Before you start a sporting event, read the basic information!
The first thing to choose is the area
- The naked park.
- Overgrown forest.
- An urban area with many tall and large buildings.
Among the options that appear, it is worth giving preference to the more complex
It’s not so difficult to organize “cross-country” runs over rough terrain with the provision of choice and false data, because this can become a highlight of the sprint race. Such competitions cannot be organized on any terrain, because a proper track is necessary for a high-quality race. Even if you don’t have a particularly large-scale goal, it’s still worth considering some tips that can diversify the race (or make orienteering more interesting).
Rhythm change
The orienter’s mental exercises must be carried out constantly, because for the successful completion of the competition all the ingenuity and speed of decision making will be required. In such competitions, the athlete must constantly move, make decisions and find the right paths in a short period of time. That is, throughout the race it is necessary to keep a high pace.
When the athlete is given a lot of time, orientation on the ground is put on the back burner, and he begins to transfer thoughts to foreign objects, losing concentration.
Change of directions
- Turns need to be done more. An experienced orienteer prefers to keep the map in the direction of travel, so you should make more turns along the way. For an experienced athlete, it will be simple, but if a newcomer to this matter comes to the competition, then he will have a hard time. Orienteering, with such manipulations, suffers greatly, since it takes time to turn the map over. In addition to deliberate changes in directions, it is necessary to select sections on the road that would have to be circumvented, again, changing directions.
- The effect of obstructions. An orienteer with experience is usually oriented using angles, well, and he determines the angle of rotation of the map by the angle of the lines connecting the CP. But even the orientation on the ground can be confusing. When approaching the checkpoint (checkpoint), you may need to run up to the obstacle in the form of a building, or when you start moving from one checkpoint to another, you may need an initial change of direction. All these actions can lead to terrain orientation to an unexpected result, since disorientation occurs.
Hidden prisms
An average person will see a prism from a distance of several hundred meters, but this is only the average length between the control points. So is this really the orientation of the lines on the terrain - just look in the direction in which the next pointer is set? Everything is not so simple here, because the next landmark is usually hidden in such a way that not even a part of it is visible (from the point of the CP).
Turning orientation into marking is not desirable
It is recommended to hide the control box behind the relief or corners of buildings, but do not hide them in small micro-objects. You can find a couple of places where the participants would be “led” to a false CP - in which another group resembles orienting on the ground.
If you meet a small hill along the path of an athlete, do not deprive the orienteer of the pleasure of climbing it along the steepest slope. You can also place a couple of KP in crowded places, which will give athletes the opportunity to sweat profusely.