A Rules for Foot Orienteering Events - Orienteering USA
A Rules for Foot Orienteering Events - Orienteering USA
A Rules for Foot Orienteering Events - Orienteering USA
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B.18.1 It is normal to have a period of planning time after issuance of the maps be<strong>for</strong>e<br />
competitors are allowed on the course, and this time is not counted in the duration<br />
of the event. A typical time allowance is two hours <strong>for</strong> a 24-hour event. This time<br />
should be stated in the meet announcement.<br />
B.19 Scoring<br />
B.19.1 The event shall end at precisely the set number of hours after the actual starting<br />
time, both times as defined by the organizers' clock.<br />
B.19.2 Teams finishing late will be penalized at the rate per minute or part thereof<br />
specified in advance by the organizers.<br />
B.19.3 Teams finishing more than thirty minutes late shall be deemed ineligible <strong>for</strong> a<br />
placing and their result shall be recorded as overtime (OVT).<br />
B.19.4 A team score shall be the value of the checkpoints visited and correctly verified in<br />
accordance with these rules, less any penalties. The team with the greatest score<br />
or in the event of a tie the team that finished earlier shall be awarded the higher<br />
placing.<br />
B.19.5 The most common scoring schemes use the number used as the control code of<br />
the checkpoint to give the score value <strong>for</strong> the control. Usually it is worth either the<br />
value of the control code rounded down to the next lower multiple of 10 (e.g.<br />
control 67 is worth 60 points), or else exactly the value of the control number.<br />
Points are deducted <strong>for</strong> being overtime. The most common deduction scheme is<br />
10 points per minute late. Other schemes might be acceptable, but should be<br />
explicitly discussed and explained at the time of a sanctioning request. Other<br />
scoring methods could be submitted to the sanctioning committee <strong>for</strong><br />
consideration, but different schemes tried in the past have generally met with<br />
competitor dissatisfaction.<br />
B.19.6 In the event of a checkpoint being damaged or deemed misplaced or missing by<br />
the organizers, teams shall be awarded the checkpoint score:<br />
B.20 Awards<br />
a) If the punch is missing or damaged but the team has a correct record on<br />
the intention sheet.<br />
b) If the punch is missing and there is no intention sheet, but the team can<br />
satisfy the organizers that they visited the correct site.<br />
c) If a checkpoint is missing or misplaced but the team can satisfy the<br />
organizers that they visited the correct site.<br />
d) For a correctly recorded visit to a misplaced checkpoint.<br />
B.20.1 Awards will be given to the first three places in all categories, but a single<br />
physical award may be used <strong>for</strong> a team which has achieved awards in multiple<br />
categories.