Scottish Schools' Orienteering Festival
2018 - Friday 1st June
Pollok Country Park, Glasgow
Updated: 1st June 2018
The Festival is aimed at pupils who have been introduced to orienteering through their school and the courses are set at a level that will allow success for all pupils who have grasped the basic skills. Courses are set for Primary 5 and upwards.
The Festival was held on Friday 1 June 2018.
Results
Final details
Final Details and Start List are now available.
VERY IMPORTANT CHANGE
Due to construction work at Nether Pollok we have moved our base to the Lochinch Sports Ground owned by Police Scotland which was the venue for this year's Scottish Night Championships. The plus with this is that we have a much better base for the event but the downside is that the single track road in this area of the Park is unsuitable for large coaches. This means that those travelling in a large coach need to park at Cartha Rugby Club and students will need to walk 900 m along a grass verge between the parking area and Lochinch. There should be very little traffic apart from those going to the Festival and the speed limit is 5 mph.
Venue
Pollock Country Park, Haggs Road, Glasgow G41 4AR. The event will be based at Lochinch Sports Pavilion (change from original information). Parking for coaches tbc. Details and instructions will be published before the event.
Area
The Area is a mix of mature woodland and open parkland areas. There is a very good path network.
Map
The map has been recently updated and is at a scale of 1:7500 for all courses.
Courses
These
will be set from P5-S6 as shown on the entry summary sheet. The main
factor about the courses is that they will be planned to provide
maximum success for the participants. It is however, presumed that all
participants will have had some practical experience of orienteering at
School and are familiar with an orienteering map. Pupils may enter any
course as a solo participant or as part of a pair. If a School wishes
to enter a mixed pair these runners should be entered on the boys
event.
Pairs should be bracketed on the entry form.
Pupils should know that the correct controls should be visited in
order. If they do not manage that they will be given penalties rather
than being disqualified.
Start/Finish
All facilities, plus parking, will be in close proximity.
Start times
Start times will be available from 10.15 am until 12.15 pm. Please note that runners from the same School, and on the same course, will start at least 4 minutes apart therefore your first start time will need to allow all your entries to begin by 12.15.
Electronic Timing
We will again be using the Sportident system of timing. Each competitor/pair will be issued with an electronic "dibber" to use on their course at the start area. If your pupils are unfamiliar with this system let us know and we will arrange for a demonstration before your first start time. Pupils who are regular orienteers may have their own "dibber" which they can use. Please add the Sportident number to the entry sheet.
Unfortunately, we have to charge schools £30 for any dibbers lost by
their pupils although, happily, this is a very rare occurence.
Information about sportident can be found on the Scottish Orienteering Association website.
Awards
Awards to first
3 individuals on each course. Team awards will be made where there are
sufficient entries. Winning Teams are decided by adding the first three
finish times.
Presentations
Will be made at the end of the event as soon as final results are available.
Entry Fees
School Registration Fee of £5 to cover general administration costs and affiliation to Scottish Schools’ Orienteering Association. The entry fee is £2.00 per participant (ie £4.00/pair)
Entries
Please use the official forms that you can download below and ensure that
- You email the Entry Form with names and course to info@ssoa.org.uk
- The Summary Entry Form is signed by the Head Teacher
- Cheques are made payable to SSOA
- Electronic payments can be made to SSOA, A/C No 00102718, Sort Code 80-17-02 - please ensure that the payment is referenced with the name of the school being entered.
SPostal Entries should be Sent to:
SSOA
7 St Ninians
Lanark
ML11 7HX
Postmarked no later than 24th May 2018.
Current Trophy holders should ensure that all Individual and Team Trophies are returned before or on the day of the event.
More Information
Mr Blair Young
PE Department
Biggar High School
John’s Loan
BIGGAR
ML12 6AG
Email: byoung@biggar.s-lanark.sch.uk
Tel: 01899 222050
Fax: 01899 222051
