Results, splits and routegadget now up (on the links above). YHOA Schools Championships results are below (team results are below individual results)

Mon 11:55: Ranking Points link added (BOF upload repeated this morning to add some missing membership numbers)

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Planners Comments

I hope you enjoyed the courses today. It was quite a difficult area to plan on with it's awkward shape and high vegetation. The aim was to keep you out of the really vegetated areas and have good legs in terrain where possible with route choices to keep things interesting. I thought the harder semi-open area was best left to the end of the course to test if people could switch from easier navigation and hard running to fine navigation.

Controllers Comments

After receiving a few comments on number 107 I went out to take a look. The green has extended into the re-entrant but I don't think that should have caused to many problems. The control was hung so it was visible from about the edge of the circle when approaching it from the normal attack points. After watching for a few minutes, what seemed to be happening was some on the Green and Short Green (when leaving 57) were being forced further North by the thicket but then not compensating and heading down into the re-entrant in the rough open, often being drawn by other competitors already hunting down there. Easy to let technique slip at the end of the course on what looks like short and fairly easy leg.

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SYO Junior Refreshments Stall

Thank you to everyone who supported and helped on the SYO Juniors stall today at Treeton! It was a lovely atmosphere in assembly, with our pop-up café proving a success – meaning that we raised £115 through the sales of the refreshments.
It was great to see many of the juniors involved – including taking on roles such as waiter, salesperson, cake-wrapper and barista very expertly.
The money raised is a very welcome addition to our SYO Junior Squad funds, and will go towards future club junior competitions.

 Individual YHOA Schools Championships Results

Team YHOA Schools Championships Results

Yorkshire & Humberside Schools Champs and Level C Regional Event

FINAL DETAILS - 30/5/17This event is suitable for all levels of experience and newcomers of all ages are welcome.

 Parking: At Home Decor on a new industrial estate (Woodhouse Mill) opposite Falconer Lane. It is 5 Minutes from Assembly on the South side of the B6200. Please use the postcode for Assembly. However, please do NOT approach via West Lane from Aughton, which is very narrow and needs to be crossed on the way to Assembly.. Approach instead from either the East or West on the B6200 and look for orienteering signs into the Home Décor car park.  £2 per car.

Assembly, including registration, enquiries, download, refreshments, toilets & a children's playground are situated in the Recreation Ground off Falconer Lane, S13 9ZL - here.  Please cross the B6200 from the car park using the pedestrian crossing. Children should be accompanied by an adult. Shelter will be provided so bags can be left while you are running. Club tents / banners welcome. 

Registration: Entry on the day.10.30am - 12.30pm. 

Starts: 11am-1pm. Approx 400m (10 minute walk) from assembly. This is along a narrow lane that provides vehicular access to the stables and a couple of houses only. Please take care.

Finish: Approx 100m from assembly.

Refreshments: SYO Juniors will be providing hot drinks and cakes to raise funds for junior competitions. Cake donations welcomed.

Costs: Juniors / Full time students - £4; Adults £10 (members £8), £4 for adults on orange or below.
SI (dibber) card hire £1, 2nd runs £1.

Map: 1:7500, updated May 2017 by Peel Land Surveys.

Terrain: The area consists of two areas of mostly runnable sloping woodland with interesting contour detail, which provide a good contrast with the largely open gently contoured area of complex vegetation on the other side of Treeton Dyke lake. 

Courses

See below for details on the courses on offer.

Schools Competition: Individual & Team competitions for years 3 - 11. School organised groups or individuals welcome. There is no need to enter in advance, just turn up and we can take all the information at registration, although if you are bringing a group of children please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

Children can run in pairs up to year 8 but must stay together. Shadowing is not permitted for the Yorkshire Schools Champs but is allowed if you are not competing specifically in the competition.

Prize-giving: 14:00. Prizes for first 3 girls and boys in each year. Team prizes for Primary & Secondary schools (4 to count).

Pupils should run the following courses:

Y3/4/5 - white
Y6/7 - yellow
Y8/9 - orange
Y10/11 - long orange

Safety:

You must wear full leg cover (including socks that fully cover the ankle) on all courses orange and above.

The woods are used by horse riders, cyclists and walkers. Please be considerate of these users. Warning signs have been placed around the area to advise the public of the event.

There is a dilapidated mountain bike track in the northern woods. The green, blue & brown courses have control sites in close proximity. Whilst no bikers have been seen using the track, please do watch out just in case. 

Orange courses and above will pass across and along the track close to the water ski hut. There may be a small amount of traffic - please take care.

The white & yellow courses follow a path that runs closely alongside the dyke. Bikes and horses may also use this path. Please warn juniors to watch out for other users of the area. Unhappy faces will also be used on both white and yellow to indicate to juniors when they have gone the wrong way. If they come across an unhappy face they should turn back the wuy they have come.

The yellow course has controls on some features that are not directly on the path, although they will be visible from the path. 

SYO Photography Policy:

Please be aware that photography is permitted at all SYO events by spectators and parents though not anywhere where children may be changing e.g. club tent, car park, toilets, changing areas. Whilst the sharing of images taken at our events is not forbidden, please do think about how and where you share them and do not display children's names with the image. Any parents not wishing their children to be photographed should inform the Event Organiser and a wristband will be issued. Photographers should not take photos of any child wearing a wristband and any that are accidently taken should be deleted. SYO will not share photos of children on websites, social media, posters, in the press and other publications unless we have parental permission. If you have any concerns regarding inappropriate or intrusive photography please report them to an Event Official.

Officials: 

Organiser: Paul Taylor. Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 07714768659
Planner: Pauline Tryner
Controller: Pete Tryner