Thanks for your response..

I was trying it out with the sports mode that the camera has
but the pictures kept coming out blurry..

I tried reading the handbook but since I don't have any photo
exp..it was actually difficult to understand it..lol..

I'll try the settings that you are suggesting.  What type of
lens do you use?  I do have one question, if I shoot at 55mm
zoom, won't the pictures look like they are taken from far
away?  As you probably know, when her squad goes up to
perform, they allow the families to come up to the front so I
am not that far away yet the pics did look like I was.  Not
sure if that makes any sense...

Thanks again.