Monday 28 October 2024

SROCkite.gif (2521 bytes) Northern Nights Champs course mapping, and NWNL scoring

During the summer there were discussions between the Northern Orienteering associations to define the courses and mappings for the Northern Night Championships.

The following courses have been proposed for the Northern Night Champs in the future:

Short Brown MO

Blue MV, MSV, WO, WV

Green MUV, WSV

Short Green MHV, WUV, WHV

Light Green MJ, WJ

Orange MYJ, WYJ

Yellow/White for beginners

As discussed with a few members in the North West I felt the point scoring for the different courses we currently put on (i.e. Blue, Green and Orange) needed adjustment due to the increasing numbers doing Green.

When we did the Northern Nights Championship previously, we added a Brown and Short green but with the same point allocation as Blue and Green respectively which was not very satisfactory.

To accommodate both our current point allocation and the Northen Nights requirements I intend to revise the North West Night League points awarded for our normal three courses as follows.

Blue 55 points

Green 45 points

Orange 20 points

Some North West Members have asked for a Short Green Course which I do not propose to make mandatory, but clubs can put one on if they wish

Short Green 35 points.

If we do the Northern Night Championship event, then

Short Brown 60 points

Light Green 25 points

Beginners 10 points for finishing

I propose to trial this for the 2024/25 season and then review.

Chris Rostron

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