Final Draft of USOF Rules for Interscholastic Competition
Version 5
Except
where specifically noted in this section, the rules covered by the United
States Orienteering Federation (USOF) RULES FOR ORIENTEERING shall apply to all
interscholastic orienteering events sanctioned by USOF.
K.2. Definition
The
Interscholastics team competition is defined as a modified team
competition. Each member competes as an
individual and some or all members contribute to a team score. Teams are gender neutral. Each team may consist of any combination of
male and/or female from the eligible classes. The Interscholastics individual competition
is defined as individual combined score in each interscholastic class.
K.3. Competition
K.3.1 Team
The Interscholastics will have
six team competitions. The team with the
lowest score over the day or days competition is the winning team. Individual contribution to team score is
determined by using the scoring methods in K7.
K.3.1.1
Varsity
Varsity teams consist of 3 to 5 students who
are competing in the ISVM and/or ISVF classes.
K.3.1.2
Junior Varsity
Junior
Varsity teams consist of 3 to 5 students who are competing in the ISJVM and/or
ISJVF class.
K.3.1.3
Intermediate
Intermediate
teams consist of 3 to 5 students who are competing in the ISIM and/or ISIF
classes.
K.3.1.4
Club Varsity
Club
Varsity teams consist of 3 to 5 students who are competing in the ISVM and/or
ISVF classes.
K.3.1.5
Club Junior Varsity
Club
Junior Varsity teams consist of 3 to 5 students who are competing in the ISJVM
and/or ISJVF classes.
K.3.1.5
JROTC
JROTC
teams consist of 3 to 5 students who are competing in the ISVM and/or ISVF
classes and meet the requirements in 4.1.4.
K.3.2
Individual
Individual competition will be held for each of the eight interscholastic
classes. Each individual starter shall
receive a calculated elapsed time or an incomplete designation (DNF, MP, and OT). The winning
individuals are determined by lowest individual time over the day or days
competition.
K.3.2.1
Interscholastic Varsity Male
K.3.2.2
Interscholastic Varsity Female
K.3.2.3
Interscholastic Junior Varsity Male
K.3.2.4
Interscholastic Junior Varsity Female
K.3.2.5
Interscholastic Intermediate Male
K.3.2.6
Interscholastic Intermediate Female
K.3.2.7
Interscholastic Primary Male
K.3.2.8
Interscholastic Primary Female
K.3.3 Championships
K.3,
3, 1 Interscholastics Team Championships
The
Interscholastics Team Championships are awarded for each of the interscholastic
team competitions.
K.3.3.2
Interscholastic Individual Championships
The
Interscholastic Individual Championships are awarded for each interscholastic class.
K.4.1.1. School Teams
a.
Members must be enrolled full-time at the same private or public school.
b.
Members must each be able to show school ID for the same school or, if the
school does not issue ID’s, a letter from the principal stating that the
students are enrolled full-time at the school.
c.
School teams compete for Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Intermediate team standings.
K.4.1.2.
a.
All team members must be from the same geographical area. This area would consist of their county or
city of residence or the public school district in which they reside, whichever
area is geographically larger.
b.
Individuals who are enrolled at a public or private school are not permitted to
compete on a Home School Team but must compete with their school’s team or as
individuals.
c.
K.4.1.3. Club Teams
a.
All team members must be primary USOF members of the same USOF sanctioned
Orienteering Club.
b.
All team members must meet the grade requirements for the class in which they
are competing.
c.
All team members must be enrolled in a public or private school or be home
schooled.
d.
All team members who attend a public or private school must be able to show a school
ID or, if the school does not issue ID’s, a letter from the principal stating
that the student is enrolled full-time at the school. If home schooled, the student cannot be
enrolled at a public or private school.
e.
Teams may not include more than two members who are enrolled full-time in the
same school, and who are otherwise eligible for Varsity or Junior Varsity Team
competition.
f.
Teams may not include any members who are enrolled full-time in a school for
which a team is competing in the Varsity or Junior Varsity team competition.
g.
The Coach of the Club Team must provide a letter stating that all members meet the
eligibility requirements.
h.
Club teams compete only for Club Varsity or Club Junior Varsity team standings.
K.4.1.4
JROTC Teams
a. JROTC teams competing for the JROTC trophy
must be made up of students who are enrolled in the same JROTC unit in accordance
with the host military service requirements.
Members shall consist of 3 to 5 students who are registered in ISVM
and/or ISVF classes.
b.
JROTC teams may compete for the Varsity team competition if they meet the
school team requirements in 4.1.1.
Individuals
at USOF sanctioned competitions must be competing in one of the interscholastic
classes.
K.4.3 Championship
Individuals
at USOF sanctioned U. S. Individual
Championships must be competing in one of the interscholastic classes and
meet eligibility for U. S. Champion Rule A.5.2.
Every
team member at USOF sanctioned U. S.
Interscholastic Championship must meet the
individual eligibility requirements.
K.5. Courses & Classes
K.5.1 Classes
The
following eight classes will be added for Interscholastics competitions. These classes will be used in individual and,,
team competition.
K.5.1.1 Interscholastic Varsity Males, (ISVM)
Interscholastic
Varsity Males compete on the green course and are in any grade through twelve.
K.5.1.2
Interscholastic Varsity Females, (ISVF)
Interscholastic
Varsity Females compete on the brown course and are in any grade through
twelve.
