When classifying your performing unit, consider the average age of your students, how many hours you have for rehearsal each week, and the experience and the talent level of those who will be creating and teaching your guard.
Regional A classes are designed for the very beginning or very young students. Here is where they learn the most elementary skills. This level of guard is not ready for the National level of competition. The local circuit is where they are nurtured and where they grow. Once proficient in that class, they are ready to move up to the Scholastic A class.
The Scholastic A class students are ready for bigger challenges both in show design and in technical skills. They have an understanding of the time commitment involved in this level of competition. You and your staff have a good understanding of their potential and a support mechanism capable of assisting in their growth.
Continuing in the progression of classification, Open class students have demonstrated their readiness for that next set of challenges and so on into World Class. The most important consideration is to place your group where they will be challenged, where they can compete and grow. Winning the class is not the measure of your ability to compete in that division.