BKO Youth League Rules 2014/2015
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-May
- 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 each age class there is a ‘guideline’ course and target speed in minutes per kilometer, as shown in the table below. These target speeds are set from last season’s results and should be achievable by a good competitor 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 3% faster than target speed, 1 point is added; for each 3% slower, a point is subtracted.
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Courses |
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Age Class |
White |
Yellow |
Orange |
Light Green |
Blue |
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Under 10 |
7:00 |
8:30 |
10:00 |
N/A |
N/A |
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10-11 |
6:15 |
7:30 |
8:45 |
N/A |
N/A |
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12-13 |
5:30 |
6:30 |
7:30 |
8:30 |
N/A |
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14-15 |
4:30 |
5:30 |
6:30 |
7:30 |
N/A |
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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
- To qualify for any prize a competitor must have scored points in at least 4 events over the course of the season.
- 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.
