The Youth Jukola 2011

Competition instructions

Competition Instructions in English can be found in club material bags for international teams. Instructions are also available at the info desk in the competition centre.

The Youth Jukola relay in general

The Youth Jukola Relay is an international orienteering relay race with seven legs. The relay is primarily intended for club teams. There are restrictions considering orienteers’ gender and age on different legs as indicated in chapter “Legs and course lengths”. Clubs, which are unable to gather their own team, are allowed to form a combined team. A combined team can also be formed of pupils representing schools of the same municipality or members of a youth organization. If an orienteering club member is participating in a school or youth organization team, he or she must have the club’s permission.

The age and gender requirements also concern combined teams, except that a girl may run the seventh leg. The organizer will also form combined teams from the individual competitors registered in the Runner Bank.

The organizer of the competition is orienteering club Kajaanin Suunnistajat in co-operation with the Finnish Orienteering Federation (SSL) and the Jukola founding organization Kaukametsäläiset. The discipline rules of The Finnish Orienteering Federation (SSL) and the competition rules of Nuorten Jukola apply to the competition together with the instructions given by the organizers.

The mass start for the relay takes place on Saturday 20^th of August 2011 at 12.00am.

Competition centre, arrival and parking

Competition centre is located at Vimpelinlaakso Sport Centre. Direct street address for navigation is: Kuntokatu 13, Kajaani, FINLAND.

Signing posts are located (few kilometres before Kajaani) on the road E65/5 and on the road 6. Signing posts will be on their places on friday 19^th of August 2011 at 3.00pm. There are no signing posts to Youth Jukola in the centre of city Kajaani.

Follow the signing posts!

When arriving to the parking area, follow the organizers signs and rules.

There will be parking area for cars and busses. There is no parking fee.

Competition Info

Competition Info in the competition centre is open on friday 19^th of August 2011 between 5.00-10.00pm (Address: Kuntokatu 13, Kajaani), on saturday 20^th of August between 8.00am – 6.00pm and on sunday 21^st of August between 8.00am - 3.00pm. The competition material (incl. number bibs) are handed out only if the entry and other fees are fully paid.

School accommodation, evening snack and breakfast

There will be school accommodation available between 19th-21st of August 2011. 400-2700 meters from the competition centre. School accommodation price is 10 €/person/night (own mattresses etc.), evening snack 5 €/person and breakfast 5 €/person. School accommodation-, evening snack- and breakfast reservations in conjuction with entry by using the entry service.

All school accommodation reservations must be made in advance.

Reserved evening snacks (for school accommodation) are available in the school accommodation schools on friday after 6.00 pm. Reserved breakfasts are available in the school accommodation schools on saturday between 7.00am – 10.00am. And on sunday between 7.00am – 9.00am.

Map

Orienteering map 6/2011, Mapper Pasi Jokelainen, Mapline Oy, scale 1:10 000, contour interval 5 m.

Terrain

Competition area is large outdoor hill area called Vimpelinvaara. Changes in altitude can be over 40 meters. There are plenty of paths and walking tracks in the area. Visibility is good or very good.

Start, starting points and marked routes (plastic line)

From start there will be marked route to starting point. From start to starting point distance is 180 meters on legs 2.-7. On 1. leg distance is 370 m. There will be marked routes on legs 2.-7. in total 300 m.

Control points

Controls are marked with orange-white flags. The model control is located at the competition centre, close to the Information pole. There is a public control 300 meters from the competition centre.

Online-split-times are available as follows:

Legs 1. and 2.: 2,1 km, 3,2 km and 4,6 km

Legs 3. and 4.: 1,9 km

Leg 5.: 1,7 km and 3,0 km

Leg 6.: 2,3 km, 3,1 km and 3,8 km

Leg 7.: 2,3 km, 3,1 km and 4,3 km.

