FINAL DETAILS – NORTHERN ZONE EVENT 5
Glenfield College
Thursday 27 March
The important bits first:
If you have new orienteers in your group, there are a few things we have available to help. Make sure they’ve watched the video for first-timers on the info pages. We will have Orienteering Lifeguards out on course that they can ask for help if they are stuck. If participants doing orienteering for the first time or are not feeling confident they may go in pairs this week with a map and Sport Ident card each.
Please try to be at the venue before 4pm so students can hear the race briefing.
Remember, no lining up at the start lines until after the race briefing. We can not state an exact time for briefing as it occurs immediately after all controls are put out. It is usually around 3:50-4:00pm. After briefing has finished students will be asked to line up behind their competition grade signs. They will be released to start approximately every 45-60 seconds from then till all students have started.
Results will be available live on the TV screen at the event centre and published afterwards at schoolsorienteering.co.nz/results/
Location:
Glenfield College – 60 Kaipatiki Road, Glenfield, Auckland 0629, See google location for the event centre here.
Parking is on Kaipatiki Road and surrounding streets. The school buildings area is Out of Bounds until you start the event! Please follow the signage along the driveway from the main teachers carpark to the event base on the fields area. DON’T RISK DISQUALIFICATION BY WALKING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE BUILDINGS.
Event Centre:
Once parked, head to the fields at the back of the school following teh main driveway. The start lines and finish, Registration and download is all in the same area. There will be orienteering signs out to help you find your way. See the site plan below for more information.
Toilets:
Toilets are available in the building near the event centre.
Out of bounds:
As always, areas marked in olive green on the map are out of bounds. These are generally small gardens. There are small areas of pink stripe, these are also out of bounds.
Special considerations:
There may be other sports codes practicing on the field. It is wise to avoid this area.
Please be mindful of any construction that may be around and cars on the driveways.