British Schools Orienteering Championships
- When:
- Sunday 20 November 2022
- Where:
- Graves Park - Sheffield
- Category:
- National
- Final Details:
- View Final Details
- Results:
- View Results
- RouteGadget:
- View RouteGadget
- Splits Analysis:
- View Splits Analysis
- Comments:
- View Comments
- Other:
- View Other
Details
Brilliant to see so many people at Graves Park today. Results are available on the links below. Routegadget link and organiser's comments above.
Individual Results
School and Year team results
Split Times
A huge thank you to everyone who helped today but specially thanks to Amana for organising, Mark for planning, Barry for controlling, Ian for upating the map and last but definitely not least Mel Elikington and the rest of the BSOA stalwarts.
Lost Property
Not much has been handed to us at download: Black gloves, black themal, blue hoody. Let us know at
Information
The 2022 British Schools Orienteering Championships will be staged at Graves Park, Sheffield. Graves Park is Sheffield’s largest park and provides a wide variety of orienteering terrain. As well as a good path network and open spaces, there are wooded valleys, steepening at the west, with old mineral workings providing a small area of interesting contour detail. There is also a cafe, playground and rare-breeds animal farm to entertain non-orienteers! We hope you will join us for an exciting day of competition.
Who can take part?
The event is for pupils in years 5 to 13. Pupils younger than year 5 can enter as long as they are competent on white courses. Schools do not have to be members of the British Schools Orienteering Association to enter. It is not necessary for a member of the school staff to accompany the team, but the team must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Entries from individuals are also welcomed, as are home-schooled children. Competitors should have competed in at least three orienteering events at the appropriate standard before the Schools Championships.
Entries
There is a spreadsheet for you to complete to enter your team. Visit www.bsoa.org to download the entry details and entry spreadsheet. Click here for direct link. To enter BSOC you need to download it, complete it, save it such that your school name appears in the file name, then email it to
Entry Enquiries to: Mel Elkington
Cost
£7.00 per individual: £14.00 per pair
Payment preferably by BACS.
British Schools Orienteering Association
Bank Lloyds Bank
Sort Code 30 95 41
Account No. 01301825 (Please ensure your school name is on the transfer).
Alternatively post a cheque payable to ‘British Schools Orienteering Association’ postmarked no later than Thursday 3rd November 2022 with the school name written on the back to:
BSOC entries, 5 Rounds Hill, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 1DW.
There is no late entry or entry on the day.
School Categories
We would recommend that you consult the full rules which are on the BSOA website at www.bsoa.org. Home schooled children should include the words ‘home school’ in their school name.
Photographs
BSOA appointed photographers Ray Barnes and Jim Clarke will be in attendance and their photos will be on the BSOA website after the event. These photos will be taken in compliance with British Orienteering O Safe Guidelines. Submission of the entry form implies permission for these official photographs to be taken.
Parking, Assembly, Facilities, Finish and Starts
Vehicles will be parked on hard standing in car parks approximately 10-20 minutes walk from the Assembly/Finish area.
Toilets, enquiries, download, results, etc. will all be in the Assembly area, adjacent to the Graves Park Pavillion. Starts are within sight of Assembly.
Map and Terrain
The Graves Park map has been resurveyed by Ian Cooper (SYO) through 2022 and is drawn at 1:5000 scale. Contours are at 5 metre intervals.
The area includes a valley running broadly east-west. It is a mixture of open parkland (much of the longer grass has recently been cut) and wooded areas, some of which are steep and can be slippery when wet. There are many paved and unpaved footpaths across the area.
An extract of the map is below.
- Tarmac paths are shown by the brown path symbol. Other footpaths are shown by black dashed lines.
- Significant/prominent trees are shown on the map but not smaller trees, or young and staked trees.
- There is a stream running down the main valley. The stream is out of bounds for ecological reasons and may only be crossed on the paved footpaths.
Control Descriptions
Equipment Required
Personal gear needs to be Orienteering kit or a T-shirt or long sleeved shirt, tracksuit bottoms and trainers (or good grip soled shoes). No Shorts or Jeans. If the weather is bad then cagoules may be made compulsory.
The area is likely to be muddy.
A compass is strongly recommended, and whistles are compulsory.
SI Control Punching
The SI electronic punching system will be used. Competitors may use their own SI Card but this must be indicated on the entry form and the SI card used must match the card number shown on their competitor number label. If not, enquiries must be notified and any changes made before the competitor starts. In the interests of fairness the ability to punch "contactlessly" with your own SI card (i.e. active SIAC) will be disabled.
Awards
Medals will be given to the first three individuals in each age class, the first three teams (of three) in each age class, and the first three schools in each category of school.
Participation Certificates will be awarded to all competitors.
Trophies
Trophies will be presented to the winning school for each age class and the winning school in each category of school. If you hold a trophy from BSOC 2021 please return it to enquiries as soon as you arrive at the event.
Timings and Prize Giving
The intended start period is from 11.00am to 1pm.
Prize giving will take place as early as possible, but provisionally should be at around 2 pm, in the Assembly Area.
Dogs
Dogs are welcome providing they are kept on a lead in the Assembly Area.
Saturday Training event
There will a training event at Canklow, Rotherham 1pm-3pm. Cost £2 per person. Details to follow.
General Enquiries
Melanie Elkington
Organiser: Amanda Crawshaw SYO
Planner: Mark Chapman SYO
Controller : Barry Elkington OD
British School Orienteering Association
The British School Orienteering Association (BSOA) exists to provide a link between schools and mainstream Orienteering. It is affiliated to the British Orienteering Federation. Membership of BSOA is at present £0 and open to all British schools.
Safety & risk
A comprehensive risk assessment will have been carried out by the organiser, but participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event. If a competitor has a pre-existing medical condition that they think should be declared, please complete a medical form at enquiries. The sealed envelope will only be opened in an emergency.
Photography
SYO has an agreed policy on the taking of photographs at events, based on national guidance. This provides a sensible balance between the benefits and risks associated with the taking and use of images. If you are unsure about acceptable practice, please speak to the event organiser. Read our photography policy.
Privacy
When entering our events your personal details (name, gender, age class & club) will appear in the results section of this website. Read our privacy policy to see how we look after your personal data.
Venue
Graves park is Sheffield’s largest park and arguably provides the widest variety of orienteering terrain. As well as a good path network and open spaces, there are wooded valleys, steepening at the west, with old mineral workings providing a small area of interesting contour detail.
Non-orienteering attractions include a café and a rare-breeds animal farm.