Potteries Orienteering Club

1.

This is a Team competition for any school or youth group (e.g. Scout troop) that competes in POTOC Local Events.

2.

Groups, schools or individuals should be POTOC members at least before their second event is competed.

3.

The competition will be over a full academic year.

4.

Excluding the Score event, points will be awarded in all POTOC Local events.

5.

For each Local event the best 4 scores for a School or Group will count for the score in the competition.

6.

At the end of the competition year the best 4 events for each School or Group will count towards the overall total.

7.

A minimum of 4 events competed and for the team awards a minimum of 4 competitors per event must be achieved to qualify for an award.

8.

Disqualified competitors will count to this eligibility, scoring 0 points

9.

Pairs may qualify for the team score , applying the lowest class handicap to the two competitors.

10.

Competitors accompanied by an adult on the course are deemed non-competitive for this competition.

11.

Competitors sometimes run on more than one course at an event, the first one only will be eligible for the competition.

12.

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:

• Winning Junior school
• Winning Middle school
• Winning Senior school
• Winning Youth Group
• Highest scoring boy (best 4 events)
• Highest scoring girl(best 4 events)

The teams will be awarded trophies and the individuals medals. Both will receive certificates.

Courses

POTOC normally offer 4 courses at each local event:

1. Easy

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

2. Moderate

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

3 & 4. 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		400
Moderate		600
Short Hard		800
Long Hard		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.