Night Street League

During the dark autumn and winter weekday nights Harlequins put on the Night Street League (NSL). This is street orienteering - in the dark.

Each event has a choice of 3 courses - Short approx. 4 km, Medium approx 6km, Long approx 8km. A headlamp / torch is highly advisable, but it need not be a full-power terrain night-O one. You should also wear a light / reflective top to help ensure you are seen.
Whistles are now also required.

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Scenes from the 2011-12 final at Ledbury:

2011 - 2012 Programme
Final League table after all 6 events

	Date	Venue	Organiser	Details	Results
1	Thu 10 Nov	Druids Heath	John Embrey		Results
2	Thu 01 Dec	Redditch	Mike Baggott		Results
3	Thu 12 Jan	Wordsley	Kerstin Mitchell		Results
4	Thu 19 Jan	Cradley Heath	Peter Langmaid		Results
5	Thu 02 Feb	Worcester North	Nigel Cousins		Results
6	Wed 15 Feb	Ledbury (HOC v NGOC challenge)	Colin Palmer		Results

Rules

1. There will be 3 courses at each event. Short around 3-4km, Medium 5–8km, Long 8km or more
2. There will be a trophy awarded for the winner on each of the three courses during the season. The winner will be determined by the best 6 scores over the series
3. The winner of the Long course also wins the coveted title of "Harlequin Night Street League Champion"
4. This is a street competition not night orienteering. The majority of events should take place in towns, streets or on paths. Short, safe stretches in open country where powerful torches are not needed may be acceptable, but must not become the norm. If competitors are sent outside towns the organizer should consider the safety of possible route choices
5. The planner scores 10 points and may allocate his/her points to the course of his choice
6. The winner on each course scores 10 points, second 9 points and so on. In the unlikely event of a tie in an event, both competitors receive the higher score, with the next competitor scoring two points less
7. If there is a tie at the end of the season then the competitor with more scores of 10 on his/her course wins the trophy. If there is still a tie the most scores of 9 determines and so on
8. Under no circumstances may points be transferred between courses. A competitor must make it clear which course he is running before starting an event
9. In unusual circumstances (e.g competitors not finding a control, controls being vandalised) it will be the planner's discretion to revise times or placings. (As a general principle planners try their best to ensure no one is disqualified and come away with no points)
10. In the event of a dispute the NSL Coordinator will make a ruling
11. In the even more unlikely event that this ruling is not acceptable, appeal may be made to the Club Captain, or (if the NSL Coordinator and Club Captain are one and the same) the Club Chairman.
12. Start times are normally 6.30 - 7.30pm but may be altered at the planner's discretion
13. In exceptional circumstances the planner may allow a competitor who cannot make the official event to run at a different time. The result will only stand if the run takes place in the same week (Monday to Friday) as the official event. This is entirely at the discretion of the planner and competitors must not expect this by right

 

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