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Orienteering Exercise: Draw simplification map

Key information

Exercise Type:	Map memory, Simplification, Theoretical exercise
Target Level:	Elite level, Junior level, Intermediate level
Intensity:	Low
Preparation time:	Less than 5 minutes
OCAD Required:	No
Min participants:	1

Draw a simplification map of a leg / a course. A simplification map is a map containing only the details which are necessary to use in the orienteering. There is also a variant involving map memory. It is instructive to run the course on the simplification map afterwards.

Aim:	Learn which details are necessary to use in your orienteering.
Variants:	(A) It is very instructive to run on your own simplification map in order to understand if it is good or not. (B) Another variant is to combine this exercise with map memory, i.e. you are only allowed to look at the leg for e.g. 30 seconds before drawing the simplification map for the leg. This can also be combined with a physical exercise (e.g. indoor interval training) (C) An interesting variant is to draw a simplification map for only the area just around the control location. In this case, the aim of the training is to be able to visualize the control location in the same way as you are supposed to do in a competition setting.
Aids:	None required
Terrain:	There should be some details in the terrain.
Preparations:	A blank map with the controls on makes it easier to draw.
Tips:	Increase the difficulty (more and more details / longer legs) when the competitors get better. Many inexperienced runners will see that contours are more important than they think in their orienteering when drawing a simplification map.
Examples:	Example 1 (including analysis, Norwegian text): http://hok.worldofo.com/2009/01/25/analyse-forenkling/ With map memory: http://langbakk.wordpress.com/2010/04/07/indoor-training-map-memory/

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