Control descriptions

Pictorial control descriptions, which are printed on the competition map, are used in this competition. There are lots of controls near each other in the forest - remember to check the control code! Besides the control descriptions, the codes are also printed on the map next to the control number (f.ex. 1-31). If you use an Emit card with a display, note that the Emit-code of the control unit may not correspond to the control code.

Legs and course lengths

There are some 300 m of the marked routes in each leg. The forking is used in all the legs except the 5^th.

Competition numbers

The number bibs will be used on all legs. Each leg has its own color as defined by the host of the leg, the last leg being yellow as usual. The bib must be attached on the chest of the shirt in a way that it is clearly visible. Take your own safety pins! The numbering of teams is based on the placing of the 2010 relay. However, team numbers marked with an asterisk (*) are not based on last year’s results. Combined teams are marked with the letter Y, also the teams with a girl running the last leg are marked with Y. Team and leg numbers and sponsor logos must not be folded up or hidden. The bar code has to remain undamaged until it has been read at competitors’ check-in and information is transferred to the result service system.

Emit-cards

Electronic punching system (Emit) is used in the competition. Control slips will be delivered with the club material. Each competitor shall write the team number, leg and his/her Emit card number in the control slip. Emit cards will be registered into the result system and cleared as the runners enter the changeover area. Each team must have at least three (3) Emit cards in use. The same Emit card must not be used on two consecutive legs and neither by two different teams.

If a competitor’s own Emit card does not work as he/she enters the changeover area, the organizers will lend a functioning card. Also, if a competitor starting in the mass start has his/her card still in use by an earlier leg’s runner, the competitor can borrow a card from the organizers.

Competition material

The competition material is handed over to the clubs/teams at the Competition Info on Friday, August 19^th between 5.00pm – 10.00pm., and on Saturday, August 20th in the morning from 8.00am. onwards. Only the clubs that have fully paid all their entry fees will receive the competition material, which includes, among others, number bibs without safety pins (own pins are used), bulletin, map return ticket, coach card, rented Emit cards (if ordered) and Emit control slips. Safety pins can be bought from the INFO by cost 0,50 € / 4 pins. The competitors can keep the number bibs after the competition. A representative of the club confirms the receipt of the rented Emit cards by signature. The organizer will charge 80€ for each non-returned Emit card.

Start list

The final start list can be seen on the web site of the event and on the result board at the competition centre.

Team compositions (running order)

Team compositions must be registered not later than on Friday, August 19th by 6.00pm. The team composition can be registered on the web page www.jukola.com or by filling in a form available at the Competition Info.

Changes in the team composition, caused by some unavoidable reason that occurs after the dead-line of registration, shall be announced to the Competition Info on Saturday by 10.30 at the latest. The Competition Controller will either approve or reject the changes after considering the presented reasons.

Start

The registration and clearing of the first leg runners’ Emit cards will start at 11.30am. and end at 11.50. After registration and clearing, the competitors shall move to the warm-up area. The competitors will go to the maps according to the instructions given by the announcer. The start will be indicated by a shot of a start gun. The start will be videotaped, and teams making a false start or causing one will be disqualified.

Change-over

The runners on legs 2-7 shall come to Emit-In card registration and clearing well in advance of the estimated changeover time, and then enter the changeover area. The warm-up area is in the end of sport field – leave the route for the runners free. There are a toilets in the change-over area. From the last control, the competitors must run to the changeover according to signs and marked routes. All runners must punch at the finish line.

After the finish line punching, each incoming competitor hands over his/her unfolded map to the officials and then continues to the map stand along the marked route. The runner coming to the changeover picks up the map with his/her team’s number and hands it over to the next leg’s competitor waiting at the changeover bar. Make sure that you take your own team’s and right leg’s map! A team that has taken a wrong map will be disqualified. If your map has been taken by some other team, immediately turn to the changeover official who will give you a spare map (no time compensation will be granted).

After the changeover, the runner shall visit the Emit-Out checkpoint, and then leave the finish area. If there are any unclarities with punches, the checkpoint officials will settle them immediately. The changeover area will be closed at 4.00pm. After this, the runners coming to changeover will be guided straight to the Emit-Out checkpoint as they have punched at the finish line.

