East Midlands League Rules and Details

East Midlands League Rules and Details

If there are any queries please contact Ursula Williamson

The East Midlands League (League) is an informal competition with no entry forms or entry fees – it is open to all members of East Midlands Orienteering Clubs and affiliated schools and groups. To take part you simply compete as an individual at the events within the region which have been nominated as part of the League. Once you have run a given Colour on at least two occasions, you will be automatically included in the league for that course. There will be a handicapping system to enable juniors, seniors and veterans to compete against each other with a fair chance of success.

The handicapping system will be the same as in previous years. It has been refined over the years and found to be as fair as possible. The number of events included in the League may vary, but will usually include every Regional non-urban event in the East Midlands in any given year. The number of counting events towards your overall score will be half the total number of events, (rounded down to the nearest whole number), plus one. E.g., with 14 events, your best 8 scores will count. With 13 events, your best 7 scores will count.

The results will be processed by computer. For the system to work efficiently it is essential that you enter the same details on your registration card at each event, i.e., forename, surname, sex & age class and club or group.

Inclusion in the League is automatic.

If you do not wish to be included please let me know.

  Ursula Williamson
  1 Kingsbridge Crescent,
  Leicester,
  LE4 1EG
  Tel: 0116 429 5381

The League Rules

  1. The League will take place at a number of specified Regional events and will be open to all members of EMOA clubs and affiliated schools and groups.
  2. The League will comprise 16 leagues, with separate male and female leagues on the Colour Coded courses White, Yellow, Orange, Light Green, Short Green, Green, Blue and Brown. Any member may participate in any of the Colour Coded leagues, with the exception that M/W 14s and above who are members of the EM Junior Squad will not be counted as competitors in the Orange league or below. When a person has run a given Colour Coded course at 2 League events, s/he will be included as a participant in that league. A person may compete in more than one Colour league, both within the League as a whole and at any individual event; only the first course tackled at an event will be deemed to be included. No person will be given more than one prize at the end of the League.
  3. A competitor’s total score will be the sum of his/her best event point scores calculated as below, for half the number of events (rounded down to the nearest whole number) plus one.
  4. At each event, points will be allocated to each participant as follows:
    • The race time of each competitor will be adjusted by an age-based percentage handicap (see below).
    • The winner of each course on the basis of these adjusted times will be given 1000 points.
    • Other competitors will be given points according to the formula: competitor’s score = 1000 x winner’s adjusted time/ competitor’s adjusted time
  5. The percentage handicap adjustments will be as follows: M/W 10 & below: 62% M/W 12: 68% M/W 14: 73% M/W 16: 79% M/W 18: 85% M/W 20: 94% M/W 21: 100% M/W 35: 94% M/W 40: 88% M/W 45: 82% M/W 50: 76% M/W 55: 71% M/W 60: 65% M/W 65: 60% M/W 70: 55% M/W 75: 50% M/W80: 45% M/W85: 40% M/W 90: 35% M/W95 and above 30%. The above adjustments will be applied to the race time of all competitors on all courses, with the exception that any Senior or Veteran competing on White, Yellow or Orange courses will be given a handicap of 100%.
  6. The age class used for each person will be that which applies at the date of the event.
  7. The Organisers cannot guarantee to include competitors whose full details (name, sex & age class and club) do not appear in the official results of a given event. If a competitor uses different names at different events the computer will assume that they are different people. Please use the same details at all events!
  8. Appeals against the results of any event in the League should be made in the first instance to the Organisers within 10 days of publication. If necessary, the Organisers will refer the appeal to the EMOA Committee.