Control picking
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Orienteering Exercise: Control picking
Key information
| Exercise Type: | Compass, Map reading, Flow |
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| Target Level: | Elite level, Junior level, Intermediate level |
| Intensity: | Low, Medium |
| Preparation time: | 5-15 minutes |
| OCAD Required: | No |
| Min participants: | 1 |
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Run a course consisting of a lot of short legs with many changes in direction.
| Aim: | Accurate direction in/out of the controls, get flow in the orienteering and map reading while running. |
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| Variants: | Can also be done on contour-only map. Also variants where you have a lot of controls, e.g. 100 or more controls which are really challenging for your concentration. |
| Aids: | None required |
| Terrain: | Any will do, but detailed areas are especially good. |
| Preparations: | Draw a course with many controls on a map. |
| Tips: | Put in a few longer legs / vary the difficulty in order to break the routine. |
| Examples: |
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