BKO Youth League Rules 2011/2012
Eligibility
- The BKO Youth League will consist of Team and Individual Leagues.
- Any School, Scout, Guide or other youth group can be scored for the Team League.
- Orienteering clubs will not be eligible to enter the Team League.
- Any junior of school age attending events will automatically be ranked in the Individual League unless they request otherwise.
Events
- The Youth League season will take place over the period September-June
- Events which form part of the Youth League will be nominated a minimum of 1 week in advance by BKO, and publicised as such on the BKO web site.
- Events will normally be Saturday local events, but may at the organiser’s discretion include other events organised by BKO.
- There will normally be 8 events over the course of a season.
- Youth League colour-coded events must provide a minimum of four courses, normally White, Yellow, Orange and Light Green.
Age Classes
- If the normal colour coded courses are unavailable, eg at a park run type event, alternatives for each age class will be nominated in advance.
Scoring
For every age class there is a guideline course. Each has a target speed in minutes per kilometre. They are based on last year's results. They should be possible for competitors having a good run on an average area.
N.B. If you are new to orienteering, do not try to run a particular course simply because it is the ‘guideline’ for your age. The ‘guidelines’ are set for experienced orienteers, not beginners. There will always be some points for completing a course. Attempting to run a course that is too long and/or difficult for you will score nothing if you fail to complete it
- Highlighted fields are the ‘guideline’ course for each age class. Age class/course combinations marked ‘N/A’ will not be scored.
- Completing a course in the target time will score 100 points.
- Slower runs score proportionally fewer points, and faster runs score more points. For each 1% faster than target speed, 1 point is added; for each 1% slower, a point is subtracted.
| Courses | ||||
Age Class | White | Yellow | Orange | Light Green | Blue |
Under 10 | 7:00 | 8:30 | 10:00 | N/A | N/A |
10-11 | 6:15 | 7:30 | 8:45 | N/A | N/A |
12-13 | 5:30 | 6:30 | 7:30 | 8:30 | N/A |
14-15 | 4:30 | 5:30 | 6:30 | 7:30 | N/A |
16+ | N/A | 5:00 | 6:00 | 7:00 | 8:00 |
- Completing the ‘guideline’ (or higher) course for Age Class will score a minimum of 20 points.
- Completing a course below the ‘guideline’ level for Age Class will score a minimum of 10 points.
- An individual’s score for the League will be the sum of their best 4 event scores.
- Individuals running as pairs will be in the Age Class of the eldest of the pair
- Individuals running in groups of more than 2 will not be scored.
- Shadowing is permitted, but if the junior is materially assisted by their shadower, then they should declare themselves non-competitive for the Youth League.
- If an individual runs more than one course at an event, only their best score will be added to their individual total.
- A team’s score for an event will be the scores for their best 4 individuals, regardless of class.
Prizes
- There will be a prize for the overall highest score, and a prize for the winner in each age class
- To qualify for a prize in the team competition a group must have runners scoring in at least 4 different events over the course of the season.
- There will be an award for every individual completing at least 4 events over the course of the season.
