Welcome to BKO Youth Events
See the main BKO events page for details of new events as we organise them post-lockdown. We are looking forward to seeing new and experienced juniors at the events. Most recently BKO Juniors had great success in winning the Yvette Baker Shield (national junior competition for small clubs) in July 2021. Well done all those running!
Due to the COVID pandemic, the BKO Youth League has not had a complete season since 2018/19 (the orienteering events calendar runs like school years from September to August). It is still challenging organising events and so there is not yet a full calendar. The Youth League will resume when sufficient events are lined up.
Please see the Current Standings page to see the latest updates (although frozen for now at end of 2019).
This is the final 2018/19 Results page.
The idea of the BKO Youth League is to help you to see how you are improving over the season (September to May) and to remember your best results. All juniors finishing at least 3 events in the League receives a certificate and so do the winners of the age classes (shown on the League results summary). We aim to present certificates at the first League event of the season.
The League is open to all juniors competing at BKO events (not only BKO members). You might be a beginner trying out orienteering on the White course, or you may be working your way up the courses in increasing length and difficulty: Yellow, Orange, Light Green, Green and Blue (the level reached at national age class 16). Some of the league’s fastest juniors beat all the adults on their course! You can find out more about orienteering here. If you are interested in stepping up your orienteering skills, please contact the South Central Junior Squad who organise training.
You can try different colour courses at events, but you are advised to work your way up by building experience (and there are age restrictions on the longer courses). You can also run round a course in a pair, or with an adult shadowing you to give you confidence (although they are not allowed to help you navigate if you are competing). Just tell us when you register for the course on the day.
The scores for the BKO Youth League are calculated against the clock, not position relative to other juniors. For full information about the Youth League, click for the Youth League Rules .
Clarification: Although the Youth League rules allow competitors to run more than one course at an event and take their best score, this does not extend to running the *same* course more than once. If that occurs, only the lowest score will be accepted, as a competitor who has already completed the course once will have an unfair advantage. Youth League rules allow for pairs, but not for groups. Groups of more than two running together will not be scored.
IMPORTANT - Please make sure your age is entered on the entry form. Your score depends upon your age as well as the course you run, so no age = no score!
2019-2020 Youth League Events
For previous years results, please use the links below:-