Finish

There is a marked route to the finish from the last control of the final leg. The finishing order will be determined according to the crossing of the finish line. If there are several teams on the finish line at the same time, the finishing order will be decided by the Finishing Line Refree. The finish time will be determined according to the finishing punch made immediately after crossing the finish line. Finally, the competitor goes to the Emit-Out checkpoint. Finish will be closed at 6.00pm.

Demonstration of start, changeover and finishing routines

The demonstration will take place at 11.20am. by model runners and the announcer.

Restart for legs 2-7

Runners participating in the restart shall register and clear their Emit cards in ‘Emit IN’ tent and enter the changeover area not later than 4.00pm. The changeover will be closed at 4.00pm. after which the changeover bar will be opened and all the runners participating in the restart can go to their own map. The restart takes place at 4.10pm. according to the instructions given by the announcer.

Disqualifications and drop-outs

If there are any unclarities with punches, the Emit checkpoint officials will settle them with the competitor immediately. If necessary, the coach of the team will be consulted. Disqualifications are not confirmed before that.

Drop-out competitors come to changeover and finish as usual: take the map to the next leg competitor at the waiting bar. Drop-out shall be announced at the ‘Emit-Out’ tent. If the competitor comes to the competition centre without running through the finish or changeover, he/she must visit the ‘Emit out’ tent to announce the drop-out and give his/her map to the staff.

Drop-out or disqualified competitors perform a normal changeover. Their teams can continue the relay to the finish. However, if a drop-out or disqualified team is less than a half an hour behind the leading team, its relay will be interrupted and the next runner can start when a half an hour has passed since the leading team’s changeover. The next map of the team will be replaced by a form indicating the color of the leg, the team number and the earliest possible time when the team can continue its relay. The incoming runner takes the form and brings it to the next runner waiting at the bar. The runner receiving the form will get a spare map from the staff by returning the form.

Forbidden areas

The yards located in the competition terrain are forbidden areas. In addition, there is one forbidden area marked on the competition map as well as. This area is also marked with a red-yellow plastic tape in the terrain. There is one smaller forbidden area (on leg number 5) in the terrain and it is marked with red-yellow plastic tape.

GPS-tracking

GPS-tracking will be used in Youth Jukola relay 2011. GPS-tracking will be on legs 2., 5. and 7. GPS-followed teams are shown in the competition webpage. Runners will have their Gps-device and bag in the ’Emit IN’ –checkpoint. Runners of the 2nd leg can pick up their GPS-devices right after the start of the 1^st leg.

GPS-devices will be handed for 15 last years best team. In addition, organizer will pick up 5 other teams. Every followed team will be shown in the competition webpage.

Screen

There will be screen for GPS-tracking in the competition centre. GPS-tracking can be followed during and after the competition on the webpage www.gpsseuranta.net

Web-television

There will be web-television available in Youth Jukola 2011. See competition webpage: www.kajaaninsuunnistajat.net/nj2011

Area for team coaches

After the start the organizer will indicate an area for the team coaches in the warm-up area. The team coaches are allowed to advice the runners of legs 3 and 4 in the route planning. Access to this area is only enabled by a coach card that can be found in the club material.

Runner Bank

Registration to the Runner Bank can be made on the web page of the event via the link ‘Runner Bank’, or latest getting a form from the Competition Info and filling it in and returning it to the competition centre latest on Saturday, August 20th, 2011 at 10.00 am. You can reserve the runners from the Runner Bank only by web access. http://www.kajaaninsuunnistajat.net/nj2011/fi/kilpailuinfo/suunnistaja-pankki

The runners will be allocated to the Runner Bank teams by the Competition Info after 10.00 am. on Saturday August 20th. There will be teams with runners only on the first legs. For example, if there are runners for the legs 1, 2, 3 and 4, but no runners for the legs 5, 6 and 7, the 1^st leg runner will start normally at the start at 11.30 and the legs 1-4 will be run normally.

