Rules/Guidelines

SOL Competition rules and guidelines

The Scottish Orienteering League provides a series of high quality events   throughout Scotland throughout the season. High quality venues, maps and quality courses are the key aims. Other key objectives include: elite development and selection, encourage national level competition, act as a flagship and publicity vehicle, to create continuity of quality, and coordinate with other high-quality BOF events. Updated Sept 2009.

27th Sep 09 Read more…

11 Person relay rules and guidelines

Purpose

The eleven person relay is intended to provide a low-key, mass participation relay competition between Scottish clubs during the summer months (April-September).
Ideally the winning time should be around 2hrs 30minutes.

26th Sep 09 Read more…

Scottish Individual Orienteering Championships (SOC) rules and guidelines

Purpose

The Scottish Individual Championships is the climax of the spring season. Its purpose is to determine classic distance Scottish Champions in each age class.

26th Sep 09 Read more…

Scottish Relay Championships (SRC), rules and guidelines

Purpose

The Scottish Relay Championships provides a high level relay competition providing head-to-head racing between large numbers if teams for junior, open and veteran relay teams.

26th Sep 09 Read more…

Scottish Night Championships (SNC), rules and guidelines

Purpose

The Scottish Night Championships is intended to provide a high level of technical night orienteering competition in Scotland.

26th Sep 09 Read more…

Scottish Inter-club championships (SICC), rules and guidelines

Purpose

The SICC provides an opportunity for all club members to represent their club in low-key competition with other clubs of a similar size. Set up as a Scottish Inter-Club Knock out, it was intended to compliment the Scottish heat of the CompassSport cup, and should be kept distinct from it. It will now normally be a single day competition, incorporated with another event, such as the Scottish Score Championships.

26th Sep 09 Read more…

Scottish Score Orienteering Championships rules and guidelines

Purpose

The Scottish Score Championships provides good quality age-based competition with the score format. The event will normally take place at the end of the year, the score format meaning that competitors spend a well defined time in the forest. The event may be combined with the Scottish Inter-Club Championships.

26th Sep 09 Read more…

Information sources for Event Officials

This page provides links to various sources of information and guidance for event organisers, planners and controllers. 

18th Sep 09 Read more…

Shadowing Juniors at SOLs

In itself there is nothing wrong with shadowing and it is a very good way of helping and coaching any orienteer.  Should it be allowed at a competitive series like the SOLs?
I have now added a response at the end of the comments section (Apr 30).

30th Apr 09 Read more… 24 comments

Documents & Forms Archive

There is now a complete archive listing of all the documents & forms on the SOA website.
View all documents & forms

14th Dec 08

Older items

Implementation of a new Events structure… 06th Dec 08

Major SOA Events… 01st Jul 06

Scottish Sprint Orienteering Championships rules and guidelines… 22nd Jun 06

Scottish Junior Inter-Area Competition Weekend guidelines… 22nd Jun 06

Jamie Stevenson Trophy, rules and guidelines… 19th Jun 06

Rules/Guidelines

As applicable to competitions and events

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