We love to have groups attending our events, and we would like to make the registration and results reporting proceed more smoothly and accurately, so if you will be bringing a group with 5 or more entries, please follow this pre-registration procedure…

First, download and print our entry form so you can fill it out in advance.  You will need one entry for each person or “team” that goes out together.  We discourage having more than 3 people in a “team”.  Each person on the team must have a whistle, and we highly recommend a map for each person (otherwise they are just along for the walk, and won’t learn much orienteering).  Each team must have only one finger stick.  To calculate your fees:

• the entry costs $5,
• the finger stick is also $5,
• the first map is included, but each additional map is $2, and
• whistles are sold for $1 each.

Thus a three person team where only 1 person has a whistle would cost $16. ($5 entry + $5 finger stick + two additional maps $2 + $2 + two whistles $1+ $1 = $16)

Instructions for Pre-Registering Groups:

Next, create an entry list. By the Thursday before the event please email with the names on each of the entries just the way you want them to show up in the results.  (You may send a spreadsheet if you wish.)

Each entry person or team should be by itself on a separate line.

Entries for five hypothetical teams, with teams named either for team members or a chosen team name, might look like this:

Mike Smith
Bob Scott, Ralph Bean, Judy Call
Doug Palson
Scout pack 999 Team Beta
Scout pack 999 Team Alpha

Finally figure out how many maps of each course you will need, and include that with your email

Plan for a map for each person.

We strongly recommend that each person have his/her own map. It is impossible to learn orienteering if someone else is holding the map.  The two main skills you want to develop in orienteering are holding your thumb on your location with the map oriented correctly, and noticing the features on your map and in the terrain while you are walking in the forest.  Therefore you need the map in your hand so you can adjust it when you turn a corner or pass a feature.  Each of those changes in direction or seeing a feature is a teaching moment.   If you are sharing a map the continuity is lost, too much time is spent stopping and showing stuff to the kids, and the kids aren’t recognizing the stuff for themselves.  Extra maps are only $2 each.  Please get a map for each person.  Also, your kids can keep their maps as souvenirs.

After you send us the list, we will send you the list back with the finger stick assignments that you can put on your entry forms.  (If you don’t get the stick assignments back don’t worry about it, we’ll give them to you at the event.

This will hopefully make the registration process and results reporting go much smoother.

Umstead Park does not allow buses to park inside the park!

If you are planning to bring your group using a full size commercial bus or school bus you will have to park the bus outside of the park during the event.  You may drop off and pick up your group inside the park, but must park the bus outside the park during the event.  Please notify the event director so you can make arrangements to shuttle your driver back to the park if that will be necessary.  Small buses that can fit in a single parking space are permitted.

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