LETTER OF INSTRUCTION

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II.    SCHEDULE

• 0730:  RACE CHECK-IN / REGISTRATION
• 0845:  NOVICE TRAINING
• 0900:  SAFETY BRIEF
• 0910:  ROUTE PLANNING
• 0930:  RACE START
• 1200:  RACE FINISH 
• 1230:  AWARDS PRESENTATION

     A.  RACE CHECK-IN / REGISTRATION

• ALL VEHICLES SHOULD ARRIVE THROUGH THE LITTLE BENNETT CAMPGROUND GATE WHERE THEY WILL BE DIRECTED BY TJ CADETS TO AVAILABLE PARKING.  
• PLEASE DO NOT ARRIVE BEFORE 0715 AS WE WILL BE STAGING FOR THE EVENT.   
• REGISTRATION OPENS AT 0730, AND WILL RUN UNTIL 8:45
• WILL TAKE PLACE INSIDE OF THE HAWK'S CREEK NATURE CENTER

     B.  NOVICE TRAINING

• GTJ ORIENTEERING TEAM CADETS WILL PROVIDE BASIC INSTRUCTION AND STRATEGY GUIDANCE TO NOVICE ORIENTEERS
• TRAINING WILL INCLUDE MAP ORIENTATION, BASIC COMPASS USE, AND SCORE-O STRATEGY
• TRAINING WILL BEGIN PROMPTLY AT 0845 AT THE AMPHITHEATER

     C.  SAFETY BRIEF

• ATTENDING THE SAFETY BRIEF IS MANDATORY
• TOPICS COVERED WILL INCLUDE COURSE HAZARDS, BOUNDARIES, AND A MEDICAL EMERGENCY PLAN

      D.  ROUTE PLANNING

• IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE SAFETY BRIEF, ALL UNIT INSTRUCTORS WILL DISTRIBUTE COURSE MAPS
• ALL TEAMS WILL HAVE AT LEAST  MINUTES TO VIEW THE RACE MAP AND PLAN THEIR ROUTES
• UNITS MAY COMBINE TEAMS DURING THE PLANNING PERIOD
• HIGHLIGHTERS ARE RECOMMENDED TO IDENTIFY HIGH POINT CONTROLS AND IDEAL PATH

      E.  RACE START

• ALL TEAMS WILL BEGIN A MASS START FROM THE PAVILION
• ALL TEAMS MUST BEGIN THE RACE FROM THE STARTING AREA

      F.  RACE FINISH

• ALL TEAMS MUST CHECK IN AT THE FINISH LINE NO LATER THAN 1200
• EACH TEAM WILL BE PENALIZED 40 POINTS PER MINUTE AFTER 1200
• IF CADETS  HAVE NOT CHECKED IN BY 1215 MINUTES, UNIT INSTRUCTORS WILL ASSIST IN LOCATING MISSING CADETS
• FREE REFRESHMENTS (WATER - GATORADE - FRUIT - COOKIES) WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE FINISH AREA
• CONCESSIONS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE

      G.  AWARDS PRESENTATION

• ALL UNITS ARE REQUESTED TO FORM UP (WHEN DIRECTED) AT THE FINISH AREA FIELD
• AWARD PRESENTATIONS SHOULD LAST LESS THAN 5 MINUTES