Potteries Orienteering Club

West Midlands Orienteering Association

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The Schools and Youth Group League

1.
This is a Team competition for any school or youth group (e.g. Scout troop) that competes in POTOC Local Events.
2.
The competition will be over a full academic year starting in September.
3.
Excluding the Score event that normally takes place in July, points will be awarded in all POTOC Local events.
4.
For each Local event the best 4 scorers for a School or Group will count for the score in the competition.
5.
At the end of the competition year the best 4 events for each School or Group will count towards the overall total.
6.
Pairs may qualify for the team score , applying the lowest class handicap to the two competitors.
7.
Competitors sometimes run on more than one course at an event, the first one only will be eligible for the competition.
8.
An individual can be eligible for a school and a group , but can only score for one at any one event.

Awards

The scores will be calculated and published after each event. There may be a delay after results are published before the league is updated The scores are handicapped so all schools and groups can be tabled in a composite league. At the end of the competition year the following awards will be made:

The teams will be awarded trophies and certificates. The individuals will be awarded medals and certificates.

Courses

POTOC normally offer 4 courses at each local event:

Easy

equivalent to Yellow, about 1.0 - 1.5 km (courses mainly on paths)

Moderate

equivalent to Orange, about 2.0 - 2.5 km (courses sometimes veering off paths)

Short/Long Hard

equivalent to Green or Light Green, about 4.0 - 5.0 km (difficult courses designed for experienced orienteers)

Points Awarded

( Best eligible time × Course points × Class Handicap ) ÷ Competitors time

Best eligible time
Easy Course  time of leading competitor in year 8 and younger
Moderate Course  time of leading competitor in year 10 and younger
Hard Courses  time of leading schools competitor or leading M45/W21 and older (whichever is the quickest)

Course points
Easy Course  400 
ModerateCourse  600 
Short Hard Course  800 
Long Hard Course  1000 

Class handicap 

 boy  girl 
up to year 6  1.65  1.65 
year 7  1.40  1.55 
year 8  1.25  1.40 
year 9  1.25  1.40 
year 10  1.10  1.25 
year 11  1.10  1.25 
year 12  1.00  1.10 
year 13  1.00  1.10 

Enquiries

Enquiries to John Heaton.

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