Orienteering at school for ages 13-15, Chapter 31: STAR-O, 3 CONTROLS

STAR-O, 3 CONTROLS

Orientate the map (Star-O, Course A-D)

This is a perfect activity both for developing the technique to orientate the map and to develop the students’ fitness when you have completed the first part of the yellow level. The exercise can preferably be carried out as an interval session. You can draw two courses on each map. The maps below show courses A and B, C and D. The students can start four at a time to get a student on each track. The student doesn’t have to run by themselves, and it is perfectly possible to work in pairs. The most important thing is to focus on “make it simple” and to find the controls.

The students can work in pairs or in groups during the warm up by putting out the control markers.

The teacher directs students from the start/finish location (same place). ”Thumb your map” and “red to red” have to be highlighted. When the students have orientated the map and made a decision how to run to the controls the task is: The students navigate to all controls, punch and run at full speed from the last control to start/finish.

Course E

Course E (right) is applied to all controls from the courses A-D. This is a bonus track for those who want to do more and that have reached a higher technical level.

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