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Discussion: Setting sprint courses

in: Orienteering; Training & Technique

Jul 19, 2009 4:30 PM #

Stryder:

What is the key to setting a great sprint course...from a competitors perspective?

Jul 19, 2009 7:29 PM #

toddp:

A place to start....

http://www.petergagarin.org/2007ss/schedule.html#a...

Jul 20, 2009 7:53 PM #

upnorthguy:

Have you checked out the IOF Competition rules? Available on line. There is a section that provides guidelines for the vaarious disciplines - i.e. type of "O" challenge each is supposed to present, etc.

Jul 20, 2009 8:49 PM #

jonny crickmore:

Try this
http://www.scottish-orienteering.org/index/soa/pag...

Jul 21, 2009 10:10 PM #

toddp:

I like lots of changes in direction and many route choice legs. Make me read the map constantly. I also like tricky gimmicks that will fool the people that are not reading the map into going to the wrong control or running uselessly down dead ends.

Jul 21, 2009 10:49 PM #

lorrieq:

cheers jonny. A real long leg followed by many short controls is fun. Or visa versa so not much time to plan leg lenghts

Jul 22, 2009 3:39 AM #

cedarcreek:

Here are some old threads about designing sprint courses:

Sprint Course Design (Jun 2008)

Course setting: what makes a course an enjoyable experience? (Apr 2008)

I've considered proposing that ken add a category to the discussion topics (General, News, Training & Technique, etc.): A category for discussion of Event Organization and Course Setting. SportIdent. That's obviously too long. Can anyone think of a short category name for all that stuff?

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