British Youth Band Association


The British Youth Band Association, or BYBA, was formed in 1974 by David Loader, John Johnson and Glen Carter. It aims to promote the marching band activity, to encourage the social aspects of bands and to enhance personal development through all aspects of bands. BYBA has also set up rules for contests, and divided all marching bands into classes. The 1992 season saw 117 units marching across the Novice, Contest, Championship and Premier Classes. By the 2003 season, the system had changed into 40 units marching across Divisions 1,2,3,4 and the Cadets league. The 2007 season saw Division 4 renamed as the Junior Division, and the introduction of the Associate division, allowing for units of any age. As of the 2008 season, BYBA runs an Individual & Ensembles Showcase. In 2014, The class system was changed to the Premier Class, Championship Class, Associate Class, Traditional Class and Cadet Class and six competitions are run each year. In 2017, The Contest Class was added to the class system.

2018 Bands & Classes

Premier & Open Class
Championship Class
Contest Class
Cadet Class
Premier Class
Associate Class
Championship Class
Cadet Class
Premier Class
Championship Class
Cadet Class
Premier Class
Championship Class
Cadet Class
Premier Class
Championship Class
Contest Class
Premier Class
Open Class
Championship Class
Contest Class
Premier Class
Championship Class
Open Class
Novice Class
For the 2008 season, the BYBA scoring system was revamped to bring it more in line with the DCE system. Units are now marked on the following captions:
2011 -
League
Finals
2012 -
League
Finals
2013 -
League
Finals
2014 -
League
Finals
2015 -
League
Finals
2016-
League
Finals
2017-
League
Finals
2018-
League
Finals
2019-
League
Finals