​SPRINT SCOTLAND 2019  -  20th-23rd june

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​Welcome to 4 days of Sprint and Urban orienteering around Bo’ness and Denny!
Program (provisional)
Thursday 20th June
10:00 - 14:00 Sprint coaching– Bo’ness North
14:00 – 15:00 Presentation about sprint orienteering
17:00 – 19:00 Training race– Bo’ness North
Friday 21st June
10:00 – 14:00 Sprint coaching - Denny
14:00 – 15:00 Presentation about sprint orienteering
17:00 – 19:00 Training race – Denny
Saturday 22nd June
10:30 – 12:00 Sprint Race 1 – Bo’ness (WRE, Scottish Urban League, UK Urban League)
13:00 – 14:00 Scottish Orienteering Association AGM
14:00 – 15:00 Guest speaker
15:30 – 17:00 Sprint Race 2 – Bo’ness (WRE, Scottish Urban League, UK Urban League)
Sunday 23rd June
11:30 – 12:30 Sprint / Urban Race 3 – Bo’ness (WRE)
13:30 Sprint Scotland prize-giving

Classes - M/W12-, M/W16-, M/W Open, M/W40+, M/W55+, M/W65+, M/W75+
Winning time for competitions - 12-15 minutes for sprint races. Open classes will have a sprint on Sunday - other classes will have longer urban courses.
Timing system - SPORTIdent with contact-less punching enabled. SI and SIAC cards available for hire.
Terrain - Traditional varied Scottish sprint orienteering terrain.
Maps - All maps drawn at 1:4000 to ISSOM specification 2018-19 by Graham Gristwood and Chris Smithard.
Labyrinth – We plan to offer labyrinth orienteering at the races.
Coaching days
  • A variety of exercises designed to improve specific sprint orienteering skills
  • Training races to put the skills into practice
  • Long and short options
  • Coaching lead by Chris Smithard
Under 16s - Safety considerations allied with our insurance position mean that only U16s accompanied by an adult willing to take responsibility for decision making regarding road crossings and road safety are allowed to participate in the coaching days.
Scottish Orienteering Association AGM and talk by Guest Speaker
We are delighted to welcome the SOA Annual General Meeting between our races on the Saturday, at the same venue. There will also be a guest speaker (tbc).

Presentations
  • ​Topics related to sprint orienteering
  • Presented by top speakers (last year Yannick Michiels and Kris Jones)
Entries and entry fees - On Sprint Scotland website (sprintscotland.co.uk).
  • Free entry to top 15 in Sprint Foot Orienteering World Ranking (at 1/1/19, email organisers)
  • Discounted entry to members of the Great Britain Foot Orienteering Team (email organisers)
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Going green - We encourage people to use public transport and share transport where possible.
Visas / extra training – Use the contact email address.
Accommodation - Various in and around Falkirk - be aware of the embargoed area in Bo'ness.
Climate - This is Scotland, so could be anything!
Embargoed areas - Available on the British Orienteering website.
Map samples from Sprint Scotland 2018
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Co-ordinator and Organiser Graham Gristwood
Training planner Chris Smithard
Race planners Jon Cross, Graeme Ackland, Chris Smithard & Fanni Gyurko
Controllers tbc
IOF Event Advisors Ted Finch (FVO) and Rob Hickling (GRAMP)
Contact e-mail address sprintscotland2016@gmail.com

Map production part funded by the Orienteering Foundation and the National Lottery Community Fund.
Sprint Scotland is organised by Masterplan Adventure.