Details of the YBT/S qualifying round taking place as part of the TVOC Level C event at Hodgemoor Woods on Sunday 21st April 2024
This qualifying round for the inter-club Yvette Baker Trophy and Shield will be run in accordance with British Orienteering’s Competition Rule L: Yvette Baker Trophy and Shield (last updated Jan 2024).
Entry to this qualifying round is not limited to clubs within the South Central Orienteering Association (SCOA); it is open to all clubs that want to participate.
The Yvette Baker Shield competition is for smaller clubs. British Orienteering determine which clubs are eligible to take part in the Shield competition and publish this information on their website. The Trophy and Shield competitions are treated as entirely separate competitions taking place at the same event.
All competitors must be Juniors in age classes M/W18 or under. Eligibility for each course is defined within the Competition Rules document. Anyone competing on a course for which they are not eligible will be disqualified.
The courses used for both Trophy and Shield are Yellow, Orange, Light Green and Green. Men and women are scored separately on each of the 4 courses, giving 8 classes in total. Competitors from the same club on the same course must start at least 4 minutes apart.
For the Shield Competition, each club counts its 5 highest scorers from across all 8 classes to produce its total points (subject to certain maximum limits). For the Trophy Competition, each club counts its 9 highest scores from across all 8 classes to produce its total points (subject to certain maximum limits).
Any club team that wants to compete in the Yvette Baker Trophy or Shield competitions for juniors at this event must contact the event organiser via juniors@tvoc.org.uk before 7th April to register their intention to participate (and give contact details of the team manager).