Junior Competitions

There are many orienteering events organised for juniors at school, club and country level.

British School Score Championships (BSSC)

The BSSC is held annually in October and is aimed at school teams comprising junior orienteers of all abilities in school years

5 – 13.

British Schools Orienteering Championships (BSOC)

This BSOC is held annually in November and provides a good level of competition for junior orienteers with a wide range of abilities in school years 5 – 13.

World Schools Championships

The World Schools Championships take place every two years and approximately 500 children compete. The next Championships take place in Scotland in 2008.

http://www.wsco2008.org.uk/

Yvette Baker Trophy

The Yvette Baker Trophy is a junior event for clubs in England and Wales. It is named after Britain’s first World Champion, Yvette Baker, who won Gold in the short distance in Scotland in 1999. The event is aimed at juniors of all abilities from classes M/W20 and under.

To see if you have got three or more Gold times which would restrict the course which you are allowed to run visit the Event Information section in the Downloads Section or click here.

Jamie Stevenson Trophy

Jamie Stevenson won the World Championships in the Sprint distance in Switzerland in 2003. The Jamie Stevenson Trophy is the Scottish equivalent of the Yvette Baker Trophy.

Peter Palmer Relays

The Peter Palmer relay is named after one of orienteering’s finest coaches, who wanted to create an event that was similar to the relays that take place in Scandinavia.  This event is one of the most enjoyable with clubs fielding mixed relay teams of six girls and boys.

Junior Inter Regional Championships

The twelve regions of the United Kingdom compete against each other in an individual and a relay event. The top two runners from each region in the individual event and the top two boys and girls relay teams count towards a total score to determine the Regional Champions. The age groups are M/W14, M/W16 and M/W18.

Future Champions Cup (FCC)

The event is intended to provide an equivalent type of event to the Junior World Championships. Competitors in age classes M/W18 and M/W20 compete in a series of qualification races.  The top 15 from each class then compete in the Future Champions Cup Final.

Information on the 2008 FCC races can be found here.

Junior Home Internationals (JHI's)

The Junior Home Internationals are a yearly event where the best juniors from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales compete against each. A maximum of four juniors from six age groups are eligible to compete.  The age groups are M/W14, M/W16 and M/W18.

 European Youth Orienteering Championships (EYOC)

The EYOC is an international competition for M/W16 and M/W18. This is usually the first international competition that a budding elite athlete will take part in and will be the first time they have run for Great Britain.  Athletes are usually in their final year of the Great Britain Start Programme. The event usually consists of a sprint, long and relay race ran in age classes.

 Junior European Championships (JEC)

The JEC is an international competition for M/W18 and M/W20. This event provides valuable experience for athletes that may be considered for the JWOC team in the near future. The event usually consists of a sprint and long race ran in age classes and a combined relay race.

 Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC)

JWOC is the pinnacle of a junior athlete’s career. Athletes compete against each other to be crowned Junior World Champion in a sprint, middle, long and relay race.

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