Orienteering

Cumbria Primary Orienteering Competition

Orienteering is an active outdoor adventure sports that challenges both the mind and the body. It can help develop self-belief, respect and team work. Boys and girls can compete together so that sport is ideal for all ages and mixed abilities.  The schools games competition reflects competition in mainstream orienteering and provide a mixture of faster orienteering over short distance, as well as, the standard longer cross country courses.  These contrasting types provide a more inclusive experience, enabling all children to find their strength and compete equally.

We run two Cumbria School Games events for orienteering, these are: 

Cumbria Primary Orienteering Competition – Small Schools

School Games Values: Determination

•           Never giving up on myself or the team

•           Always trying my best

•           Keep trying if something goes wrong

Date: Wednesday 7th July 2021, 10.00am – 3.30pm

Venue: The Sheepmount (Main Venue), Mayors Drive, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 8XL

Cancellation Policy: In the event that the competition has to be cancelled due to extreme weather conditions the event organisers will inform the team managers no later than lunch time the day prior to the event. No alternative date will be arranged.

Year Group: Year 5 & Year 6 (Combined), 9 – 11 year olds

Gender: Mixed

Team / Squad size: The competition is for the primary school team that is successful in their retrospective primary school orienteering leagues.

Each school team should consist of 3 girls and 3 boys from Years 5 and 6.

Clothing / equipment requirements: The competition will be held outdoors so pupils will need to bring appropriate clothes/footwear to suit the weather.

Refreshments: Lunch and refreshments will NOT be provided during the competition. Please ensure your pupils bring some lunch and liquid refreshments with them.

Transport arrangements: Qualifying teams selected to compete at this competition will be asked to make their own transport arrangements to and from the venue and will be expected to cover any associated costs.

Welfare: All competing teams will receive a copy of the event welfare plan prior to the event. The plan will outline clear lines of communication for any welfare issues and provide clarification of roles, responsibilities and procedures that should be followed should an incident or accident occur.

Event Format: Participants will complete two orienteering courses:    

Each course will involve locating controls in a set order.

A random start list will be drawn by the organiser. Participants will start at intervals of at least 1 minute with members of the same team starting at least 4 minutes apart.

Maps, with the courses pre-marked, will be handed out at the start. 

Electronic time recording equipment will be used.

Rules: Follows normal British Orienteering Federation rules which can be found online. www.britishorienteering.org.uk/page/rules 

Scoring:

  • Participants will be ranked in order of the time they take to complete the course. The person with the quickest time gets 1 point, the next 2 points and so on. Those equal on time will receive the same points. Those failing to complete the course correctly score 10 points more than the person finishing the course in the slowest time.
  • Each of the two courses will be scored and the scores from each race added together to determine the individual and team winners.
  • All 6 team members (boys and girls) score points for their team and the team with the lowest overall total wins. In the event of a tie on points, the team that completed the courses in the shortest time overall will be awarded the higher position.

Think Inclusively: Inclusive teams can compete in mainstream competitions.

Pathways: More details of competition, schools and club opportunities can be found at www.britishorienteering.org.uk and http://www.lakes-o.com/CumbriaSchools/csoa%20home.htm

Additional information: For more information visit www.britishorienteering.org.uk/page/schools

Whats New? The event format was changed year.

- Young Leaders to award certificates to one girl and one boy around the three objectives set around the Determination value. 

Entry Details: Via your local School Games Organiser

Cumbria Primary Orienteering Competition – Large Schools

School Games Values: Determination

•           Never giving up on myself or the team

•           Always trying my best

•           Keep trying if something goes wrong

Date: Wednesday 7th July 2021, 10.00am – 3.30pm

Venue: The Sheepmount (Main Venue), Mayors Drive, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 8XL

Cancellation Policy: In the event that the competition has to be cancelled due to extreme weather conditions the event organisers will inform the team managers no later than lunch time the day prior to the event. No alternative date will be arranged.

Year Group: Year 5 & Year 6 (Combined), 9 – 11 year olds

Gender: Mixed

Team / Squad size: The competition is for the primary school team that is successful in their retrospective primary school orienteering leagues.

Each school team should consist of 6 girls and 6 boys from Years 5 and 6.

Clothing / equipment requirements: The competition will be held outdoors so pupils will need to bring appropriate clothes/footwear to suit the weather.

Refreshments: Lunch and refreshments will NOT be provided during the competition. Please ensure your pupils bring some lunch and liquid refreshments with them.

Transport arrangements: Qualifying teams selected to compete at this competition will be asked to make their own transport arrangements to and from the venue and will be expected to cover any associated costs.

Welfare: All competing teams will receive a copy of the event welfare plan prior to the event. The plan will outline clear lines of communication for any welfare issues and provide clarification of roles, responsibilities and procedures that should be followed should an incident or accident occur.

Event Format: Participants will complete two orienteering courses:    

Each course will involve locating controls in a set order.

A random start list will be drawn by the organiser. Participants will start at intervals of at least 1 minute with members of the same team starting at least 4 minutes apart.

Maps, with the courses pre-marked, will be handed out at the start. 

Electronic time recording equipment will be used.

Rules: Follows normal British Orienteering Federation rules which can be found online. www.britishorienteering.org.uk/page/rules 

Scoring: Participants will be ranked in order of the time they take to complete the course. The person with the quickest time gets 1 point, the next 2 points and so on. Those equal on time will receive the same points. Those failing to complete the course correctly score 10 points more than the person finishing the course in the slowest time.

Each of the two courses will be scored and the scores from each race added together to determine the team winners.

All 12 team members (boys and girls) score points, however the team total is calculated using the best 3 boys and best 3 girls scores and the team with the lowest total wins.

In the event of a tie on points, the team that completed the courses in the shortest time overall will be awarded the higher position.

Think Inclusively: Inclusive teams can compete in mainstream competitions.

Pathways: More details of competition, schools  and club opportunities can be found at www.britishorienteering.org.uk and http://www.lakes-o.com/CumbriaSchools/csoa%20home.htm

Additional information: For more information visit www.britishorienteering.org.uk/page/schools  

Whats New? The event format was changed year.

- Young Leaders to award certificates to one girl and one boy around the three objectives set around the Determination value. 

Entry Details: Via your local School Games Organiser