Event Rules and Guidelines
All events registered with British Orienteering are governed by a set of Rules, and their associated Appendices, irrespective of the type of event.
Different types of events are regulated by a set of guidelines, each specific to a type of event, which give competitors and event official’s information about what should be expected from particular types of events.
The latest versions of the Rules, the Appendices to those Rules and the Event Guidelines along with valuable information for Organisers and Planners can be found by following the links detailed below:
Rules of Orienteering
Appendices to Rules of Orienteering
Event Guidelines
Event Rules and Guidelines 2010
Competition Rules 2011
Event Related Forms and Documents
Protests and Complaints
Rules of Orienteering
The latest Rules of Orienteering were approved by the Board of British Orienteering for implementation from January 2010.
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Appendices to Rules of Orienteering
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| A: Control Descriptions - Also see IOF Website |
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| B: Course Planning |
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| C: Event Officials |
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| D: Doping Control |
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| E: Event Safety |
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| F: Environmental Good Practice * |
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| G: Protests, Juries and Appeals |
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| H: Mapping |
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| I: Electronic Punching |
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| J: The Badge Scheme |
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| K: The Ranking Scheme |
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| L: Seeding and Selection |
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| M: Elite Compeitions Seeding and Selection |
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| N: Neighbouring Club Alliances in UK Relay League |
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* Further environmental information can be found here and on the
Best of Both Worlds website
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Event Guidelines
These Event Guidelines are new for 2010 and contain generic information about different types of events
Event Guidelines |
Issued |
| A: Overview of Event Structure |
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| B: Long Distance Cross Country Events |
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| C: Middle Distance Events |
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| D: Sprint Events |
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| E: Urban Events |
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| F: Relay Events (Available later in 2010) |
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| G: Score Events |
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Event Rules and Guidelines 2010
For events staged between 1st January 2010
and 31st December 2010
The following guidelines will continue to apply, they will be revised during 2010
| I: Harvester Relays |
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| L: Peter Palmer Junior Team Relay |
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| O: Yvette Baker Trophy |
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| P: British Schools Score Championships |
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| R: Future Champions Cup Final |
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| Z: Useful Information - String Courses |
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Competition Rules 2011
For events staged from 1st January 2011 onwards
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Event Related Forms and Documents
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Protests and Complaints
There is a well established procedure which all competitors should follow if they feel that the Rules or Guidelines are not being followed.
Any non-trivial complaints should initially be discussed with the Event Organiser. However any approach should bear in mind that Event Officials are volunteers who have given up their valuable time to lay on the event, often under circumstances which are not ideal.
If it is not resolved satisfactorily then raise a protest with the Controller (At this stage a charge may be imposed which will be returned if the protest is upheld). The Controller will then, if necessary, convene the Event Jury.
For Regional Events and above, British Orienteering Rules Group is the final arbiter should an appeal be made against the Jury's decision.
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