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Orienteering Exercise: Prolong the control

Key information

Exercise Type:	Simplification, Theoretical exercise, Attackpoints, Inside the control circle
Target Level:	Junior level, Intermediate level
Intensity:	Low, Medium, High
Preparation time:	5-15 minutes
OCAD Required:	No
Min participants:	1

Focus on making each control easier by "prolonging the control". Prolonging the control means to find features close to the control which are wider than the feature the control is placed on, i.e. you can have a larger error in your compass course and still find the control easily. There are several variants of this training - also a theoretical exercise.

Aim:	The aim of the exercise is to learn how to reduce the risk of errors by prolonging the control. This exercise can be used as a focus point in a normal orienteering competition.
Variants:	Alternative variant A: The prolonging of the control is already drawn on the map, as shown in the example (can be done e.g. for the first few legs). Alternative variant B: As A, but part of the map is whited out, making the prolonging of the control more important (see example here). Alternative variant C: Theoretical exercise in which the runner shall mark the best possibilities for prolonging the control on the map (can also be ahead of the training in the forest).
Aids:
Terrain:
Preparations:	For the alternative variants, the simplification must be drawn on the map.
Tips:	This is a good exercise to make in a regular orienteering competition. Note that the same prolonging also applies to all attackpoints along a route.
Examples:

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