This is a combined Sheffield Schools and Saturday Afternoon series aimed to introduce new people to the sport and also provide training opportunities to all orienteers.

Registration for courses will open at 1pm.  You can start any time from 1pm - 3pm but the courses close at 3:30pm. We will be based by the Cafe. The nearest car park is at the Rare Breeds Centre off Hemsworth Road this is Pay & Display and will fill very quickly.  There is plenty of parking on the roads around the park but please park considerately.  This link shows where Registration is and some parking suggestions  map

Schools Event

Running alongside the public event is the second event in the Sheffield School Orienteering League for both Primary and Secondary pupils.  Entry to the schools event is free if your school is a member of the Sheffield Federation of School Sports (SFSS).  Information about the SFSS Orienteering League is here.  It is not necessary for a teacher to be present from the school.

Entries

All courses are entry on the day.  You just have to turn up, pick a course and fill in an entry form.  There will be people on hand to help you if you have any questions.

If you ran one of the previous schools events in the series then you should have completed an entry form an been given a number.  With the number we are able to add you into the results system much quicker.  You can download an entry form with your details on from the registration page using the registration number and email address.

If this will be the first event you have attended this year then please go the the registration page and enter your details.  If you don't get chance to do this before the event then you can still register at the event.  REGISTRATION PAGE

For those who would like to do a second run you will need to complete another entry slip with the same details as before.  You are welcome to fill this out in advance and bring it with you when you download (with the £1 entry fee for the second course) and we can give you a map to save queuing again.

Costs

Adults £4, £3 for club members

Children £2.  Children running a schools courses whose school is a member of the SFSS are free.

Any additional courses will cost an additional £1

If you would like to go around in a group you would just pay for one entry.

Orienteering Courses Available

If you complete a course and there is still time you are welcome to try another.

Course	School Years	Distance / Climb	Technical Level	Who is it for?
White	Y3-Y5	1.5km	1	The easiest course and a great place for children to start.  The course is entirely on paths and each time you have to make a decision - which path to take, there will be a control point.
Yellow	Y6-Y7	2.3km 60m Climb	2	The next step up and a good place for teenagers etc. to start.  The course will use paths but also other line features - Fences, streams etc. It will also no longer have a control every time you need to decide where you are going. For example you may need to make a couple of turns on paths between controls
Orange	Y8-Y9	2.6km 85m Climb	3	Harder still, the Orange course introduces: Choosing routes - e.g. should I go round the paths to the left or right Using 'Point Features' as control sites Basic use of a compass
Long Orange	Y10+	3.3km 100m Climb	3	The same technical difficulty as the Orange, but longer...
Light Green		4.2km 175m Climb	4	Ideal for improvers  The navigation difficulty increases and you start to use simple contours and point features.
Corridor and Window		4.2km 175m Climb	5	This is the same course as the Light Green, however we have blanked out large areas of the map so that you are left with 'corridors' of map showing and in some cases just areas around the control.  This is great practice for distance and direction judgement and also simplifying the map. We are going to print a full map on the reverse so that if it all goes horribly wrong you can turn over and find out where you are! Extract from the Corridor and Window map