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Camp Wisdom 2021

Camp Wisdom

Duncanville, TX
Sat., Jan. 8, 2022

Our first event of 2022 will be close to the DFW Metroplex at BSA Camp Wisdom in Duncanville. Camp Wisdom has a complex trail system often with limited sight-lines due to dense vegetation, so it can be a real challenge to pick a good route and stick to it here. This is a rewarding venue for the careful orienteer! 

COVID 19 Protocols

We’re carefully watching the continuing pandemic and want to keep both participants and volunteers safe. We’ve developed event protocols based on guidelines from our sport’s national organizing body, Orienteering USA. NTOA reserves the right to revise them based on changing conditions.

  1. Pre-registration is required. This will minimize the number of people and amount of time needed at Registration. (Note: We will be able to make changes to pre-registered entries.)
  2. Wearing a mask is encouraged when doing business at Registration. Please have only one person from your group at Registration. Masks are otherwise encouraged before and after your course if you’re dealing closely with others.
  3. Social distancing is encouraged (except within your own group) at all times.

Fortunately, as an outdoor sport, orienteering typically finds us alone in the woods. We think it’s possible to have fun and mitigate risks. Please help us do that. 

Important: BSA COVID protocols

Circle Ten Council BSA requires that everyone entering the camp complete the following actions BEFORE arriving at Camp Wisdom:

— Adult individuals must complete the C10 Pre-Event Screening Checklist/At-Risk Participation Statement and bring it to the event.

— Group Leaders must complete and bring the C10 Arrival Checklist (which requires a list of everyone in their group)

— Everyone should take their temperature before departing for camp and anyone with a fever should NOT attend the event.

General info

Event Officials

Meet DirectorMary Lynn Genovesi……. Meet Director notes 
Course Setter: Gene Wernette.…… Course Setter notes
E-Punch CoordinatorRay Janes

Assisting school: Still needed! Please contact Stan Darnell if you can help!

Courses:

We’ll be offering the following courses:

  1. White: Easiest, stays almost entirely on trails
  2. Yellow: Experienced beginners
  3. Orange: Intermediate
  4. Brown: Short advanced
  5. Green: Medium-length advanced
  6. Red: Long advanced

See a detailed description of each course

Classes:

Unless stated otherwise, we’ll offer the full slate of NTOA classes. Classes are determined by age bracket for competitive individuals and +/- age 19 for Recreational (two or more people) teams (for event fees). 

See a listing of all the NTOA classes. (PDF)

Scoring

SportIdent e-punches will be used to score all courses. If you have your own, you’ll enter your number when you register. If you don’t have your own, you can rent one for $3 when you register. 

Clinics

We will offer a Beginners Clinic and BSA Orienteering Merit Badge Clinic (see schedule below). Contact BSA Liaison Ralph Courtney for more information on the orienteering merit badge requirements.

Schedule

Please be sure to check the NTOA Facebook Page or Group for last-minute schedule changes. We hold events rain or shine, but will delay starts if there’s lightning in the area.

Time Activity
9:00-10:30 a.m. Sign-in at HQ. Pick up rental e-punches.
9:00-9:30 a.m. BSA Orienteering Merit Badge Briefing
9:30-9:45 a.m. Beginners Clinic — open to all!
10:00 – ca.11:30 am Runners start on each course at one-minute intervals.
10:30 am – ca. 2:00 pm Results are calculated as runners finish and download e-punch data
ca. 2:00 p.m. Courses close 3 hours after final start // Awards Ceremony
2:30 – 4:00 p.m. Control pick-up: Volunteer and get a little extra practice

Event fees

Individuals (1 person navigating on their own):
Only individuals can officially compete (awards for top 3 in each class) at NTOA events. But even if you’re doing it on your own just for recreation, please sign up as a (competitive) individual. Members and youth (aka, Juniors, age 19 and under) pay reduced event fees. There’s a $3 surcharge for adult day-of-race entries. So join NTOA and pre-register! Fee covers 1 map.

Competitor type Cost
Juniors (age 19 and under) $10
Adults $15
E-punch rental (ALL courses) $3

 

Recreational Teams (2 or more people navigating together):

Orienteering is a great activity to do with family and friends! Teams aren’t eligible for awards, just the fun. Base fee covers the first 2 team members and 2 maps. Add people for $5 each. Kids under age 8 are free (after first 2 team members paid).

Team type Cost
All teams (first 2 people) $17
Extra person (over age 7) – includes map $5/person
E-punch rental (ALL courses) $3

 

Registration

Online registration before the event is required this season to minimize the number of people at the Registration table (because Covid.) We use the registration numbers to determine how many pre-printed maps to produce for each event. If you do not pre-register, you will not have a map. Online registration is FREE, so please take a moment to do it. Thanks!

Questions about registration? Contact the NTOA Registrar. For questions on other event matters, contact the Meet Director (listed above). 

Instructions: Select one of the options below to register yourself, the students in your school group, or your fun recreational team. Clicking on one of the buttons will take you to our separate NTOA Registration website. See venue limits and current number of registrants. 

Registration for this event is closed!

Competitive Individual

Large Group

Recreational Teams

Enter 1 competitive individual at a time.

Enter 1-20 competitive individuals from the same group (e.g., school, club, troop, JROTC unit). 

Enter 1 recreational team (min. 2 people; max 5 people). 


Register Individual


Register Group Members


Register Rec Teams

See who’s registered so far:

View by surname

View by organization

View by class

Save time at the event: Download a waiver and complete it beforehand.


Download an Event Waiver

Directions

From Dallas take I-35E south, exit west onto US-67.  Go 4.5 miles, exit right onto !-20 westbound.  Go 3 miles to Exit #461, Cedar Ridge Drive. Turn right (north) onto N. Cedar Ridge Dr. and go 0.4 miles to Red Bird Lane.  Turn west (left) onto W. Red Bird Lane, go 0.4 mile then turn left into the camp.  Registration and event headquarters will be in the pavilion at the south end of the large parking lot.

From Fort Worth take US-287 southeast until it merges with I-20 eastbound.  Continue on I-20 eastward to Exit #461, Cedar Ridge Drive. Turn left (north) onto N. Cedar Ridge Dr. and go 0.5 miles to Red Bird Lane. Turn west (left) onto W. Red Bird Lane, go 0.4 mile then turn left into the camp. Registration and event headquarters will be in the pavilion at the south end of the large parking lot.