In case a runner does not get a match with a team in the Runner Bank, she/he can start at the restart. The runners are allocated to the teams on Saturday, August 20th, by 11.15am. Each runner of the Runner Bank, weather running in a team or individually at the restart, shall pay a rounded participation fee of 11€ for one leg in cash to the competition info. The leg material for the runner is given from the competition info as the fee has been paid. In case some of the runners in a Runner Bank team will not fetch their leg material, the team can run the relay in the normal way until the leg of the missing runner, and the rest of the runners will start in the restart.

It is recommended that the runners and coaches of the Runner Bank teams performing the relay in the normal way would gather at 11.15 near the competition info next to their team number to get acquainted with their team members. Remember to wear your number bib!

If a club team becomes a combined team, the information must be given to the Competition Info latest by Saturday, August 2oth, at 10.00am. by filling in a team composition form.

Dressing, showers and toilets

Dressing rooms and showers are located indoors in the locker rooms in the vicinity of the competition centre; please see the map for the competition area. Do not use orienteering shoes indoors! Toilets are located indoors in the locker rooms and there are bajamajas in the competition centre. There are also toilets in the warm-up area.

First aid

There is first aid station in the competition centre with first aid group, doctor and an ambulance. See competition centre map.

Prize-giving ceremonies

The 15 best club teams will be awarded The Youth Jukola medals. The best seven teams will also receive special prizes. The winning team receives a trophy for one year and a scale model of it.

The 15 best teams will be asked to arrive to the prize-giving at 4.15pm according to the instructions given by the announcer. The prize-giving ceremony will start at 4.20 on the ceremony stage with a recognition ceremony. After this, the rewarded teams will be asked to enter the stage in reverse order according to the instructions of the announcer and the organizers. After the prize-giving the teams will return to their own places. The best combined team will also be rewarded, but the combined teams will not be entitled to The Youth Jukola medals or the special prizes.

Returning of map and Route Gadget

The distribution of competition maps will start at the Competition Info after the restart at 4.30pm. The map return card can be found in the club material. Each runner will get her/his own map and a map with all the controls.

The Youth Jukola Route Gadget will be opened on saturday right after Youth Jukola relay.

Competition shop

There are some Youth Jukola products available in the shop (INFO). Notice! Now in Youth Jukola relay it is possible to by myLogger GPS-device wth cost 69,00 € / device.

Shops and marketing stands

There are orienteering product shops and marketing stands in the competition centre.

Restaurant and café

There is restaurant and café in the competition centre.

Menu

Lunch meal (with sallad-buffet) 7,5 €

Soup meal (with sallad-buffet) 7,0 €

Soup (without sallad-buffet) 5,0 €

Sallad-buffet 5,0 €

Café

Coffee 1,00€

Tee 1,00€

Juice (0,2 dl) 1,00€

Water 0,5l 2,00€

Coca Cola or Fanta 0,5l 2,50€

Bread roll 2,50€

Rye sandwich 2,00€

Sausage 1,00€

Sweets (100g) 1,00€

Tupla (chocolate bar) 1,00€

Mynthon 1,00€

Ice cream 1,00-1,50€

And much more...

Safety

Open fire and smoking are absolutely forbidden in the competition centre. In case of severe emergency call 112.

Club tents

Club tents can be mounted at tent areas only in the places indicated by the officials. The map for the club tent area will be handed in the competition material. All the club tents will be located in the sand areas.

Training packages and maps

There are training packages and maps available adjacent to competition area. For further information contact head course setter Pentti Malinen, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , secretary general Jukka Liuha, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or to competition info.

Photographing

Competitors are photographed by competition organizers / officials. Photos can be bought after the competition.

Lost and found

Lost and found belongings can be queried at the Competition Info.

The Competition management may revise these instructions upon need. The final instructions will be published on the notice board in the competition centre, on the web site and included in the team material if needed.

Good luck and enjoy the orienteering!