K.5.1.3
Interscholastic Junior Varsity Males, (ISJVM)
Interscholastic
Junior Varsity Males compete on the orange course and are in any grade through
twelve.
K.5.1.4
Interscholastic Junior Varsity Females, (ISJVF)
Interscholastic
Junior Varsity Females compete on the orange course and are in any grade
through twelve.
K.5.1.5
Interscholastic Intermediate Males, (ISIM)
Interscholastic
Intermediate Males compete on the yellow course and are in any grade through
nine.
K.5.1.6
Interscholastic Intermediate Females, (ISIF)
Interscholastic
Intermediate Females compete on the yellow course and are in any grade through
nine.
K.5.1.7
Interscholastic Primary Males, (ISPM)
Interscholastic
Primary Males compete on the white course and are in any grade through six.
K.5.1.8
Interscholastic Primary Females, (ISPF)
Interscholastic
Primary Females are on the white course and are in any grade through six.
K.5.2 Courses
The
following courses are used in interscholastic competition. It is recommended that separate courses for
the interscholastic class should be prepared.
See START K 8.1
K.5.2.1
Green
K.5.2.2
Brown
K.5.2.3
K.5.2.4
Yellow
K.5.2.5
White
K.6.1 Team
At
regular USOF sanctioned competitions, team awards will be given to the top
three teams in each team competition and/or each member will be given an
individual award.
At
the USOF sanctioned U. S.
Interscholastic Championship competition each member of the first eligible
team will receive an individual championship medal,
At
the USOF sanctioned U. S.
Interscholastic Championship competition, traveling Brunton Cups will be
awarded to the first eligible Varsity, Intermediate, JROTC teams, and the
traveling USOF cup will be awarded to the first eligible Junior Varsity team,
K.6.2 Individual
For
regular USOF sanctioned competitions, the top three finishers from each
interscholastic class will receive an award.
For
the U. S. Interscholastic Championship
competition the first three eligible finishers will receive a championship
award.
K.7. Scoring
K.7.1
Individual
For regular USOF sanctioned competitions
and for sanctioned U.S. Interscholastic Championship competition, scoring for individuals in each of the eight
interscholastic classes will be by two-day total time.
K.7.2
Team
Scoring for team awards in each of the
six US Championship Interscholastic Team Categories (School Varsity, Club
Varsity, JROTC, School Junior Varsity, Club Junior Varsity, and School
Intermediate) will be done as follows:
.
• For each interscholastic class,
define AWT (the average winning time) as the average of the times of the top
three competitors in that class who are competing in a team category.
.
• For each competitor in each class
with a valid result, their score is computed as 60*(competitor’s time)/ (AWT
for the class).
.
• For competitors with an OT, MP, DNF
or DSQ result, their score will be the larger of 10+60*(course time limit)/
(AWT for the male class) and 10+60*(course time limit)/ (AWT for the female
class) for that team category.
.
• The best three scores each day for
each team are combined for a team score.
.
• Lowest overall team score wins.
.
K.7.3 Calculation &
Display of Scores
For
calculation purposes the decimal should be carried as far as the used system
will allow.
For
display purposes the decimal should be carried one or two places, or as far as
necessary to indicate an order or tie.
We recommend two decimals be the standard. This would accommodate 10,000 unique
individual scores.
K.7.4 Tie Breaking
Initially
- if two or more scores are exactly the same, break the tie by: considering the
total times.
If
that fails: – consider the positions of the teams Fourth members.
If that fails: – consider the time of the
fourth positions.
If
that fails: – consider the same as above for the fifth positions.
If
that fails: – accept the tie. It must be
valid.
K.8. Start
K 8.1 Intervals
Start
intervals shall be 2 minutes. (Rule A.13.6)
Special care needs to be taken when assigning start times for
interscholastic classes. Students from the same school on the same course shall
be started a minimum of 6 minutes apart. All students from the same school
should be started as close together as possible to assist their chaperones with
logistics. In the event an
Interscholastic competitors fill up the maximum start window on a course, (Rule
A.3..3.1), make a separate course for the interscholastic competitors. In the event the start window fills up even
with a separate course, a one minute start interval or a qualifier/final may be
used.
K.9.1 Qualification Races
Qualification
races for interscholastic events may be used if offering separate courses because
the start window fills does not solve the problem. First day will be a qualifier and second day
a final
K.9.2 Courses
Two
separate courses, A & B, are needed each day if qualifier/final races are
used. Special care needs to be taken
when vetting the two courses to insure that the winning times for each are as
equal as possible.
K.9.3 Start intervals
Start
intervals for the qualifier and final will be as explained in I.7.1.
K.9.4 Team scoring
K.9.4.1 Qualifier
Team
scoring for the qualifier will be based upon the top three finishers from the
team. Members of the same team will be
evenly distributed between the two courses of the qualifier. In the event one of the qualifier races is
thrown, out the times from the remaining course will be used. If a team does not have three members on the
course, the average of the members on the remaining course will be used to
bring the number of finishers up to three as needed.
K.9.4.2 Finals
For
the finals, teams will be divided into A and B finalists. The highest scoring teams from the qualifier
will be put on the A final course until the start window fills. All other teams will be put on the B final
course. All members from a team will be
on the same course with the winning team being determined by adding the lowest
three times from among the eligible team members. The winners from the A final will be the
winners of the competition.