, formally United States Scholastic Band Association[1] and sometimes referred to as USSBA, was formed in the Fall 1988 to provide high school marching bands an opportunity to compete in a circuit featuring top judges from across the continent.
US Bands is based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and the event is managed by BD Performing Arts.
USBands has also begun supporting competitive indoor events, and provides cooperative fundraising opportunities.
USBands allows their bands to classify themselves into three groups: Between 2016 and 2019, groups were classified by the following size, which includes playing members, auxiliary, and command personnel drum majors, and bands from Texas had group sizes that varied from the national ranges: For 2020, USBands created an additional sizing and eliminated the "Open Class" as part of its "v-USBands" virtual adjudication platform.
[4] Individual musicians, guard performers, small ensembles, and group Sizes for marching bands were classified as: For 2021, USBands restored its Open Class for all competitions in Texas and for all national competitions, effective September 25.