LETTER OF INSTRUCTION

III.    RACE OPERATIONS

  • UNIT INSTRUCTORS ARE RESPONSIBLE TO ENSURE EACH CADET IS PHYSICALLY PREPARED AND MEDICALLY QUALIFIED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EVENT
  • CADETS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OF AN INSTRUCTOR
      A.  REGISTRATION
  • THE COST IS $8.OO PER CADET
  • CLICK THE REGISTRATION TAB ABOVE TO COMPLETE THE ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM
  • REGISTRATION IS PAPERLESS AND CAN ONLY BE COMPLETED  THROUGH THIS ONLINE FORM
  • CHECKS FOR THE ENTIRE UNIT ENTRIES CAN BE MADE OUT TO PATRIOT NJROTC, AND ARE DUE ON RACE DAY
      B.  TEAM CATEGORIES
  • A TEAM IS COMPRISED OF A MINIMUM OF 2, AND A MAXIMUM OF 3 CADETS
  • AN NJROTC UNIT CAN ENTER AS MANY TEAMS AS THEY WOULD LIKE
  • TO COMPETE FOR UNIT TROPHIES, UNITS MUST ENTER 2 OF THE 3 FOLLOWING TEAM CATEGORIES:
                 MALE + MALE  /  FEMALE + FEMALE  /  FEMALE + MALE
      C.  THE COURSE
  • MAP IS A 12 X 18 INCH, 1/15,000 SCALE ORIENTEERING MAP
  • EACH TEAM WILL SHARE 1 COURSE MAP
  • THERE WILL BE 30 CONTROLS WITH VARYING POINT VALUES
  • AN ORIENTEERING MAP OF A SECTION OF LITTLE BENNETT PARK  IS INCLUDED TO THE RIGHT.       (CLICK TO ENLARGE)
  • CADETS WILL RECORD THEIR VISIT TO A CONTROL UTILIZING THE MANUAL PUNCH
  • ENSURE THEY PUNCH THE CORRECT SQUARE ON THE CONTROL CARD
      D.  COURSE RULES
  • NO USE OF GPS / CELLPHONE TECHNOLOGY TO LOCATE SELF OR CONTROLS
  • NO FOLLOWING OTHER TEAMS TO CONTROLS
  • NO SHARING CONTROL LOCATION WITH OTHER TEAMS
  • ALL TEAM MEMBERS MUST REMAIN WITHIN 20 FEET OF EACH OTHER AT ALL TIMES, AND BOTH BE PRESENT AT THE CONTROL